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Online Bereavement Counselling Service

If you’re struggling with grief, our online bereavement service offers free and professional video counselling to people living in the UK and over the age of 18.

What do you offer?

Our Online Bereavement Counselling Service offers up to 6 free sessions with a professional counsellor over video (Zoom).

Sessions are online so you can use the service from the comfort of home.

To use the service you’ll need to have access to a laptop, tablet or mobile phone with a camera and microphone. You'll also need a stable internet connection.

How does it work?

  1. To get started you’ll first need to complete a short questionnaire to check if our service is right for you.
  2. If we can offer you support, you’ll be asked to give us a few more details about yourself and create your online account.
  3. Once you’ve signed up you’ll be placed on our waiting list for an initial assessment.
  4. When an appointment is available we’ll invite you to book a time and date for your video assessment.
  5. After the assessment, if you and your assessor agree that our service can help, you’ll be allocated to a counsellor when one becomes available.
  6. You’ll then be able to use our online platform to book and manage your 6 video sessions.

Find out more about the service we offer and how it works.

98%

of clients reported a positive experience of therapy with the Online Bereavement Counselling Service in 2023

Who is it for?

We are able to offer you support once you are over the age of 18, and if:

  • You are bereaved, meaning you have suffered a loss after someone has died.
  • You have been bereaved for two months or more.
  • You are not currently receiving, or have recently received, counselling with another service or therapist.
  • You are physically within the UK at the time of having counselling.
  • You have access to a laptop, tablet or phone with a camera and microphone.
  • You have access to a stable internet connection.

If you're not sure whether this service is right for you, complete our short questionnaire or find out more about how this service works.

How do I sign up?

Get started by completing this short questionnaire, which will let you know what support we can offer you.

If we’re able to offer you a counselling assessment, you’ll be taken to a form to give us a few more details about yourself and create an account.

Alice’s story

Hear from Alice, as she talks about the difference our online bereavement counselling service made to her grief journey.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about the service please get in touch by emailing online.counselling@sueryder.org.

Find out what other grief support is available

From a community of others with similar experiences, to self-help information and tools, and expert support straight to your phone.

How the Online Bereavement Counselling Service works
Here, we set out the terms on which we provide the counselling service to you, what you can expect from us, and what you are agreeing to when you come to us for counselling.
Online Bereavement Counselling Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about our Online Bereavement Counselling Service.
Online Bereavement Counselling Troubleshooting
Having issues accessing our Online Counselling sessions via Zoom? Our troubleshooting page has useful tips and links to help you.