Online Counselling
Counselling for Grief & Loss
Compassionate online counselling for grief, bereavement and loss with Lisa Brathwaite, a BACP-registered counsellor. UK-wide.
What grief can feel like
Grief is not a neat process. It does not move in tidy stages and it does not always shrink with time. Some days it sits quietly in the background; other days it knocks the wind out of you for no apparent reason. Anniversaries, songs, a smell, a stranger who looked like them — all can bring it sharply back.
There is no right way to grieve. Some people feel everything intensely from the start; others feel numb for weeks before the wave arrives. Some carry on with normal life while privately falling apart. None of these are wrong. What matters is having somewhere to bring it — somewhere you do not have to perform or protect anyone else's feelings.
Signs grief counselling might help
There is no rule for when to seek support. People often come when:
- •You feel stuck — unable to move forward, but exhausted by where you are
- •You are protecting others from how you really feel
- •Grief is affecting your sleep, work or relationships
- •You feel guilty for laughing, for being okay, or for not being okay
- •Anniversary dates are approaching and feel hard to face alone
- •The loss was complicated — strained relationships, sudden death, no goodbye
- •You are grieving a non-death loss (relationship, job, identity, future you imagined)
- •Old grief has resurfaced unexpectedly
How counselling helps with grief
Grief counselling is not about 'getting over' the loss — it is about making space for it. Somewhere you can speak about the person or what you lost as much or as little as you need, without anyone trying to fix it or hurry you through.
Over time, the goal is not to grieve less but to live alongside the grief differently. To carry the love and the loss without being consumed by them. Many clients describe a sense of relief at finally having permission to feel what they actually feel.
We move at your pace. Some sessions might feel heavy; others might feel quiet, or even hopeful. All of that belongs.
My approach
I am a BACP-registered counsellor with experience supporting clients through grief in its many forms — sudden, expected, complicated, ambiguous. My approach is integrative, drawing on Person-Centred therapy, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt and Psychodynamic ideas, always shaped by what you bring.
Grief work asks for presence more than technique. I aim to offer steady, warm, unhurried company through whatever this season holds for you.
What to expect
Before booking, you can have a free 20-minute consultation to talk briefly about what is bringing you to counselling and see how it feels.
Sessions are £40 per hour, delivered online by video. There is no obligation to keep going; we review together and you decide.
Take the first step
If anything you have read here sounds like you, get in touch for a free 20-minute consultation. There is no pressure — it's simply a chance to ask any questions and see how it feels to talk.