Grief and Bereavement Therapy

Losing someone you love can turn your world upside down. Grief can feel overwhelming, confusing, and isolating — and it often doesn’t follow a clear timeline. If you’re struggling to cope, therapy can offer space, support, and guidance through your loss. At Hampstead Psychology, we provide compassionate therapy for grief and bereavement — in clinics across London or online.

What Does Grief Feel Like?

Everyone grieves differently. For some, it comes in waves. For others, it’s a constant heaviness. There is no “right” way to grieve.

You might feel:

Numb, lost, or disconnected from life
Intense sadness or bursts of anger
Guilt about things said or unsaid
Struggles with sleep, appetite, or memory
Anxiety or fear of more loss
Pressure to “move on” before you’re ready

Grief can also bring up feelings from earlier life experiences. Therapy can help you make sense of it all.

We tailor treatment to each individual, drawing on a range of evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Behavioural Activation, EMDR, and other specialist therapies. Or see other pages related to anxiety here PTSD and trauma, stress and burnout and depression.

How therapy can help

Grief therapy isn’t about “getting over it.” It’s about finding ways to carry your loss while still living a meaningful life.

We offer support through:

Compassion-Focused Therapy – to ease self-blame and soothe emotional pain
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – to help you live with grief and connect with what matters
Behavioural Activation – to help you to move on.

In therapy, you can:

Feel understood and supported
Express feelings that are hard to share with others
Understand complicated or delayed grief
Find your own way forward, without pressure or judgement

What to expect

Sessions are 50 minutes, usually weekly
We work in clinics across London or online
Therapy is always tailored to your pace, your story, and your needs
We welcome people grieving recent or long-ago losses, of any kind

You don’t have to wait until you’re “falling apart” — therapy can support you at any stage of grief.

Take the First Step

Grief can feel lonely — but you don’t have to go through it alone. Therapy offers a gentle, steady space to process loss and begin to heal.

📞 Contact us today to book a session or learn more about how we can support you.

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Meet The Team

At Hampstead Psychology, all of our psychologists have extensive training to doctoral level and decades of experience in their field of expertise. You will be matched with a psychologist that has the knowledge and skill to help you understand and overcome your problem - not just in the short term but for good.