Psychologist for grief and crises in English

Grief that moves, and grief that stands still

Ordinary grief hurts, but it changes. It comes in waves, it mixes with other things, it makes room for glimpses of something else.

Complicated grief stands still. Months or years later, the intensity is the same. You cannot talk about it, or you cannot talk about anything else. Life has been put on pause, and there is a sense that it would be wrong to move on.

We see people for

• Bereavement — even long afterwards
• Abortion, stillbirth and pregnancy loss
• Serious or life-threatening illness, in yourself or someone you care about
• Life crises: divorce, losing your job, relocating, loss of physical or mental capacity
• Being a relative of someone who is seriously ill

What we do

Often, what has brought the grief to a standstill is another feeling that is not allowed to be there: anger at the person who died. Relief. Guilt over something you said or did not say. We work on making room for the whole picture — not only the part that is acceptable to feel.