Grief Counselling

For when loss changes things and it doesn't feel like it will ever go back to how it was. Grief isn't just about bereavement. It can be about losing a person, a relationship, your health, your identity after leaving a job or service, or the life you thought you'd have. Sometimes it's about things that ended a long time ago but still feel present. It can show up in different ways – exhaustion, feeling numb or on edge, anger you didn't expect, guilt, feeling flat, or just not feeling like yourself. There is no right way to grieve and no timeline you should be on. You don't need to have the right words, and you don't need to be sure it's "grief" to come. If loss is affecting how you feel day to day, that's enough. How I work with grief is steady and unhurried. We don't try to rush you through stages or fix how you feel. We make space for what you've lost and what it means to you, at your pace. Some sessions are about talking through what happened, some are about the practical reality of living with loss now – the quiet moments, the anniversaries, the things people don't talk about. For a lot of people I work with, grief sits alongside older experiences of having to hold it together and carry things quietly. We don't push you to share more than you want to. I know what it feels like to feel like the black sheep in grief – like you should be coping better, or like others have moved on and you haven't. You don't need to pretend here. I'm Ken, MA Integrative Counsellor MBACP 00988492, Registered Member of BACP SCoPEd Column B, MA with Merit Leeds Beckett (BACP Accredited), BSc (Hons) 2:1 Leeds Trinity, now completing Specialist Diploma in Trauma Therapy at The Grove Practice. I work in person in Pontefract/Hemsworth and online across the UK via Konfidens secure video GDPR EU servers. 50 mins £60. I keep a limited number of £45 spaces for Armed Forces, veterans, blue light and frontline workers. 90 min sessions £85 if you prefer longer to have more space. Optional block saving – 4 at £55 or 8 at £50, valid 6 months. All sessions are private, with professional liability insurance in place, ICO registered, Enhanced DBS Adults & Children Barred Lists Checked on Update Service, monthly supervision, on secure video. You don't need to have it all figured out. Most people start with a free 20 minute chat to see if we're a good fit.