Loss or Grief therapists in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom GB
Loss or Grief
Dr Aneliya Gonsard
Psychologist, DClinPscy, MSc, BA
Grieving the loss of a loved one, or of something else dear to us - home, work, aspects of our functioning (due to ill health, for example), is typically a painful, challenging process. In some occasions it might become too challenging, affecting a person's ability to return to life and continue living it in a satisfying-enough way. In more extreme cases, it could mark the onset of more debilitating depressive experiences and impairment of functioning.
I offer a confidential space where we can think together of your subjective experience of loss and grieving and the impact it has on your life.
14 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Aleksei Panov
Registered Psychotherapist, MA Psy, MS Psy, RP
It is a tough time. Together we will go through it. We will go through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, burgeoning, and depression and will come to acceptance. We will find power and strength.
15 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Benjamin Marr
Counsellor/Therapist, BA MA Relational Psychotherapist/ Birkbeck College - Psychodynamic Counsellor
There have been instances when clients have brought their grief to therapy that was causing them major pain and in such instances, these emotions can morph into quite overwhelming situations. The supportive and safe environment my relational psychotherapy practice offers can be effective in reducing such unrelenting feelings. With the correct sort of professional therapy available in my private practice and given the right amount of time, my clients recover from their specific feelings of loss and successfully adjusted to their next phase of life.
Naturally, each client’s experience with grief is equally unique and complex, as well as being personal. Grief may cover such aspects as the demise of a loved one or friend, or it could involve a life changing circumstance, such as a relational break-up, or even a job loss. The client’s culture, personality and past life-experiences may all affect their particular grieving process.
With my relational psychotherapy, I do my utmost to tailor each therapy programme to specifically meet each client’s particular needs. In many instances, one useful aim of my therapy service is to contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of healthy connections with client’s circle of family and friends. Equally, many clients may find catharsis while talking about both their current and lost loved ones. Reflection on positive memories may strengthen client’s bond with the lost person.
This reaffirmation of the client’s bond may effectively reduce any possible “sting” from the loss felt. That said, every effort is taken by me to balance all attachments within therapy. In complicated grief, a client may feel hopeless and desire to join the lost loved one.
Another common goal with my relational psychotherapy is to facilitate the listening process. There are occasions when society may stigmatize the client for grieving in a certain way. However, my therapy approach is to assist the client to express their feelings without any form of judgment.
33 Years Experience
Loss or Grief
Daniel Dennehy Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, BA, Dip Grad, AdvDip, MBACP
Loss and grief can impact us all very differently. The loss of someone we love can arouse complex and confusing feelings. Counselling provides a space for you to explore your experiences and feelings in a respectful and confidential space.
Loss or Grief
Miranda Seymour-Smith
Registered Psychotherapist, UKCP registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist
Loss and grief are never far from the consulting ‘room’ whether virtual or not. Together we get to the heart of it
15 Years Experience