BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING IN MENTAL HEALTH

WHAT IS THE BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING IN MENTAL HEALTH?

SENIOR CBT PSYCHOTHERAPIST- Dr . FAWZY MASAOUD-LONDON ENGLAND

Bereavement counselling is the therapy that takes place when aprofessionally trained bereavement counsellor meets regularly with a person or group of persons who have experienced the death of a loved one.Unresolved grief can remain for many years after the death of a significant person in one’s life.Thus, recipients of bereavement counselling are not necessarily recently bereaved.The trained bereavement counsellor may or may not be a professional therapist. Often those who elect to be trained are members of the clergy, widows who have successfully completed their ownmourning, or funeral directors.

The focus of bereavement counselling is on health and normalcy. Bereavement is a psychologically healthy and appropriate response to thedeath of a relative or friend.