Grief is one of the most profound human experiences — and one of the most misunderstood. We live in a culture that is often uncomfortable with grief, that wants it to follow a tidy timeline and resolve itself quietly. But grief does not work that way. It is not a process to be completed or a problem to be fixed. It is the natural, necessary response to loss.

Grief can follow the death of someone you love — a partner, parent, child, sibling, friend. But it can also follow other kinds of loss: the end of a relationship, the loss of a pregnancy, the death of a pet, the loss of a role or identity, the loss of health or ability. Any significant loss can bring grief, and all grief deserves to be taken seriously.

Grief does not follow a predictable path. You may feel devastated one day and strangely somewhat better the next. You may feel relief alongside sadness, or anger alongside love. You may find that grief resurfaces months or years later, triggered by something unexpected. You may feel guilty for not grieving "enough" — or for grieving "too much." None of this is wrong. Grief is as individual as the relationship that was lost.

What grief needs, above all, is space. Space to be felt, to be expressed, to be witnessed. That is what bereavement counselling offers.

Bereavement counselling is not about helping you "get over" your loss — that phrase does a disservice to the depth of love and connection that grief represents. It is about helping you find a way to carry your loss, to integrate it into your life, and to find a path forward that honours both the person you have lost and the person you are becoming.

In our sessions, you will have the space to talk about the person you have lost — who they were, what they meant to you, what you miss, what was left unsaid. You will have space to feel whatever you feel, without being rushed or told how grief should look. And you will have space to explore the ways in which the loss has changed you, and what you need to find your footing again.

I bring particular experience of bereavement through my work at the Royal Marsden Hospital, where I supported patients navigating illness.  I have also trained with Cruse, the Bereavement charity.  I understand that grief in the context of illness — anticipatory grief, complicated grief, the grief that comes after a long illness — has its own particular texture and weight.

I work at your pace, without agenda. Some sessions will be quiet and reflective; others may bring unexpected emotion. All of it is welcome here.

We begin with a initial consultation so you can get a sense of how I work and whether it feels right. There is no obligation to continue, and no pressure to share more than you are ready to.

Sessions are 50 minutes, held weekly. I offer face-to-face sessions in Sutton, and online or telephone counselling for clients across the UK. Bereavement work does not follow a fixed timeline — we will work together for as long as feels useful, reviewing regularly and always at your pace.