Bereavement Counselling

One of the good things about counselling is that there is no need to put on a brave face. Managing daily life whilst also processing a death or loss can bring a wealth of emotions and challenges. I work with people following the death of someone close to them, whether that is a partner, parent, child, sibling or friend.

I also have specialist experience in supporting people following miscarriage, pregnancy loss, termination for medical reasons, stillbirth and the loss of a baby or infant. These losses can be particularly difficult because you may be grieving someone you had already imagined a future with, while also dealing with the physical and emotional impact of what has happened. You might be struggling with seeing other pregnancies or babies, thinking about trying again, changes in your relationship or simply wishing other people understood that your baby mattered. Whether you have lost a partner, parent, child, sibling, friend or baby, counselling gives you somewhere to talk about what has happened and what it means for you, at your own pace.

You might be looking for counselling for one or some of these things:

• Finding your new normal
• Miscarriage and pregnancy loss
• Baby and infant loss
• Losing a child
• Sudden or traumatic bereavement
• Grief that feels overwhelming or difficult to manage
• Guilt, anger, sadness or regret
• Feeling numb or disconnected
• Changes in relationships following a loss
• Coping with everyday life while grieving
• Anxiety about future pregnancy following pregnancy loss
• Finding a way to live with your loss without feeling that you have to leave it behind

  • This is personal to you. There’s no specific timeline and if you need the space to talk and would like to explore working together, contact me and we can discuss your circumstances.

  • You may be wondering whether counselling would actually help, or whether you should be coping better by now. Grief can affect every part of your life. You might be struggling to sleep, finding it difficult to concentrate at work or study, withdrawing from people, feeling like you’re just getting through each day, or finding that you no longer feel hopeful about the future. You may be managing day to day but know that something has changed and you’re finding it difficult to carry on as you were.

    You might also notice that you’re relying on unhelpful coping mechanisms, keeping constantly busy or distracting yourself because being with your thoughts and feelings feels too difficult. Sometimes people describe feeling stuck, particularly when the initial support from others has reduced and they are left trying to make sense of life without the person they have lost. Bereavement counselling can give you somewhere to talk honestly about what has happened, understand how you are feeling and find a way forward that doesn’t mean forgetting or leaving your loss behind.

  • Grief counselling isn’t about making you stop missing the person you’ve lost or making the pain disappear. You may still have difficult days, but you might start to feel that the grief is not taking over quite so much. You may find it easier to talk about what happened, make sense of your feelings, sleep a little better or get through parts of your day without everything feeling quite so overwhelming.

    There isn’t a point where you are supposed to be “finished” grieving. For some people, counselling brings relief from having somewhere to say the things they haven’t been able to say elsewhere. For others, it helps them understand what has happened and work out how to live alongside the loss and consider what things are important for you in the future.

  • Yes. I have specialist experience working with people following miscarriage, pregnancy loss, TFMR, stillbirth and baby or infant loss. Please contact me if you would like to explore working together.