Compassionate therapy for grief
My name is Milena, I am a BACP-registered counsellor with a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Strathclyde. (Read more about my background and training)
I focus on providing compassionate support for individuals facing grief and loss. You may be finding yourself overwhelmed with changes not knowing where to start. When it comes to grief work, very little is simple or easy, I understand the courage it takes to reach out. You don’t have to know what you need before reaching out. Many reach out feeling uncertain and simply aware what they're carrying has become too hard to manage alone. I would be honoured to meet you wherever you are on your journey.
In the face of distress and overwhelm, it’s natural to protect ourselves by retreating into our minds, to try make sense of what happened, seek answers or think our way back to safety.
But healing doesn’t always happen through understanding alone.
Sometimes, you can’t think your way out of this.
You can feel your way through it.
I believe healing can be felt most through the therapeutic relationship between person and counsellor. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and influenced by Person-Centred Therapy, attachment theory, and nervous system awareness.
What you might be facing:
- Bereavement or infant loss.
- Anticipatory or prolonged grief for a loved one affected by a life-threatening condition.
- Delayed or age-old grief that may have remained unprocessed.
- Disenfranchised grief severe enough to warrant deep mourning in you (death by suicide, divorce, pet loss, estrangement, expat/immigration circumstances, LGBTQAI+ or “unrecognised” relationships, fertility challenges).
- Collective grief as part of a nation or group of people affected by war, natural disaster, on-going widespread public tragedy.
Together, we will focus on helping you:
- Connect to your grief - naming aloud what it is you are missing or have lost. What it means to you emotionally, cognitively, physically, and spiritually.
- Focus on finding an anchor and navigate the agony of unanswered questions.
- Quiet the spirals of rumination, overwhelm, shame or guilt.
- Feel truly seen and less alone in what you’re carrying.
- Rebuild a sense of internal stability, self-trust, and ability to make decisions with and beyond grief.
- Practice open communication with family, friends, co-workers while also setting healthy boundaries to support you.
How self-referral for counselling works:
Step 1: Contact
Send a short, private message through the contact form, pick a suitable date and time for when I should call you.
Step 2: Initial Call
A relaxed 20-minute chat to discuss what I offer and a chance for me to begin building an understanding of your current experiences and hear about what may have brought you to counselling.
Step 3: Booking your first session
Arranging the details such as fees, confidential contracting, the frequency and medium for sessions.