Specialist Support
Bereavement Counselling
BACP accredited counselling after a death, in person in Seven Kings, Ilford, and online across the UK. Grief does not follow a schedule, and it does not need to be tidy to be worth talking about.
What You Might Notice
Grief rarely arrives in order
The idea that grief moves through neat stages does not match how most people actually experience it. It tends to come in waves, and the waves do not always arrive when expected.
Waves rather than stages
Steady for a fortnight, then undone by a song or a smell. The unpredictability is one of the hardest parts.
Feeling out of step
Everyone else appears to have moved on while you are still in it. People stop asking, and it gets harder to mention.
More than sadness
Anger, guilt, relief and numbness all belong to grief, and often sit alongside each other uncomfortably.
Carrying the practical too
Admin, arrangements and other people needing you, with no room left to feel anything. Exhaustion is common.
How Therapy Helps
What bereavement sessions offer
Therapy gives you somewhere the person can still be spoken about at length, without worrying that you are burdening anyone or taking too long. For many people that alone is the point of it.
There is no timetable here and no expectation that you should be further along. We work with what grief is actually doing in your life now, including the anniversaries and dates that tend to arrive with more force than anticipated.
Grief commonly disrupts sleep and makes ordinary self-care feel beside the point. Where that is happening we address it practically, without pretending it is the whole picture. Some people also find writing things down helps between sessions.
If a death was sudden or traumatic, grief and trauma can tangle together. In that case the trauma counselling page describes how I approach the paced side of that work.
Practical Details
How sessions work
Sessions last 50 minutes and usually run weekly at the same time, in person in Seven Kings, Ilford, or by secure video anywhere in the UK.
Face-to-face in Ilford
A quiet, discreet ground-floor room at 59 Cameron Road, Ilford IG3 8LG, a few minutes on foot from Seven Kings station, with free off-street parking.
Online across the UK
Secure video sessions if travelling is difficult, or you would simply rather meet from home.
Day and evening slots
Weekdays 9:00am to 2:30pm, plus evening appointments Monday to Thursday, 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
A free first call
Start with a free 15-minute phone consultation before you commit to anything.
Further Reading
Related reading
More across the blog.
Take the First Step
Book a free 15-minute consultation
There is no right time to make this call. Whenever you are ready is the right time.