Grief Counselling

I have worked with a hospice for a number of years and have a lot of experience of working with people who are bereaved or who know that their loved one will soon die.

It is so hard to accept a new life without your loved one, but talking about your loss can allow you to adjust to your new life with all its changes. Keeping things bottled up or denying the sadness has the potential to prolong the pain.

I feel it is always worth taking the time out to talk about your response to your loss. This can be with a counsellor or with a friend. Remember that sorrow, anger, confusion and emptiness are natural reactions to death. However, when these low feelings last for a very long time, or remain a dark cloud that hangs over everything, it may be worth seeking additional support specifically with a counsellor.

Specifically, counselling for grief and bereavement can:

Offer an understanding of the mourning process
Explore areas that could potentially prevent you from moving forward
Help resolve areas of conflict still remaining
Help you to adjust to a new sense of self
Address possible issues of depression or suicidal thought