Bereavement Counselling supports you to process the feelings of loss and distress after someone passes away. This may be a person or a pet. You may feel anger, guilt, relief, loneliness, dispair and/or a host of other emotions.

We promise that whatever you’re feeling is normal, however, it can often help to understand and process your emotions with the support of a Counsellor.

Your Counsellor will be empathic to your loss and to your changing emotions. They will remain objective and will not be upset by anything you say, which will feel different than speaking to loved ones.

Your Counsellor will create a safe space, which will allow you to feel everything you’re ready to feel, knowing that you are protected, and, will be ok afterwards.

Your life will unfortunately have changed forever – your Counsellor will support you to create and adapt to a ‘new normal’.

Bereavement Counselling can be accessed by individuals or couples.

Which is right for you will depend on your personal circumstances.

If you wish to explore the feelings around your own bereavement, it is usual to attend individually.

However, there may be times when attending with your loved-one is helpful.

Alison Barr (Director of The Green Rooms) is the only practitioner who offers Bereavement Counselling.

Alison has a Masters Degree, 2005 (and also a Post Graduate Diploma, 2003) of Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Strathclyde.

Alison has been working full time as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist since 2003.

Alison has 21 years of specialist experience with bereavement, and also with life-limiting illness.

Alison is a ‘Counselling Supervisor’, which means that she has an advanced qualification and professionally supports other Bereavement Counsellors.

The number of sessions needed is unique to each client and will depend on how you are impacted by your bereavment, how you use your time between sessions and how much support you have out-with counselling.

Even with limited time or finances, it is still possible to feel better.