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Bereavement is the time we spend adjusting to loss. There is no right or wrong way to feel during the bereavement period - everyone copes in their own way. Losing someone close to you brings waves of complicated emotions that may be totally overwhelming.

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Bereavement counselling is designed to help you move through your bereavement and learn how to cope with the death of a loved one. Specifically, counselling for grief and bereavement can:

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• offer an understanding of the mourning process

• explore areas that could potentially prevent you from moving on

• help resolve areas of conflict still remaining

• help you to adjust to a new sense of self

• address possible issues of depression or suicidal thoughts

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Bereavement support can offer you the space to express all your feelings as often as you need to. You can talk about the person or  a situation you have seen or experienced. You might want to talk about what that person meant to you. 

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Bereavement counselling aims to help you arrive at a place where you can function normally, which might take a long time. However, with the right support you can find a way of piecing your life together, and find purpose while having continuing bonds with the person who has died.