About Alex James
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Alex James MBACP is a professional bereavement counsellor/consultant, agony aunt and author who has worked with bereaved individuals and families for many years. Specialising in sudden traumatic bereavement, Alex has worked for agencies as a trauma support worker, trainer and voluntarily for a charitable trust supporting those impacted by road death. Alex, who lives and works in the UK, is currently based at a hospice, developing specific services for children, supporting children and their families pre- and post-bereavement. Alongside this much needed work she continues to manage a bereavement website where she offers confidential e-mail support 365 days a year and also publishes an on line bereavement magazine . Alex has appeared on national and local radio and is the author of Living with Bereavement.
Alex James's Articles
Self-Torture Legacy for Many Grieving Suicide
Families and loved ones of those who choose to end their own lives are all faced with the unanswerable question, Why?
We may assume that for those families where the deceased left a note, the answer to …
Healthy Grief Expression Can Happen in Many Forms
Many who grieve find it difficult to express how they are feeling. As time passes, the opportunity to talk about their deceased loved one becomes less frequent whilst inside them the need to talk continues. Finding …
Don’t Stop Others From Crying
I often use visualisation when working with my clients. I talk with them about the feelings that they are holding in, feel unable to share, or in some cases feel pressure either spoken or unspoken …
After a Loss, Answering the Question: Who Am I Now?
Death affects and changes everything. The circumstances and impact affect not only the obvious areas of life but every area and simple tasks that used to be easily undertaken can seem enormous and just too …
Death of Child Affects Relationships Throughout Family
When anyone we love dies our lives are changed; things we had planned will no longer be the same. The death of a child is often the least expected death, and the ongoing effect upon …
Is There Life After Death?
When someone we love dies, it leaves us with the unanswered question: “ Where are they?” There is a huge gaping void that they once filled. Where is my mother – her laugh, the unusual and inventive …
Woman Loses Organs to Cancer, Still Revels in Life
Caregivers Need Time to Let Go
Respecting Boundaries When Comforting a Grieving Heart
Shhhh…Listen Closely. It’s the Sound of Someone Healing
Loss of Husband Makes Life Doubly Hard
August 19: Guest Rev. Robert Phillips: Topic: Speaking the Unspeakable
