Grief and loss are not something you get over - it’s something you learn to carry
Grief isn't limited to losing someone who has died. The end of a relationship, redundancy, estrangement from family, a health diagnosis that changes everything, children leaving home - any significant loss can bring feelings of grief, even when the people around you don't recognise it as such.
Sometimes the loss is visible and understood. Sometimes it's less obvious - a career you didn't get to have, a version of your life that didn't work out, a relationship that ended. These losses can be just as painful, and just as deserving of space.
Bereavement
Losing someone close to you changes everything. Whether the death was sudden or expected, recent or years ago, grief has its own timeline and its own logic. There is no right way to grieve, and no point at which you should be “over it.”
Grief can bring sadness, anger, guilt, relief, numbness, or all of these at once. It can affect your sleep, your appetite, your concentration, and your ability to be around other people. It can resurface at unexpected moments - an anniversary, a song, a change in season.
What counselling offers
Counselling for grief and loss isn't about fixing how you feel or moving you through a set of stages. It's about giving you a space to sit with what's happened, to talk about what you've lost, and to begin making sense of life as it is now.
Your counsellor will follow your lead. Some people want to talk about the person who died or the relationship that ended. Others need to process how the loss is affecting their daily life. There's no agenda beyond what matters to you.
Getting started
Sessions at Physis Affordable Counselling are available at a low fixed fee. Get in touch through our contact page to find out more or arrange an initial appointment.