The Stages of Grief
There are five stages of grief, first described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, whose work I have read many times and return to still.
Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.
This is the framework I work with — not as a checklist, but as a map of experiences that many bereaved people recognise.
Grief is not a straight line. You may move through these stages in any order. You may have already passed through some of them before you come to see me. You may not experience all of them. There is no correct sequence, and no timetable.
What I will do is help you understand where you are as we work together — naming what you are feeling as it happens, not before.
On Grief
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Grieving
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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David Kessler
“You will never be the same.” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, On Grief and Grieving
This is not a failure of grief. It is what grief does. You are not trying to return to who you were — you are learning to carry the loss forward into a new version of yourself. That is the work we do together.
Bereavement Only
Grief and loss are the only things I work with. Every client, every situation, every approach I have developed has been about bereavement — nothing else.
BACP Accredited
Member 269896. I follow the BACP Ethical Framework in all my work. I hold a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
Ongoing Development
I read many books about Bereavement and Loss. I attend many courses about Counselling Therapy – they help broaden my skills.