BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF

Bereavement/Grief/Loss

Grief touches us all, yet when it comes, it can feel utterly isolating. The world may seem to keep moving while you feel as though yours has stopped. Whether your loss is recent or something you’ve carried quietly for years, grief has a way of reshaping everything – your sense of time, of self, and of what matters.

Loss takes many forms: the death of someone you love, the end of a relationship, changes in health, career, identity, or even the loss of hopes for how life might have been. Whatever the loss, grief is the natural response to love and connection – it’s the echo of what once deeply mattered.

Understanding What’s Happening

Grief doesn’t follow a straight line. It moves in waves – sometimes gentle, sometimes overwhelming. One moment you might feel numb, the next flooded with emotion.

You may notice:

• Sadness, longing, or a deep sense of emptiness
• Anger, guilt or regret
• Difficulty concentrating or feeling detached from the world
• Changes in sleep, appitite, or energy
• A loss of interest in things that once felt important
• Feeling that no one truly understands what you’re going through

All of these experiences are part of grief’s language – they are how the mid and body process loss. There is no “right” way to grieve. It unfolds uniquely for each person, in it’s own time.

Working Together to Heal

Therapy offers a place to bring your grief – to speak openly, to remember, to make sense of what feels impossible to understand. We work gently, at your pace, creating space for both pain and love to coexist.

Together we may:

• Honour the person or thing you’ve lost, finding ways to keep connection through memory and meaning
• Explore emotions that feel too heavy to carry alone
• Learn grounding and self-care techniques to help with the physical impact of grief
• Rebuild a sense of safety, identity, and purpose in a changed world
• Discover how to live alongside loss, rather than trying to erase it

Healing from grief doesn’t mean forgetting or “moving on.” It means learning to carry your loss differently – so that it becomes part of your story, not all of it.

There is Hope

In time, the sharp edges of grief soften. Love remains. Connection, laughter, and meaning can return – not because the loss stops mattering, but because life gently grows around it.

You don’t have to navigate grief alone. With understanding, compassion, and the right support, it’s possible to find your footing again – to live, love, and remember, all at once. 

Some symptoms may include

• Stress
• Sadness
• Guilt
• Anger
• Fear
• Tiredness
• Sickness
• Run down
• Inability to sleep
• Feeling ill
• Under/over eating
• Social withdrawal
• Numbness

Criteria for this service
If you are grieving for a loss you are welcome to get in touch.

Please go onto our therapist’s page and chose the person you wish to work with. You are able to book your appointment on there.

Telephone 07907613600
Email info@greymatterscentre.co.uk