Bereavement

The weeks, months and sometimes the years following a bereavement can be a bewildering and overwhelming time. People often find it difficult to talk with family or friends, fearful that they may upset them, or that they will over burden them and ‘frighten them away’.

Bereaved people can often feel isolated and that no-one understands what they are going through. Sometimes it’s also difficult to understand themselves and to make sense of what they are feeling.

Talking with and sharing your experiences with someone experienced in listening or other bereaved people may help you to express your feelings and make sense of what is happening to you.

Bereavement Service Team
Our Bereavement Service Team, are volunteer support workers who have been trained to help people deal with issues specifically related to bereavement.  We help people of all ages with all kinds of bereavement related difficulties, whether these be short or long term.

The Bereavement Support Workers may use various counselling skills and techniques to support you, and initially you would have been telephoned and asked some questions, the answers to which, will be shared with your Support Worker prior to your first meeting.

First meeting
The Bereavement Support Worker will contact you to arrange your first meeting, either in our counselling room at the hospice or in your home.

You will be given the opportunity to talk about your current situation, it is an opportunity to talk about your fears, how you feel or explore any problems that you may have, as a result of your bereavement.

Our Support Worker will advise you of our service policies and procedures, so you know what you can  expect, and what we expect from you.

Bereavement support groups
These are held at the Hospice on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 7.30 pm until 9.30 pm, you do not need to let us know you are coming and can just turn up.

Please contact us if you have any questions.