What is grief and loss counselling?

Above all, the aim is to support you through your loss. The time we spend together is a time for you. I believe that counselling is for everyone and so work on a sliding fee-scale. Please don't hesitate to contact me for further details.

Trained in person-centred counselling, I use a number of different counselling tools and skills. My golden rule is listening to you from beginning to end, however long it takes, with deep listening and empathy, as well as having unconditional acceptance of who you are, your experiences, thoughts and your feelings. We all grieve in our own ways, with no loss being the same as any another.

As a framework, I use the ‘Skilled Helper’ model, which will help you to assess your current situation, discover how you would like things to be instead, and to work out how to get there. This is integrated with the four Tasks of Mourning – accepting the reality of the loss, processing the pain of grief, adjusting to a world without your loved-one and finally finding a lasting connection with them, whilst also being able to continue onwards and flourish in a different life. The Tasks are not straight, it’s perfectly normal to go backwards and forwards and even to revisit them. There is no easy cure for grief. The path could be long and winding, but we'll take things at your pace, step by step,  with you in mind.