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Grief and Loss Counselling

Compassionate online grief counselling after the loss of a loved one. Support that follows your pace, without stages or timelines imposed on you.

Grief has no schedule and no correct sequence. Counselling gives it somewhere to go, in a space where you don't have to manage anyone else's feelings.

Signs you might recognise

You do not need to identify with all of these. Even a few is reason enough to talk to someone.

Waves of grief that arrive without warning months later
Guilt about things said, unsaid or left undone
Numbness, or a sense of unreality about the loss
Avoiding places, objects or conversations connected to the person
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
Anger — at doctors, at family, at the person who died
Feeling you should be 'over it' by now
Being the strong one for everyone and grieving alone

Why this happens

Grief is not a disorder to be cured; it is the cost of having loved someone. The older idea of fixed stages has largely been set aside in favour of a model where people oscillate between confronting the loss and getting on with life, and both are necessary. Difficulty tends to arise not from grieving 'wrongly' but from grieving without space — a common experience in Indian families where ritual obligations, extended-family expectations and a swift return to work can leave the bereaved person with no unclaimed hours in which to feel anything.

How therapy helps

What the work actually involves, session by session.

1

Space that belongs to you

Fifty minutes in which you are not consoling anyone, minimising for anyone's comfort, or performing recovery.

2

Working with guilt and anger

These are ordinary parts of grief, and they are the parts people feel least able to say aloud. Saying them aloud is usually where relief begins.

3

Continuing bonds

The aim is not to detach from the person you lost but to find a place for them that lets you live forward. That reframe helps many people enormously.

4

Recognising complicated grief

When grief stays acute and disabling well beyond the first year, more structured therapeutic work can help, and your therapist will discuss this openly with you.

Ready to start?

Book a short exploratory call. No commitment — just a conversation to work out what would help.

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Frequently asked questions

How long after a loss should I seek counselling?
There is no required waiting period. Some people want support in the first weeks; others come years later when grief resurfaces. Either is entirely valid.
Is it normal to feel relief after someone dies?
Yes — particularly after a long illness or a difficult relationship. Relief and love coexist far more often than people admit, and it does not mean you loved them less.
Can counselling help with non-death losses?
Yes. Divorce, miscarriage, estrangement, migration and loss of health all produce genuine grief, and they are often grieved without acknowledgement from others, which makes support more important rather than less.
What if I cry the whole session?
That is entirely acceptable and quite common. There is no expectation to hold it together here.
If you are in crisis, please reach out now.
Online therapy is not an emergency service. If you are thinking about harming yourself, contact Tele-MANAS on 14416 (free, 24×7, available in multiple Indian languages) or AASRA on +91 98204 66726. If there is immediate danger to life, call 112. If you are outside India, contact your local emergency number.
Written and clinically reviewed by Ms Priya ParwaniCounselling Psychologist & Founder, Insights WellbeingM.Sc. Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore · Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, Symbiosis University, Pune · B.A. Psychology, Sophia College · Certified Counsellor & PsychotherapistLast reviewed: July 2026. This page is for general information and is not a substitute for individual clinical assessment.

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