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Grief & Loss

Grief doesn’t look the same for everyone.

There is no single way to grieve.

 

You might feel intense sadness, but grief can also show up as anger, anxiety, guilt, exhaustion, frustration or numbness. Sometimes you may feel completely fine one moment and overwhelmed the next.

You might find yourself thinking:

 

  • I don’t feel like myself anymore.

  • Why am I so angry?

  • Everyone else seems to have moved on.

  • I should be coping better than this.

  • I don’t know who I am now.

  • I just want things to feel normal again.

  • Nobody seems to understand.

 

You may experience several of these feelings at once — or none of them.

 

There is no right way to grieve.

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Loss isn’t always about bereavement

When we think about grief, we often think about the death of someone we love.

Bereavement can be profoundly painful, but grief can follow many different kinds of loss.
 

Loss can include changes to relationships, health, identity, independence, work, family life or the future you thought you were going to have.


Sometimes the loss is obvious. Sometimes it is more complicated or difficult to explain to other people.


Whatever has brought you here, you deserve a space where your experience can be heard and understood.

You don’t have to “get over it”

Grief isn’t something that can simply be switched off or hurried through.

 

Counselling can provide somewhere to slow things down, make sense of what you are experiencing and explore how your loss is affecting you.

 

We can gently explore your thoughts, feelings and emotions, working at your pace and in a way that feels right for you.

 

There is no expectation that you have to have everything figured out before you come.

How I can support you

As an integrative counsellor, I can draw on different therapeutic approaches and adapt the way we work according to your individual needs.

 

Our work might include exploring:

 

  • difficult or overwhelming emotions

  • changes in identity and confidence

  • anxiety, anger or low mood

  • relationships and communication

  • the impact of past experiences

  • changes in your everyday life

  • how you are coping with your loss

  • hopes and possibilities for the future

 

You don’t need to know exactly what you need before we begin. That’s something we can work out together.

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A calm place in the chaos

I know that reaching out for support can feel difficult.

 

You may have tried talking to people before. You may worry that someone won’t understand, or that you’ll be expected to “move on”.

 

My role isn’t to tell you how to grieve.

 

It’s to walk alongside you, listen without judgement and provide a safe space where you can explore whatever is happening for you.

How I can support you

The first step is a free, 15-minute exploratory call.

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It’s an opportunity to talk about what’s happening, ask questions and get a sense of whether I might be the right person to support you.

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There’s no obligation to continue.

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If we decide we’d like to work together, we’ll arrange an initial assessment and then agree the most appropriate way forward.

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You don’t have to do this alone.

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