Many people suffering from bereavement try Person Centred Counselling or Mindfulness and they both are a help. Working with bereaved clients requires a great deal of sensitivity and understanding on the part of the counsellor. A large part of bereavement counselling is to provide a supportive environment for a bereaved person to talk and express feelings that they may find difficult to express among family or friends from fear of upsetting others also suffering from the pain of loss.
Bereavement is a natural process which has evolved within us. My work is to help to facilitate that process so that it comes to completion and helps the bereaved person move forward in their lives. Part of the natural process is the resistance to letting go and moving on, we don't want to move on, we don't want to let go. Over time we come to realise that some things cannot be changed no matter how much we want them to be different to what they are. Eventually we are forced to accept the unacceptable, this struggle with 'what is' is the work of the counsellor. Living with bereavement is the hardest challenge life can throw at us and it is never by our choosing but we have to learn how to cope with loss, a challenge none of us want to face. Being alone in your grief can make this process harder for you and so I am here to support you and provide the time and space for you to express your grief.
So if you feel that I can be of any help to you please contact me.
“Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers to the over fraught heart, and bids it break.”