Bereavement Counselling in Wantage

Nicola Kelly Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I am an Integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor. I work with a range of modalities including person-centred and psychodynamic. My private practice is located from my home, within a welcoming, safe and confidential setting. At times life can become difficult and confusing. If you feel you have lost your way, struggling with stress or anxiety, talking to a trained professional will help you explore your deeper thoughts and feelings at your own pace without judgement.
I am an Integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor. I work with a range of modalities including person-centred and psychodynamic. My private practice is located from my home, within a welcoming, safe and confidential setting. At times life can become difficult and confusing. If you feel you have lost your way, struggling with stress or anxiety, talking to a trained professional will help you explore your deeper thoughts and feelings at your own pace without judgement.
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Isobel Hall
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
Wantage OX12
Hi, I’m Isobel - a warm, direct and down-to-earth therapist offering a space where you can feel truly heard. I work with both individuals and couples, supporting people through a wide range of challenges — including anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, trauma, and self-defeating patterns. I'm also experienced working with neurodivergent clients, including those with ADHD, autism, or traits. Whether you’re exploring a recent diagnosis, struggling with masking, burnout, or executive functioning, therapy can help you make sense of your experience and develop more self-compassion and clarity.
Hi, I’m Isobel - a warm, direct and down-to-earth therapist offering a space where you can feel truly heard. I work with both individuals and couples, supporting people through a wide range of challenges — including anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, trauma, and self-defeating patterns. I'm also experienced working with neurodivergent clients, including those with ADHD, autism, or traits. Whether you’re exploring a recent diagnosis, struggling with masking, burnout, or executive functioning, therapy can help you make sense of your experience and develop more self-compassion and clarity.
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Shalu Patel
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Wantage OX12
I am an experienced, qualified counsellor and psychotherapist working in Wantage, Oxfordshire. I am a member of the BACP and have worked for a number of years with both charitable organisations as well as private practice. I believe we are all individuals and work through problems differently and so I tailor the therapy to work with the client and respect that individuality. I offer a safe and confidential environment in which we can explore the basis of any problems or anxieties which may be getting in the way of living a happy and fulfilling life.
I am an experienced, qualified counsellor and psychotherapist working in Wantage, Oxfordshire. I am a member of the BACP and have worked for a number of years with both charitable organisations as well as private practice. I believe we are all individuals and work through problems differently and so I tailor the therapy to work with the client and respect that individuality. I offer a safe and confidential environment in which we can explore the basis of any problems or anxieties which may be getting in the way of living a happy and fulfilling life.
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Dr Karen Halford
Psychologist, PsychD, AFBPSsS
Wantage OX12
Hello! I'm Karen. I'm a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. I hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oxford. I have many years of experience in both the NHS and private practice. I work with people who are struggling with a variety of complex psychological difficulties such as depression, eating disorders (bulimia, binge eating and others), anxiety (including panic, phobias, social anxiety, health anxiety), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma/PTSD, BDD, low self-esteem and many others. I also work with people who have ADHD.
Hello! I'm Karen. I'm a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. I hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oxford. I have many years of experience in both the NHS and private practice. I work with people who are struggling with a variety of complex psychological difficulties such as depression, eating disorders (bulimia, binge eating and others), anxiety (including panic, phobias, social anxiety, health anxiety), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma/PTSD, BDD, low self-esteem and many others. I also work with people who have ADHD.
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Katharine Juliet Hipwell
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Wantage OX12
I am a thoughtful, passionate and committed therapist with experience of working with both adults and young people. My work with families within the local community, in educational settings and for an affordable counselling charity have given me exposure to a variety of different issues. I understand that life can sometimes seem overwhelming and having the ability to listen in a non judgmental and accepting way is paramount.
I am a thoughtful, passionate and committed therapist with experience of working with both adults and young people. My work with families within the local community, in educational settings and for an affordable counselling charity have given me exposure to a variety of different issues. I understand that life can sometimes seem overwhelming and having the ability to listen in a non judgmental and accepting way is paramount.
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Judit Acsai
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Wantage OX12
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, and trauma, including the emotional impact of health challenges.
Hi I'm Judit. I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to begin looking for a therapist. You may be feeling anxious, stressed, struggling with depression, burnout, relationship challenges, or health challenges. If you’re here, you might be looking for a space where you can talk openly and begin to understand what’s happening for you. I want to acknowledge the strength it takes to seek support, and to help you decide whether I might be the right therapist for you. I’d like to share a little about how I work.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, and trauma, including the emotional impact of health challenges.
Hi I'm Judit. I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to begin looking for a therapist. You may be feeling anxious, stressed, struggling with depression, burnout, relationship challenges, or health challenges. If you’re here, you might be looking for a space where you can talk openly and begin to understand what’s happening for you. I want to acknowledge the strength it takes to seek support, and to help you decide whether I might be the right therapist for you. I’d like to share a little about how I work.
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Stacy Rowland-Jones
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Hello and welcome. How can I help support you? It can be difficult to express our feelings or make sense of what is happening to us. Enabling ourselves to be truly heard is important so that we might explore our difficulties. You may feel that a change is needed. Perhaps you struggle with unhelpful patterns or have difficulty setting boundaries for yourself. Do you replay events, wishing that you had done things differently? Perhaps a past trauma is haunting you. Navigating our challenges can make us feel out of control, lost and frustrated. By working together we can heal, build strength and resilience and feel more fulfilled.
Hello and welcome. How can I help support you? It can be difficult to express our feelings or make sense of what is happening to us. Enabling ourselves to be truly heard is important so that we might explore our difficulties. You may feel that a change is needed. Perhaps you struggle with unhelpful patterns or have difficulty setting boundaries for yourself. Do you replay events, wishing that you had done things differently? Perhaps a past trauma is haunting you. Navigating our challenges can make us feel out of control, lost and frustrated. By working together we can heal, build strength and resilience and feel more fulfilled.
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Lucy Warren
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I offer counselling for adults and teens, for a wide range of issues including anxiety, low mood, stress, relationships, grief, self-doubt, or simply a sense that things are not quite as they should be.
My approach is integrative, relational and trauma-informed. Together, we’ll explore emotions, relationships and patterns with curiosity and compassion. Therapy is tailored to your needs and paced with care. With young people, I may use creative approaches to support expression and engagement. There is no expectation to know what to say or where to begin.
I offer counselling for adults and teens, for a wide range of issues including anxiety, low mood, stress, relationships, grief, self-doubt, or simply a sense that things are not quite as they should be.
My approach is integrative, relational and trauma-informed. Together, we’ll explore emotions, relationships and patterns with curiosity and compassion. Therapy is tailored to your needs and paced with care. With young people, I may use creative approaches to support expression and engagement. There is no expectation to know what to say or where to begin.
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Denise Wilkinson
Counsellor, BACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
In-person and online therapy. Trauma trained. Are you feeling stuck and struggling? I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor, and Couples and Relationship Therapist. You may feel like you have spent a long time putting others first and have reached a point where you need some space to understand what’s happening for you. My approach is warm, honest and non-judgemental. I listen carefully; I will help you make sense of what you're experiencing, and work alongside you to find practical ways forward at a pace that feels right for you.
In-person and online therapy. Trauma trained. Are you feeling stuck and struggling? I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor, and Couples and Relationship Therapist. You may feel like you have spent a long time putting others first and have reached a point where you need some space to understand what’s happening for you. My approach is warm, honest and non-judgemental. I listen carefully; I will help you make sense of what you're experiencing, and work alongside you to find practical ways forward at a pace that feels right for you.
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Matthew Hayes
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
People often come to me experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress, anger, relationship or family difficulties, bereavement, loneliness, life changes, or simply a sense that something does not feel right.
I am an experienced integrative and BACP Accredited Counsellor with over 1000 hours of counselling experience. My work is mainly person-centred, while drawing on solution-focused therapy, behavioural approaches, transactional analysis and grief theory. I support clients with anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, bereavement and other life challenges.
People often come to me experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress, anger, relationship or family difficulties, bereavement, loneliness, life changes, or simply a sense that something does not feel right.
I am an experienced integrative and BACP Accredited Counsellor with over 1000 hours of counselling experience. My work is mainly person-centred, while drawing on solution-focused therapy, behavioural approaches, transactional analysis and grief theory. I support clients with anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, bereavement and other life challenges.
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Anne Stewart
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Sometimes life becomes overwhelming in ways we never expected. Pain can feel endless, as if it’s never going to ease. When things around us begin to shift, we can find ourselves stuck in a place of hopelessness or helplessness, unsure how to move forward. In those moments, many of us turn inward with harshness. We tell ourselves we shouldn’t feel this way, our emotions are wrong, inconvenient, or too much. We try to keep going, to please others, to hold everything together, and somewhere along the way we lose sight of ourselves. Feelings of stuckness, emptiness, and meaninglessness can quietly take over.
Sometimes life becomes overwhelming in ways we never expected. Pain can feel endless, as if it’s never going to ease. When things around us begin to shift, we can find ourselves stuck in a place of hopelessness or helplessness, unsure how to move forward. In those moments, many of us turn inward with harshness. We tell ourselves we shouldn’t feel this way, our emotions are wrong, inconvenient, or too much. We try to keep going, to please others, to hold everything together, and somewhere along the way we lose sight of ourselves. Feelings of stuckness, emptiness, and meaninglessness can quietly take over.
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Alison Hamley Psychological Services
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Serves Area
I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, and a British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist. I have over 25 years experience of working in mental health settings. In my practice, I provide a safe, confidential and collaborative space for clients to explore their difficulties and find solutions to their problems.
I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, and a British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist. I have over 25 years experience of working in mental health settings. In my practice, I provide a safe, confidential and collaborative space for clients to explore their difficulties and find solutions to their problems.
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Guy Edwards Counselling
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
The loss of a loved one, or a job can provoke a crisis.
Establishing a warm authentic relationship in which you are fully accepted will be at the heart of our work together. As an integrative therapist, I can then draw on different tools to explore you past history or work with what is 'here & now'. I may offer psychoeducation or mindfulness exercises. I tailor my approach to find a way forward that fits you
The loss of a loved one, or a job can provoke a crisis.
Establishing a warm authentic relationship in which you are fully accepted will be at the heart of our work together. As an integrative therapist, I can then draw on different tools to explore you past history or work with what is 'here & now'. I may offer psychoeducation or mindfulness exercises. I tailor my approach to find a way forward that fits you
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Aldine Mestre Iqbal
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Wokingham RG41
As an experienced (19 years) and relational therapist, I bring warmth, safety, honesty and provide a space where you can bring what is troubling you and be truly heard, understood and accepted. I listen with care, offer perspective and work alongside you as you make sense of your challenges and move towards meaningful change. As well as having some knowledge and understanding of many issues that bring clients to therapy, I also understand that how each person relates to their own struggle is unique. My integrative training as well as ongoing professional development means that I can tailor the therapy to your own specific needs.
As an experienced (19 years) and relational therapist, I bring warmth, safety, honesty and provide a space where you can bring what is troubling you and be truly heard, understood and accepted. I listen with care, offer perspective and work alongside you as you make sense of your challenges and move towards meaningful change. As well as having some knowledge and understanding of many issues that bring clients to therapy, I also understand that how each person relates to their own struggle is unique. My integrative training as well as ongoing professional development means that I can tailor the therapy to your own specific needs.
01344 951265 View 01344 951265
Perhaps you are trying to cope with a bereavement or have suffered another loss such as the breakdown of a relationship.
I created my holistic practice, A Time For You, Counselling and Reiki over 12 years ago. Counselling is always at the heart of what I do, and as an experienced integrative counsellor I am able to help you with your concerns by drawing on a range of theoretical approaches depending on what your individual needs are during each session that we work together.
Perhaps you are trying to cope with a bereavement or have suffered another loss such as the breakdown of a relationship.
I created my holistic practice, A Time For You, Counselling and Reiki over 12 years ago. Counselling is always at the heart of what I do, and as an experienced integrative counsellor I am able to help you with your concerns by drawing on a range of theoretical approaches depending on what your individual needs are during each session that we work together.
01793 540333 View 01793 540333
Sarah Elliott Counselling
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, BACP
Serves Area
I work with a range of issues, including, low self-esteem, loss of identity, depression, anxiety, anger, domestic abuse, pet loss, bereavement and offer emotional support to parents struggling with the effects of emotional based school refusal.
I am compassionate about providing bereavement support, together we can help you make sense of your feelings around loss and grief, maybe you are holding onto some guilt, feel stuck or carrying past pain. I offer support for cancer patients, navigating life after chemo and in finding a new kind of normal and living with a chronic/terminal illness.
I work with a range of issues, including, low self-esteem, loss of identity, depression, anxiety, anger, domestic abuse, pet loss, bereavement and offer emotional support to parents struggling with the effects of emotional based school refusal.
I am compassionate about providing bereavement support, together we can help you make sense of your feelings around loss and grief, maybe you are holding onto some guilt, feel stuck or carrying past pain. I offer support for cancer patients, navigating life after chemo and in finding a new kind of normal and living with a chronic/terminal illness.
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New Direction Therapies
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Reading RG5
I support adults experiencing Anxiety, panic attacks, overwhelm, burnout, bereavement, grief, and the emotional impact of life-changing illnesses such as cancer, MS and Parkinson's disease.
Anxiety can show up as panic, overthinking, irritability, fatigue, or avoidance. Grief, bereavement, and life-changing illness can leave us feeling isolated and overwhelmed. As a pluralistic counsellor, I tailor therapy to your needs, using CBT and other approaches to help you understand your experiences, develop coping strategies, and move forward.
I support adults experiencing Anxiety, panic attacks, overwhelm, burnout, bereavement, grief, and the emotional impact of life-changing illnesses such as cancer, MS and Parkinson's disease.
Anxiety can show up as panic, overthinking, irritability, fatigue, or avoidance. Grief, bereavement, and life-changing illness can leave us feeling isolated and overwhelmed. As a pluralistic counsellor, I tailor therapy to your needs, using CBT and other approaches to help you understand your experiences, develop coping strategies, and move forward.
0118 230 5536 View 0118 230 5536
Anna Newman
Counsellor, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Newbury RG20
I support people with a range of concerns such as problems in their relationships, chronic ill health, women's health, grief including baby loss, anxiety and depression as well as those who are feeling stuck or like they have lost sight of who they are.
Counselling is tailored to you. I offer a safe and non judgemental space where together we can work towards your therapy goals. We can explore what is going on for you, where life feels hard or stuck or the patterns that you are fed up of finding yourself repeating.
I support people with a range of concerns such as problems in their relationships, chronic ill health, women's health, grief including baby loss, anxiety and depression as well as those who are feeling stuck or like they have lost sight of who they are.
Counselling is tailored to you. I offer a safe and non judgemental space where together we can work towards your therapy goals. We can explore what is going on for you, where life feels hard or stuck or the patterns that you are fed up of finding yourself repeating.
01488 508340 View 01488 508340
Tray Louise Somerville
Psychotherapist, MBACP
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
I specialise in bereavement therapy, navigating the journey with sensitivity, care & compassion.
Are you seeking a genuine & honest approach to therapy? Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck in negative patterns & behaviours, or struggling to navigate life’s challenges or past experiences? Perhaps you're seeking balance during significant life transitions? Or maybe you're unsure of where to even start? I offer a space to help you think, speak, adjust & reframe, working towards genuine healing, personal growth & positive life long change, rather than temporary relief. I offer practical, authentic & straightforward solution focused support, we will work productively & proactively towards your genuine positive growth.
I specialise in bereavement therapy, navigating the journey with sensitivity, care & compassion.
Are you seeking a genuine & honest approach to therapy? Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck in negative patterns & behaviours, or struggling to navigate life’s challenges or past experiences? Perhaps you're seeking balance during significant life transitions? Or maybe you're unsure of where to even start? I offer a space to help you think, speak, adjust & reframe, working towards genuine healing, personal growth & positive life long change, rather than temporary relief. I offer practical, authentic & straightforward solution focused support, we will work productively & proactively towards your genuine positive growth.
0121 816 0417 View 0121 816 0417
Grief Support Services
Counsellor
Online Only
Loss and trauma changes us.
Maybe you’ve been feeling hopeless or even guilty since the loss. You find yourself ruminating. You can’t get to sleep easily and wake up feeling exhausted, which causes you to be late for appointments or work. You feel flat, so you withdraw from socializing because you’re worried you'll burst into tears in front of them. You think “why can’t I move on?"
Loss and trauma changes us.
Maybe you’ve been feeling hopeless or even guilty since the loss. You find yourself ruminating. You can’t get to sleep easily and wake up feeling exhausted, which causes you to be late for appointments or work. You feel flat, so you withdraw from socializing because you’re worried you'll burst into tears in front of them. You think “why can’t I move on?"
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Bereavement Counsellors
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.

When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.

Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.

What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.