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Counselling services

If you feel you need some extra support, you could consider counselling, either as a couple or individually.

Counselling involves exploring your thoughts, behaviours and emotions with the support of a qualified counsellor. We have listed some trusted resources below:

At A Loss 

A website where you can search for national and local bereavement support services near you. They also offer free immediate access to a professional counsellor, who you can talk to via a ‘live-chat’ facility called GriefChat. 

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Provide information about the benefits of counselling, with a search facility within their website to locate counsellors local to you. Please note, most counsellors will charge a fee.

Counselling Directory

A directory of verified counsellors. Use the “find a counsellor near you” box to search for a counsellor. Please note, most counsellors will charge a fee.

CRUSE

Offers “Crusechat” where you can chat online with a trained counsellor.

IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)

A talking therapy service from the NHS, offering access to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, guided self-help and other therapies. You must be registered with a GP to access the service. You can be referred by a healthcare professional or you can self-refer via the IAPT website.

Petals

A Baby Loss Counselling Charity, provide free-of-charge specialist counselling to women, men and couples who experience pregnancy or baby loss.

Their counsellors provide a safe space to guide parents through the grief and trauma of their devastating experience to a place of reconciliation and hope for the future.

Petals’ national online video counselling service provides psychological support to people across the UK. They also provide closed Facebook groups: Petals Together, Petals Dads and Petals Grandparents.

Qwell

Free, safe and anonymous mental wellbeing support for adults across the UK from UK based Healthcare professionals. Online messaging, forums, on-line chat facility and self-help tools.

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Services include relationship counselling , family counselling, mediation, children and young people’s counselling. They provide friendly and informal workshops for people at important stages in their relationships with centres located across the UK.

Licensed counsellors provide face-to-face counselling or support by phone, email and Live Chat. The relationship help page offers practical tips, guides and videos. 

Riley Mason Trust

A stillbirth and neonatal death charity providing free emotional support and information to families through their website, social media, and befriending service. They also support children through their Stepping Stones campaign.

Teddy’s Wish

Provide practical advice and support to families grieving the loss of a baby. Offering free counselling support service to parents who have lost a baby to stillbirth (from 24 weeks), neonatal death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Counselling sessions are for parents who are in the early months of their grief, up until 18 months following their loss.