Apollo Counselling and Psychotherapy

When we lose a loved one a huge change occurs in our life that we do not want to happen. As human beings we can normally adapt to change quite well especially if it is a positive change and it is something we want to happen in our life such as a promotion at work or something we have worked hard to achieve. However, when a bereavement occurs, we experience negative change or loss on a scale that we never thought possible. The feelings that this releases in us can cause extreme anxiety, panic and anger resulting in our loss of ability to think clearly or function normally. In this situation it can be difficult to share these feelings with close friends or other family members as we are also trying to stay strong for them knowing that they may also be grieving or may not know what to say to us.

This is where counselling can really help to move us forward. By talking to a trained bereavement counsellor, who is experienced in the grieving cycle, we can gain perspective and insight into our loss and safely explore and process the feelings that a death can create in the people left behind.

I did my training in bereavement counselling over 10 years ago with CRUSE Bereavement as a volunteer counsellor whilst studying for my diploma. Post graduation I then studied further and became one of their accredited counsellors for a few years. It was a very steep learning curve but the joy of helping people get over their loss and successfully move on with their lives made me want to specialise in this area.