Katy Ruffels

Are you looking for support through your grief? Do you need to talk through big, complicated and painful feelings? Maybe you just need somewhere to be real, to let everything out – a break from trying to be OK. 

I provide compassionate and professional bereavement counselling in Brighton and Hove, as well as online. I'm fully qualified, with a Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling and with specialist training and experience in working with grief. Whatever the circumstances of your loss, our sessions are where you might begin to make sense of it, to identify your needs, to make connections with other parts of your life and to consider what healing might look like. If you feel you're struggling to trust the natural grieving process, we might explore assumptions about what is 'normal' and find new ways to understand your grief. 

At the base of my work is the person-centred approach. This means I will follow your lead, trusting that you know what's most important and where the pain lies. But this non-directive approach doesn't mean I'm a passive participant. I'll give you my full attention, noticing and reflecting, and holding your feelings gently as together we explore your experience of loss.