Bereavement

When somebody you love dies life completely changes. Trying to understand death and what it means is enough on its own, let alone when you actually experience the death of somebody you love.

Whatever the circumstances of death, there are many strong and overwhelming emotions that you may feel.

Grief

Getting through grief can be tough. You will go through a whole landscape of feelings, you may feel lost and confused, you may feel so angry, you may feel in shock and afraid. That you cannot imagine a way forwards. This is when you need to take some deep breaths in and only focus on what you see in front of you.

Eventually you begin to manage your pain and begin to get used to how life has changed.
This will take time.

Finding support can be a good thing to do.
Find somebody you like and trust and ask them to spend some time with you.

Counselling

As a bereavement counsellor I offer sessions to help children and young people get through their grief.
The sessions focus on: expressing feelings, revisiting memories, understanding grief, giving place to the special person who has died and
finding ways to cope with the loss of the loved one.

be gentle with me, I’m so
scared of all the things that
have happened
Mixed up feelings, angry feelings,
very, very sad feelings. Why has this
happened to me? Death, what is death?
I really, really want my mum back.
For Parents  if you have experienced a family death or close bereavement it can be really helpful to find support not only for yourself but for the children who are involved. Children can get a bit lost in the intensity and desperation of the loss and grief around them as well as their own feelings of loss and grief. Having a safe space to talk things through can give clarity to a complicated and difficult experience. Please feel free to email or call for an informal chat as to how counselling may help. Contact me.

Polly Ravenscroft: Counsellor for Children & Young People

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