Grief does not follow a timetable. It arrives differently for every person and every loss, and there is no right way to do it. Bereavement counselling in Newcastle offers an unhurried, compassionate space to sit with your loss and find your own way through it.
Errikos Kotzakioulafis is a BACP registered counsellor with over 10 years of experience supporting people through grief and loss in Newcastle upon Tyne. In-person sessions in Gosforth and online appointments available.
Grief is not only about death. Therapy can support you through any significant loss that has fundamentally changed your world.
Whether sudden or anticipated, the loss of a partner, parent, child, sibling or close friend can be devastating and disorienting. Therapy provides space to grieve without pressure or timeline.
The end of a marriage or long-term relationship brings its own form of grief that is often underestimated. Relationship counselling can help you process the loss and begin to move forward.
Redundancy, retirement or a significant career change can trigger grief for the life and sense of self you had built around your work.
A diagnosis or permanent change in physical ability means grieving the life you had before and the future you had imagined for yourself.
Miscarriage, stillbirth and fertility difficulties bring profound grief that is often misunderstood or minimised. Your loss is real and you deserve support.
Grief for estrangement, addiction in a loved one, or any loss that others do not recognise as real grief. The pain is valid regardless of whether others acknowledge it.
Bereavement counselling does not aim to rush you through grief or arrive at some point of neat acceptance. The goal is to provide a space where your loss can be honoured, whatever form it takes and however complicated the feelings that come with it.
Working person-centredly, we go at your pace entirely. Over time, as trust builds, we may explore the nature of your relationship with what you have lost, the different emotions that arise, and any complicated feelings such as anger, guilt or relief that grief sometimes brings.
Grief often arrives alongside depression, anxiety or physical symptoms, and therapy can support all of these. Many people also find that an old grief resurfaces during a new loss; we can work with both.
Bereavement counselling draws on different approaches depending on the nature of your loss and what feels right for you.
A warm, unhurried space to talk about your loss without judgement. Being truly heard is itself a significant part of the healing process.
Explores the meaning of the relationship you have lost and how your history shapes how you grieve, particularly where loss is complicated by difficult feelings.
Helps you make room for grief without being overwhelmed by it, and reconnect with what matters to you in life even while you are mourning.
Bereavement counselling is therapy with a specific focus on loss. The same core skills apply, tailored to the particular challenges of navigating grief. Integrative counselling means we draw on whatever approach serves you best.
There is no fixed timeline. Some people find short-term support helpful in the immediate aftermath of a loss; others prefer ongoing sessions over many months. We work entirely at your pace.
Yes. Grief does not expire. Many people find losses from years or even decades ago resurface at certain moments in life. Therapy can help at any point, not only immediately after a loss.
Yes. Online sessions are available for those who prefer to access support from home.
If you are ready to talk, I am here to listen. I offer a free initial conversation with no obligation, so you can get a sense of how I work before deciding anything.
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