Coping with grief

Coping with grief (human or pet) takes many different forms. Often, people feel that the dead person may walk through the door at any moment, feel guilty that they could or perhaps should have done, feel guilty that they...

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Bereavement: What we can do for ourselves

Bereavement or losing someone we love is always difficult; however, if you have the chance, there are some things we can do that can help smooth out the troughs of despair we will face: Being prepared. If you know the...

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Bereavement: what friends can do to help

Bereavement and what friends can do to help in the short- and medium term Coping with grief following the death of a loved one is difficult enough, but to do it alone can be psychologically harmful; being there and offering a...

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Which counselling method suits you best?

When we talk about a counselling method, or approach, many courses teach trainee counsellors about four or five significant counselling methods. These major approaches are Psychoanalytical (think Freud), Behavioural, ClientPerson-Centred, Gestalt, and Psychodynamic. However, a professor I know at the University of Bristol, Sheila Trahar,...

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