Jigsaw Counselling

Losing someone close

When we lose someone close it can happen in the blink of an eye or equally over a period of time, such as watching our loved one endure a terminal illness.

How an individual deals with this sense of loss can be a unique and personal experience. At Jigsaw we recognise and understand the various highs and lows that a bereaved person may go through in order to acknowledge their pain, anguish and the myriad of emotions that accompany such a loss. This may happen whatever relationship the bereaved person has had with the person they have lost.

Loss of a parent

When we lose a parent we intrinsically know that this is the natural process of life - having this knowledge however, fails to make the loss any easier and there can sometimes be no words to describe the feelings and emotions surrounding it. Jigsaw provides the space, time and often-useful silences within sessions over a period of weeks, which allows acceptance to gradually filter into the present and future plans of the client.

Losing a baby

Having to grieve the loss of your baby is almost unthinkable; it is not only the loss of the baby but also the dreams, hopes and future of that child. There may have been much trauma in giving birth or at other times during the pregnancy such as the last scan. Family and Friends may rally round for a while and then once the funeral or service is over you may be left to get on with your life, maybe go back to work, having to explain your loss, time and time again to well meaning colleagues.

The physical pain subsides and life may slowly start to return to some kind of normality. For some though, the emotional and psychological pain lingers on. Fathers and family members may suffer too but are often indirectly left out of the loss process as they take care of the mother and her needs. The range of emotions a parent may go through after their baby dies may come and go in waves of despair, crying, disbelief, anger, self blame and functioning on autopilot for much of the time.