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Jake Barry
NCS Registered
Counsellor
Grief is a natural response to loss — but it can sometimes feel overwhelming or become complicated. A grief therapist offers compassionate, expert support to help you process your loss at your own pace, without any pressure to "move on" before you're ready.
Grief counselling is usually non-directive and person-led. Your therapist will create a safe space to express your feelings without judgement. Sessions may be short-term or open-ended, depending on the complexity of your grief.
There is no right or wrong time. Some people find therapy helpful in the early weeks; others come months or years later when grief feels stuck. If grief is affecting your daily life, sleep, or relationships — or if you feel you cannot talk to anyone about it — a therapist can help.
A therapist specialising in grief will understand models of grief, complicated grief, and the unique experience of loss without making assumptions about how you should feel or how long it should take. Regular counselling can also support grief, but specialist experience makes a difference for more complex bereavements.
Absolutely. Grief arises from many kinds of loss — the end of a relationship, a health diagnosis, losing a job, or the loss of a life you expected to have. These losses are just as valid and can be just as painful. Therapists work with all forms of grief.
NCS Registered
Counsellor