What I help with
Grief and Loss
Grief is not a sign that something is wrong with you. It is a sign that something mattered.
Grief is one of the most universal human experiences and one of the least talked about. It does not only follow bereavement. It can come with the end of a relationship, a change in health, a lost future or anything that once mattered and is now gone. Whatever your loss looks like, you do not have to deal with it alone. My guides below explore what grief is, why it moves the way it does, and how support can help.
Grief is not just bereavement
Grief follows any significant loss — a person, a relationship, a job, a future you expected to have, a version of yourself. It does not follow a timetable and it does not move in a straight line. It can arrive without warning months or years after the loss itself.
There is no correct way to grieve, and there is no point at which you should be over it. What other people expect of you and what you actually need are often very different things.
What I can help with
I work with people who are grieving a bereavement, a relationship breakdown, a diagnosis, or any other loss that has changed how things feel. Counselling gives you somewhere to bring the full weight of it, without having to manage how it lands on someone who loves you.
I will not try to move you through stages or offer a framework. I will listen to what the loss actually means to you, and work from there.
When grief brings mixed feelings
Loss does not always bring one clear emotion. Relief, anger, guilt, love and resentment can exist together, particularly when a relationship was complicated or when you have been caring for someone for a long time. Other losses, such as infertility, retirement, estrangement or a future that did not happen, may not be recognised by the people around you. Counselling gives those experiences room without deciding what you should feel.
Ways we can work
Grief counselling is available face to face in Consett, online across the UK, by telephone or as walk and talk sessions locally. Sessions are 50 minutes and current charges are shown on the Fees page.
Guides on grief and loss
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A plain English guide to what grief is, how it can feel, and why it does not look the same for everyone.
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Grief rarely moves neatly. This guide explains why it comes in waves and why that is normal.
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Simple, realistic ways to cope with bereavement and be less hard on yourself while you grieve.
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Counselling can offer time, attention and understanding when grief feels too much to deal with alone.
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