Bereavement Counselling in York
I work with women who may be feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges. I have experience of working with a range of emotional experiences, including the impact of past trauma, depression, anxiety, bereavement, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, family issues, self-esteem, life transitions, menopause and fertility issues. I offer a confidential and supportive space to explore your concerns, gain different perspectives and understanding of what you might be feeling. I am an integrative humanistic therapist and work holistically, focusing on emotional experiencing.
I work with women who may be feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges. I have experience of working with a range of emotional experiences, including the impact of past trauma, depression, anxiety, bereavement, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, family issues, self-esteem, life transitions, menopause and fertility issues. I offer a confidential and supportive space to explore your concerns, gain different perspectives and understanding of what you might be feeling. I am an integrative humanistic therapist and work holistically, focusing on emotional experiencing.
I began providing therapeutic counselling to bring my years of experience in Palliative Care working with bereavement, grief, carer fatigue and difficult transitions to meet a wide set of needs.
We each have our own particular blend of resources and limitations, specific to us and unique as a fingerprint. That's why my therapeutic counselling doesn't provide 6-step plans, workbooks or programmes. It's open, free-flowing and exploratory. It takes the time to clear a regular safe space in which to unpack the events, relationships and emotions that you bring with you to this moment. To think about your feeling and feel your thinking. To talk, to laugh, to be tired, angry, uplifted or simply just to take the time to be. With compassion, empathy and without judgment.
I began providing therapeutic counselling to bring my years of experience in Palliative Care working with bereavement, grief, carer fatigue and difficult transitions to meet a wide set of needs.
We each have our own particular blend of resources and limitations, specific to us and unique as a fingerprint. That's why my therapeutic counselling doesn't provide 6-step plans, workbooks or programmes. It's open, free-flowing and exploratory. It takes the time to clear a regular safe space in which to unpack the events, relationships and emotions that you bring with you to this moment. To think about your feeling and feel your thinking. To talk, to laugh, to be tired, angry, uplifted or simply just to take the time to be. With compassion, empathy and without judgment.
I have also worked with people affected by trauma, PTSD and bereavement.
Most people, at some point in their lives, experience emotional difficulties. This may be due to traumatic events, overload of stress, or issues stemming back to childhood. Talking through such difficulties can help to validate and make sense of your feelings, work out how to heal, and move on with positivity and meaning in your life.
I have also worked with people affected by trauma, PTSD and bereavement.
Most people, at some point in their lives, experience emotional difficulties. This may be due to traumatic events, overload of stress, or issues stemming back to childhood. Talking through such difficulties can help to validate and make sense of your feelings, work out how to heal, and move on with positivity and meaning in your life.
Talking therapy supported me to come to terms with complex grief, and I now work with bereavement as well as other losses, such as relationship endings, redundancy, health worries and ageing.
As Autumn draws in, the pain we carry in life can become doubly weighty and we feel worn, stuck, lost. Whatever your burden it would be a privilege to work with you, supporting you in looking deeply at what's going on. Whether you are overwhelmed by sudden life events, have a niggle that life could be more satisfying or are seeking balance and peace, I can provide the safe environment and expertise to allow you to untangle your feelings and thoughts, towards a new perspective and your own way forward. Please contact me to discuss how we could work together in more detail.
Talking therapy supported me to come to terms with complex grief, and I now work with bereavement as well as other losses, such as relationship endings, redundancy, health worries and ageing.
As Autumn draws in, the pain we carry in life can become doubly weighty and we feel worn, stuck, lost. Whatever your burden it would be a privilege to work with you, supporting you in looking deeply at what's going on. Whether you are overwhelmed by sudden life events, have a niggle that life could be more satisfying or are seeking balance and peace, I can provide the safe environment and expertise to allow you to untangle your feelings and thoughts, towards a new perspective and your own way forward. Please contact me to discuss how we could work together in more detail.
With much understandable anxiety, overwhelm, depression, loss and sadness in our world today, I offer a caring, safe, confidential, supportive and non-judgemental space to explore whatever brings you to therapy at this time. Alongside you, I may work towards enabling a surer sense of yourself; safely working with relationship issues (in the past or present); to understand life-changes (e.g. divorce/separation/retirement/identity issues/ bereavement and loss); and in working traumatic moments or life-events. I offer short and longer term work. Each session can potentially discover something new as a spur to growth and healing.
With much understandable anxiety, overwhelm, depression, loss and sadness in our world today, I offer a caring, safe, confidential, supportive and non-judgemental space to explore whatever brings you to therapy at this time. Alongside you, I may work towards enabling a surer sense of yourself; safely working with relationship issues (in the past or present); to understand life-changes (e.g. divorce/separation/retirement/identity issues/ bereavement and loss); and in working traumatic moments or life-events. I offer short and longer term work. Each session can potentially discover something new as a spur to growth and healing.
My specialisms are bereavement, loss, addictions, systemic trauma, and counselling services trauma.
A very warm welcome, I have person centred counselling and psychotherapy sessions available within a week. I’m interested in what you need? Do you need to express what’s happening for you? Do you need some support to manage your thoughts and feelings? Life can be tough at times, are you feeling angry, sad, lonely, anxious, depressed, stressed, overwhelmed? Do you need to seek a way forward? I aim to offer a therapeutic relationship through a compassionate connection. I provide a non judgmental environment, free from evaluation. Whatever your facing, I will do my very best to support you, so that you don’t have to face things alone.
My specialisms are bereavement, loss, addictions, systemic trauma, and counselling services trauma.
A very warm welcome, I have person centred counselling and psychotherapy sessions available within a week. I’m interested in what you need? Do you need to express what’s happening for you? Do you need some support to manage your thoughts and feelings? Life can be tough at times, are you feeling angry, sad, lonely, anxious, depressed, stressed, overwhelmed? Do you need to seek a way forward? I aim to offer a therapeutic relationship through a compassionate connection. I provide a non judgmental environment, free from evaluation. Whatever your facing, I will do my very best to support you, so that you don’t have to face things alone.
Do you feel ripped apart and shaken to your core? You don't want to be a burden to friends and can't talk to family, it is all so overwhelming. The deepest pit of despair and hurt, mixed emotions, anguish, anger, confusion, barely coping with intense non-stop life changes. Loss of family, partner or treasured friends, sudden or chronic terminal illness, loss of the person you used to be, ageing, guilty lifestyle, fear of a new job and moving, or the prickling heartache from loss of your pet. You don’t even have the strength to take the next step, to pull yourself through while trying to reach your old self. You need a safe space.
Do you feel ripped apart and shaken to your core? You don't want to be a burden to friends and can't talk to family, it is all so overwhelming. The deepest pit of despair and hurt, mixed emotions, anguish, anger, confusion, barely coping with intense non-stop life changes. Loss of family, partner or treasured friends, sudden or chronic terminal illness, loss of the person you used to be, ageing, guilty lifestyle, fear of a new job and moving, or the prickling heartache from loss of your pet. You don’t even have the strength to take the next step, to pull yourself through while trying to reach your old self. You need a safe space.
Root and Flourish Counselling Services
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
York YO1
These include bereavement, domestic violence, menopause issues, couples’ relationship difficulties, and trauma including birth trauma.
As a person-centred therapist, I provide a safe and supportive environment to help individuals and couples to navigate a range of emotional and psychological challenges. These include bereavement, domestic violence, menopause issues, couples’ relationship difficulties, and trauma including birth trauma. Clients want to feel empowered so that they can heal and grow. They will do so if they are fully accepted, their dignity is respected, and they are understood. This is my approach.
These include bereavement, domestic violence, menopause issues, couples’ relationship difficulties, and trauma including birth trauma.
As a person-centred therapist, I provide a safe and supportive environment to help individuals and couples to navigate a range of emotional and psychological challenges. These include bereavement, domestic violence, menopause issues, couples’ relationship difficulties, and trauma including birth trauma. Clients want to feel empowered so that they can heal and grow. They will do so if they are fully accepted, their dignity is respected, and they are understood. This is my approach.
From my own life experience & personal development trainings and counselling career, I have a deep compassion and understanding that underpins my work as a therapist supporting people experiencing emotional suffering and difficult circumstances.I have supported clients with many different issues and situations and can offer a wide range of helpful things such as teaching breathwork and visualisations for practising outside sessions. i have extensive experience working with clients experiencing struggles with bereavement, chronic illness, depression, anxiety and trauma.
From my own life experience & personal development trainings and counselling career, I have a deep compassion and understanding that underpins my work as a therapist supporting people experiencing emotional suffering and difficult circumstances.I have supported clients with many different issues and situations and can offer a wide range of helpful things such as teaching breathwork and visualisations for practising outside sessions. i have extensive experience working with clients experiencing struggles with bereavement, chronic illness, depression, anxiety and trauma.
I work with a range of issues, including: anxiety, depression, low confidence, low self-esteem, negative thinking, self-criticism, health anxiety, bereavement/ grief or loss, work and life stresses, relationship problems, domestic violence.
Whether you feel stuck in life, would like a sense of peace and clarity, or perhaps feel completely overwhelmed and hope to find a way through life’s difficulties, I offer warmth, empathy and acceptance to create an environment for you to feel comfortable and confident in your life choices and in who you want to be. Whilst my foundation is in person-centred counselling, I believe that every person is unique and will work with you holistically to tailor our sessions to suit you as an individual. Together we'll seek to find a place where you feel more content with life and ready to move forward into a brighter future.
I work with a range of issues, including: anxiety, depression, low confidence, low self-esteem, negative thinking, self-criticism, health anxiety, bereavement/ grief or loss, work and life stresses, relationship problems, domestic violence.
Whether you feel stuck in life, would like a sense of peace and clarity, or perhaps feel completely overwhelmed and hope to find a way through life’s difficulties, I offer warmth, empathy and acceptance to create an environment for you to feel comfortable and confident in your life choices and in who you want to be. Whilst my foundation is in person-centred counselling, I believe that every person is unique and will work with you holistically to tailor our sessions to suit you as an individual. Together we'll seek to find a place where you feel more content with life and ready to move forward into a brighter future.
I specialise in relationship issues, trauma & abuse, change, identity/difference, work stress/burnout, ADHD, LGBTQ +, anxiety & loss or grief, and depression.
Do you suffer from high levels of anxiety, self-doubt, and a tendency to be self-critical, blaming yourself for the difficulties you face? Maybe you work hard, and are ambitious to achieve but feel there are obstacles. Challenges around relationships, anxiety, work stress, and trauma can feel overwhelming and you feel 'stuck'. No-one wants problems to impact on people we love, our work performance, or our mental health. I empower you to find calm, strength, confidence and courage to enhance your life. I work with individual adults-not couples- and also older teenagers. Contact me for a free consultation.
I specialise in relationship issues, trauma & abuse, change, identity/difference, work stress/burnout, ADHD, LGBTQ +, anxiety & loss or grief, and depression.
Do you suffer from high levels of anxiety, self-doubt, and a tendency to be self-critical, blaming yourself for the difficulties you face? Maybe you work hard, and are ambitious to achieve but feel there are obstacles. Challenges around relationships, anxiety, work stress, and trauma can feel overwhelming and you feel 'stuck'. No-one wants problems to impact on people we love, our work performance, or our mental health. I empower you to find calm, strength, confidence and courage to enhance your life. I work with individual adults-not couples- and also older teenagers. Contact me for a free consultation.
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We may find it helpful to talk problems through with someone close to us, but sometimes friends and family can not help and we need to speak to a professional therapist. I will spend time talking with you to understand your difficulties and to help you identify the roots of your problem and identify what you want to change in your life. In doing so we can find a way to work together to help you to reach your goals. I have worked with issues surrounding, anxiety, depression, trauma (including PTSD), low self esteem, stress, emotional management difficulties, phobias, OCD, relationship difficulties, and grief.
We may find it helpful to talk problems through with someone close to us, but sometimes friends and family can not help and we need to speak to a professional therapist. I will spend time talking with you to understand your difficulties and to help you identify the roots of your problem and identify what you want to change in your life. In doing so we can find a way to work together to help you to reach your goals. I have worked with issues surrounding, anxiety, depression, trauma (including PTSD), low self esteem, stress, emotional management difficulties, phobias, OCD, relationship difficulties, and grief.
Life can be hard at times. We can experience loss, changes in our health, family circumstances or work life. Maybe our relationships are not fulfilling our needs and we do not know how to change things. At times, we don’t feel good about ourselves, we lose confidence in our ability to cope with life or maybe we feel impacted by past experiences or held back through feelings of anger, shame or guilt. Sometimes we don’t know what’s wrong, but we just know something isn’t right. I can help you explore what is going on for you by giving you a supportive space to talk and be heard.
Life can be hard at times. We can experience loss, changes in our health, family circumstances or work life. Maybe our relationships are not fulfilling our needs and we do not know how to change things. At times, we don’t feel good about ourselves, we lose confidence in our ability to cope with life or maybe we feel impacted by past experiences or held back through feelings of anger, shame or guilt. Sometimes we don’t know what’s wrong, but we just know something isn’t right. I can help you explore what is going on for you by giving you a supportive space to talk and be heard.
Obviously over the 25 years of being a counsellor I have enabled clients to overcome many difficulties in life, including death or loss of loved ones, childhood sexual abuse, more general depression and anxiety and coming to terms with life situations such as being LGBTQI+, transgender, and more recently being neurodivergent.
If you are feeling worthless, empty, don't know where to turn or life just isn't what you signed up for, then please get in touch. I have worked with many people like you who felt life was hopeless, but learned in therapy how to relate better to people (and to themselves) so that their lives started feeling joyous and they woke up in the morning raring to go, instead of wanting to stay in bed for ever.
Obviously over the 25 years of being a counsellor I have enabled clients to overcome many difficulties in life, including death or loss of loved ones, childhood sexual abuse, more general depression and anxiety and coming to terms with life situations such as being LGBTQI+, transgender, and more recently being neurodivergent.
If you are feeling worthless, empty, don't know where to turn or life just isn't what you signed up for, then please get in touch. I have worked with many people like you who felt life was hopeless, but learned in therapy how to relate better to people (and to themselves) so that their lives started feeling joyous and they woke up in the morning raring to go, instead of wanting to stay in bed for ever.
I am an integrative relational UKCP trainee psychotherapist in advanced training. I work with a range of issues, including trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD (CPTSD), anxiety, grief, and depression. Sometimes, issues aren't clear and may simply feel like being lost or without direction. Relational psychotherapy focuses on the role of relationships and interpersonal dynamics in understanding and addressing psychological issues. While past relationships matter, my approach also emphasises the present moment. By exploring your current thoughts, feelings, and interactions, we can gain insight into how you relate to others and yourself right now
I am an integrative relational UKCP trainee psychotherapist in advanced training. I work with a range of issues, including trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD (CPTSD), anxiety, grief, and depression. Sometimes, issues aren't clear and may simply feel like being lost or without direction. Relational psychotherapy focuses on the role of relationships and interpersonal dynamics in understanding and addressing psychological issues. While past relationships matter, my approach also emphasises the present moment. By exploring your current thoughts, feelings, and interactions, we can gain insight into how you relate to others and yourself right now
I am an experienced psychotherapist using an integrative, person centred approach. Having training and experience in different styles of counselling means I can find the best approach to work with you and the issues arising. I hold the relationship between us to be the foundation of the work we are able to do. Being with you as you face difficulties will be a powerful part of our work together. Initially, feeling vulnerable with me can be a challenge in itself. But this can provide the start of change. I work with loss, anger, confusion, sadness, worry and other emotional injuries hard to bear.
I am an experienced psychotherapist using an integrative, person centred approach. Having training and experience in different styles of counselling means I can find the best approach to work with you and the issues arising. I hold the relationship between us to be the foundation of the work we are able to do. Being with you as you face difficulties will be a powerful part of our work together. Initially, feeling vulnerable with me can be a challenge in itself. But this can provide the start of change. I work with loss, anger, confusion, sadness, worry and other emotional injuries hard to bear.
Dr Nicky Bould
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
York YO1 (Online Only)
Hello, I’m Nicky and I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. I work with people who are experiencing a wide range of concerns. I also specialise in supporting people with physical health conditions and I have been working in NHS cancer services for over 15 years. I have extensive experience of working with people who are living with conditions such as cancer, diabetes, persistent pain, gastrointestinal problems (such as IBS), dermatological issues and also life-limiting illnesses. In addition to this, I also work more generally with issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, stress, relationship difficulties and trauma.
Hello, I’m Nicky and I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. I work with people who are experiencing a wide range of concerns. I also specialise in supporting people with physical health conditions and I have been working in NHS cancer services for over 15 years. I have extensive experience of working with people who are living with conditions such as cancer, diabetes, persistent pain, gastrointestinal problems (such as IBS), dermatological issues and also life-limiting illnesses. In addition to this, I also work more generally with issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, stress, relationship difficulties and trauma.
You wish things could be different, and don’t know how to go about making that happen. I offer a non-judgemental, safe, compassionate place for you where you can consider the changes you’d like to see in your life. I work with those who are exploring their identity - be that around neurodivergent traits, gender-questioning, or more generally. I also work with those facing life changing circumstances and living loss. Whatever you bring - my aim is to work in partnership with you as we explore the challenges and potential alternative perspectives/strategies so that you feel better able to deal with what life brings you.
You wish things could be different, and don’t know how to go about making that happen. I offer a non-judgemental, safe, compassionate place for you where you can consider the changes you’d like to see in your life. I work with those who are exploring their identity - be that around neurodivergent traits, gender-questioning, or more generally. I also work with those facing life changing circumstances and living loss. Whatever you bring - my aim is to work in partnership with you as we explore the challenges and potential alternative perspectives/strategies so that you feel better able to deal with what life brings you.
I believe that when people talk change can happen. If you have been the victim of Domestic abuse and violence, are coming to terms with childhood abuse and making sense of how this has impacted you now, are looking at loss and bereavement or making sense of your time at Boarding School, I may be a good fit for you.
I believe that when people talk change can happen. If you have been the victim of Domestic abuse and violence, are coming to terms with childhood abuse and making sense of how this has impacted you now, are looking at loss and bereavement or making sense of your time at Boarding School, I may be a good fit for you.
Are things getting on top of you, so that your day to day living is a struggle, and your relationships with others are strained? Do you feel like past, or current, events are effecting how you cope with life today? I help people feel more confidence in their relationships by identifying the hurdles that are holding them back. I help people to find peace of mind by managing their anxiety or low mood. I support people through their bereavement to enable them to enjoy life again. Let me help you to make sense of your difficulties, so that you can connect more positively with your loved ones and the world.
Are things getting on top of you, so that your day to day living is a struggle, and your relationships with others are strained? Do you feel like past, or current, events are effecting how you cope with life today? I help people feel more confidence in their relationships by identifying the hurdles that are holding them back. I help people to find peace of mind by managing their anxiety or low mood. I support people through their bereavement to enable them to enjoy life again. Let me help you to make sense of your difficulties, so that you can connect more positively with your loved ones and the world.
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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.