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Tel : 0208 595 9633 to make an appointment or check out whether we have a centre local to you - or e-mail
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We specialise in informing counsellors of bereavement issues and those offering bereavement counselling. We consider the needs of the bereaved and whether grief counselling at and soon after the death of their loved one is appropriate.
To consider, when or how soon can people usefully use bereavement counselling?
How can the funeral ceremony help in the bereavement counselling process?
How can friends and family best support those strongly grief stricken in the early stages, in need of grief counselling?
* It can be said that we each respond in our own unique way to grief, bereavement - we should be wary of rules that are too rigid in their approach to supporting the bereaved.
* Be prepared not to rush our responses nor to seek to impose a particular pattern to peoples feelings and actions when in grief. Time needs to be available to those in grief, and patience.
* The rite of passage, the ritual of the funeral can be of help in affirming the wishes and beliefs of the bereaved. Those wishes are more pluralistic, varied nowadays, the traditional church funeral service is less asked for and the crematorium increasingly the place where the goodbyes and the celebration of a life well led is made - this may need more time than those crematoriums based on the old model and offering a brief simple service allow.
* Perhaps the traditional note and tone of mourning is now balanced by a wish for a positive thanksgiving that can give the bereaved a feeling of conflict over their positive feelings - it is perhaps appropriate to address and express in any counselling support these possibly difficult feelings and emotions.
* It would seem fair to say that for the bereaved, anything which expresses the loved ones unique identity is of great help. The contact by professionals immediately after death, at the hospital, the hospice, the funeral directors, the funeral minister should be wary of conveying that this is one of many clients. It would seem, where possible, advantageous if the funeral ceremony could be experienced as a stand alone occasion, without rush or the pressure of “another family” waiting to use the facility.
If you have views or experiences on bereavement, being bereaved, that you wish to share - please E-mail us, indicating where you are happy for these to be published.
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We welcome referrals from health professionals GPs solicitors and other mental health organisations in these circumstances we are happy to see clients for individual and group low cost counselling for all issues and problems including bereavement counselling, grief counselling, supporting the bereaved through, grief and loss. Where we are unable to offer help we attempt to refer clients on to more specialist services. We have a counsellor near most areas of East London South Essex, limited availability near Braintree, Saffron Walden, East Essex Southend, Basildon.
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The fees for one day bereavement courses, a bereavement counselling, grief counselling referral London, or Essex area are kept low to offer as many people treatment as possible We are accessible from Barking, Dagenham, Ilford, Central London, South London East London, Essex. Referral can be made by the individual, health professional, and from business, companies, HR departments and staff.
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Last year in 2008 Phoenix Counselling Service served over 350 people by phone, face to face, individual therapy, couples work, group therapy, one day courses
We continued to offer a no waiting policy for both assessment and ongoing work, offering clients who contacted an appointment within two or three days and that appointment being for within 7 to 10 days at most, sometimes even within 24 hours
You have the added confidence provided by our being British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited
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Details of the one day bereavement courses HERE.
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counselling London * counsellor London * counselling Essex * counsellor Essex
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Tel : (44) 0208 595 9633 - 24hr message service.
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Covering Barking, Barnet, Bethnal Green, Camden counselling, Central London, Barking, Barnet, Chingford, Dagenham, Enfield, Finsbury Park, Goodmayes, Hainault, Harold Wood Hornchurch, Ilford, Kilburn, King’s Cross, Leyton, Leytonstone, Newham, Romford, Rainham, Saffron Walden, Collier Row, Upminster, Wanstead and Walthamstow, West Hampstead accessible to South London, East London, Essex and Kent, accessible most areas inside M25.
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Our aim :- is to offer counselling to all regardless of gender, age ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, ex-offender or refugee status
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We urgently need funding for work with clients on low income who presently cannot access counselling or therapy, if you know of funding sources we should approach please e-mail us. Thanks!
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