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Specialist Grief and Loss Counselling
 

Specialist Grief and Loss Counselling

 

I provide specialist grief and loss counselling to clients who are trying to navigate the complexities of grief. I help clients to understand the grieving process with empathy and compassion.  I help clients to express their grief with guidance and validation.


Specialist Grief Clinical Supervision
 

Specialist Clinical Supervision for therapists

 

Clinical supervision is a vital aspect of professional development.   I offer individual and group clinical supervision for therapists who are working in the field of grief and loss. I also offer specialist clinical supervision for therapists who work with clients whose lives are affected by dementia.


Training and Education
 

Customised Education

 

As a qualified trainer & assessor, I develop and deliver customised workshops and webinars to meet your individual organisational needs.   ​

Specialist Grief and Loss Counselling
 

Empowering & Supporting Clients

 

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There are many different types of loss I can help you with, which may include:​ 

  • Death of someone significant in your life 

  • End of relationship 

  • Pregnancy loss 

  • Personal injury 

  • Chronic & terminal Illness 

  • Life transitions 

  • Pet bereavement 

 

I offer both face to face and online counselling grief counselling sessions, where I will provide a safe and supportive space for you to process the emotional, physical and cognitive pain and practical challenges associated with your loss. Grief and loss counselling is a chance for you to share your unique experience of grief and be met with understanding and acceptance.

 

I will help you to identify and normalise what is usual when grieving. Death and grief are often topics we, as a society, tend to avoid talking about. This means that often we have no frame of reference to work out if our experiences are common ones or not. 

 

I will respect and honour your uniqueness, ensuring that all our sessions will be tailored to your individual needs and issues. 

 

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Online Therapy 

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Choosing online therapy offers a way to get the support you need, with flexibility and less travel time and costs. 

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Online therapy is provided using video conferencing and I use Zoom to conduct my online appointments. Sessions are never recorded, and I will take written notes during our sessions as I would usually do in a face-to-face session.   

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Research shows that online therapy is just as effective as face-to-face therapy.  Please follow the link to see a variety of study articles cited here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25273302/ 

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Specialist Clinical Supervision
 

"Reflection is much more than a cognitive or abstract process—it involves emotions, intuitions, sensations, and bodily experiences that resonate with the heart as well as the head."  

Michael Carroll, Ph.D. 

 

Clinical supervision is a vital aspect of professional development.   I offer individual and group clinical supervision for therapists who are working in the field of grief and loss. I also offer specialist clinical supervision for therapists who work with clients whose lives are affected by dementia. 

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Benefits for you as a supervisee: 

  • Enhanced Self-awareness: I will help you to explore your own reactions to grief and loss, preventing burnout and promoting self-care. 

  • Case Consultation: I will facilitate discussions with you of the complex client cases that you may bring, which allows for brainstorming strategies, exploring ethical dilemmas, and ensuring best practices in counselling for your clients. 

  • Maintaining Ethical Practice: I will support you to adhere and be aware of your ethical codes of conduct and promote culturally competent care for your clients.

  • Countertransference: I can help you identify and manage your own emotional responses to clients' grief, preventing it from interfering with therapy. 

  • Enhanced Client Safety: You will be supported in the supervision process to help you to provide safe and ethical care, minimizing the risk of harm to grieving clients. 

  • Quality Assurance: Regular supervision promotes consistent quality of care to your clients and adherence to evidence-based practices in grief counselling. 

  • Self-Care Strategies: You will learn to develop healthy self-care practices to prevent compassion fatigue and reduce burn out when working with clients. 

  • Counselling, Grief Theories and Techniques: Supervision provides a platform for discussing and applying various grief theories and therapeutic techniques and skills specific to different types of loss and client needs. 

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Training and Education
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Customised Training for Your Organisation 
 

​​Guidance & Inspiration

 

As a qualified trainer & assessor, I develop and deliver customised workshops and webinars to meet your individual organisational needs.   

I offer training in the following areas:​ 

  • Grief and Loss 

  • Interpersonal skills & communication 

  • Identifying and managing vicarious trauma 

  • Self-care for the helping professionals 

  • Managing compassion fatigue and reducing burnout 

  

All training and workshops can be customised to meet your individual organisational needs.  If you would like to know more about my training, workshops and presentations please contact me at louisefriendcounselling@gmail.com 

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