Bereavement

Whenever there is death, every culture has a space for mourning and respecting those who are no longer with us, and that’s as it should be. It’s good to remember those who gave us pleasure in our lives and even those who had a difficult time. For some people, the bereavement process can become unmanageable and they need to seek help to cope and move forward in their lives.

This does not mean you will forget those who have died and even if for a short time, you do, that does not mean you have lost respect for their memory. Life needs to go on and the remaining people sometimes need help to remember the deceased fondly, with pleasure, learning to leave behind the pain of parting.

There are things that we feel or think or remembers about those who have died that cannot be shared with the people around you, so it sometimes helps to talk to a professional whose job it is to care and whose pleasure it is to share.

Bereavement need not necessarily be a long, drawn out, painful procedure, because with the right kind of help and care, the period of bereavement can be shortened and the time of fond remembering can arise. The kind of techniques I use in my practice encompass both psychotherapy, counselling and hypnosis to help the bereaved person cope and find comfort their memories.