Bereavement Councelling

lmahoney79

Hey, not sure if this is in right forum but here goes. My Mam died nearly 2 months ago and im not sure if im coping very well with it, we were very close. I cant stop thinking about her and i get upset and panicky quite a bit. Also have had the same dream every night for the last 2 weeks nearly where she turns up out of the blue and turns out she was only lost, not dead. Not sure if i need any form of counselling. Wondered if anyone knew a good one and how much we talking here for one?? Cheers

Odysseus

It depends on the service you go to tbh. If you mother was involved with any of the hospices the offer a free service, but they prefer people to wait about four months after the bereavement for people to have had a bit of time to process things.

Bereavement counselling will help you to some degree, I went into back therapy after my own father's death last year. With saying that as a therapist I have plenty of places where I could talk about the issues that his death provoked, however, I needed a place away from that where I could process things.

If one of the hospices weren't involved there should be a low cost counselling service near you. The fees in such places are usually minimal and are based on a sliding scale in relation to you means. Where are you based? We might be able to locate such a service then

lmahoney79

Im in North Co Dublin and my Mam wasnt in any hospice she died in hospital. Thanks for the advice

Odysseus

lmahoney79 wrote: »

Im in North Co Dublin and my Mam wasnt in any hospice she died in hospital. Thanks for the advice

Check your local directory for counselling services you should find something there. Best of luck with it.

Serena08

Northside Counselling Service are very good they are based in Coolock there is no set fee they only ask for a donation after each session. You will be put on a waiting list depending on your circumstances if you work then evening appointments take a bit longer to get good luck


Northside Counselling Service Limited

Coolock Development Centre, Bunratty Drive, Bonnybrook
Dublin 17
Dublin Ireland
Email: Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Phone: (01) 848 4789
Fax: (01) 848 9999
Voluntary community-based counselling service. It offers confidential counselling on a one-to-one basis about a wide variety of matters, personal and social. Also runs a suicide support group and general coping-skills group.

BlueButterBean

Im in the exact same boat my mam passed away 7months ago and havent got a clue where to turn to.

lmahoney79

well you can PM me if you wanna chat about it.

sachamama

I hope you both have found someone to talk to about this. If you have not, there is a very good service called Bereavement counselling of Ireland.

Here is their website: http://www.dynamicintent.com/bcs/index.cfm

They're based in Baldoyle and they provide a free service to people who want someone to talk to.

xxxBrookexxx

Serena08 wrote: »

Northside Counselling Service are very good they are based in Coolock there is no set fee they only ask for a donation after each session. You will be put on a waiting list depending on your circumstances if you work then evening appointments take a bit longer to get good luck


Northside Counselling Service Limited

Coolock Development Centre, Bunratty Drive, Bonnybrook
Dublin 17
Dublin Ireland
Email: Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Phone: (01) 848 4789
Fax: (01) 848 9999
Voluntary community-based counselling service. It offers confidential counselling on a one-to-one basis about a wide variety of matters, personal and social. Also runs a suicide support group and general coping-skills group.

Hi I know this post was from ages ago, but what do you mean by voluntary community based counselling

JuliusCaesar

Hello xxxBrookexxx

if you google the Northside Counselling Service Ltd, you'll find it's a service staffed by volunteers, working in the community.
Some links; linky; and linky

xxxBrookexxx

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Hello xxxBrookexxx

if you google the Northside Counselling Service Ltd, you'll find it's a service staffed by volunteers, working in the community.
Some links; linky; and linky

Thanks, but does that mean that they arnt actually qualified Counsellors, like people with a degree in Psychology or something? if not then I don't think I'd be interested in going :S

Brooke

JuliusCaesar

Hi Brooke,

I think they are qualified Counsellors alright. But they may not/probably don't have a degree in psychology. If you look at the stickied threads at the top of the forum, you'll find information about the different professions, their training and qualifications.

HTH

JC