Counselling
for Grief and Bereavement
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counselling itself, what it is and
how it works click HERE.
Grief and bereavement counselling
deals specifically with the
issues of grief and loss, and other related symptoms. These often
include
depression, anger, anxiety or stress.
Grief can occur as a result of
many types of loss, including:
It is a common misconception that
grief is specifically caused
by the death of a loved one. As the above indicates, there are a wider
range of
causes, although death remains the most commonly mentioned example.
Common
symptoms of Grief and bereavement
There are a range of common
symptoms and related conditions.
These include:
What techniques are used
in Grief and Bereavement counselling?
There are two main parts of grief and bereavement
counselling:
1. Specific counselling for the effects of the grief
and the loss.
2. Counselling and support for related issues.
The first is a specific set of therapeutic techniques
that combine person centred counselling and pastoral
counselling.
Grief counselling draws on the specific knowledge and
skills formulated by specialists in the industry working with those
people suffering from loss.
Part of this type of therapy is working through the
natural stages of grief. This is similar to forms of traditional
psychotherapy in that the person who is grieving works through
different stages before achieving recovery. This can be likened to a
child developing through stages in developmental psychology.
Another part of this process can be pastoral or
spiritual counselling. Some clients prefer to have secular counselling.
In other words they have no particular faith and wish to use clinical
methods only.
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