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many forms of loneliness
Understanding Loneliness
Lonelieness can take many forms, and is always unique to each person.
It can appear as an ache for closeness, a sense of being unseen, or an emptiness even when surrounded by others.
Sometimes it feels like a void; other times, a longing that words can’t quite reach.
Every person’s experience of loneliness is unique. For some, it emerges after a loss or life change; for others, it’s been there as long as they can remember.
It isn’t just about being alone – it’s about feeling unconnected, unheard, or unseen.
Therapy offers a place to bring those feelings into language – to make sense of what loneliness is expressing and what it’s asking for.
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What causes loneliness?
Loneliness can serve many psychological functions.
It can protect us from disappointment, guard against rejection, or preserve a sense of safety by keeping others at a distance.
Sometimes it expresses something deeper – a grief, a need for recognition, or a longing to be known without having to perform or hide.
In psychoanalytic terms, loneliness can be a form of communication: a symptom that speaks where something hasn’t yet found words.
Therapy helps uncover what loneliness means for you personally, and begins the process of working through the feelings and fears that sustain it.
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transforming disconnection
How does therapy help for loneliness?
Therapy provides a consistent, secure relationship – a place where connection itself becomes part of the healing process.
By speaking openly, what once felt unbearable can begin to take shape, to be understood, and eventually, to be transformed.
Through this process, people often find that loneliness softens – not because others change, but because something within becomes more open to relationship, trust, and presence.
Our psychotherapists work with care and depth, helping you to find meaning in what has felt empty, and to build connections that feel real and sustaining.
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