Grief, Loss & Bereavement Counselling
Space for the many forms that grief and loss can take.
Grief is deeply individual. It may follow a death, but people can also grieve relationships, health, identity, fertility, family changes, a hoped-for future or other significant losses. There is no single right way or timetable for grieving.
What is Grief, Loss & Bereavement?
Grief is a natural response to loss. Bereavement usually refers specifically to grief following a death, while experiences of loss can arise in many other circumstances.
How might Grief, Loss & Bereavement Affect you?
Grief can affect emotions, sleep, concentration, relationships, motivation and your sense of identity. Feelings may change from day to day and can include sadness, anger, guilt, relief, numbness or longing.
When might Counselling be helpful?
Counselling may be helpful when you need somewhere to speak openly about your loss, when grief feels difficult to carry alone, or when a loss is affecting other parts of your life and relationships.
How can Counselling help?
Counselling does not remove grief or impose stages on it. It can offer a relationship in which your experience can be spoken about, understood and integrated at your own pace.
RELEVANT TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
CPD / Training
Heal Your Heart After Grief – Help Your Clients Find Peace After Break-ups, Divorce, Death and Other Losses
David Kessler
Taking care of yourself
Try to allow for fluctuations in energy and emotion. Practical support, maintaining connection with trusted people and reducing unnecessary expectations can be important while grieving.
Deciding which counselling feels right
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is counselling only for bereavement after a death?
Is there a normal timescale for grief?
What if I feel relief as well as sadness?
Can I talk about someone who died a long time ago?
Is grief counselling available online?
Recommended Resources
The Grieving Brain
Mary-Frances O'Connor
It's OK that You're Not OK
Megan Devine