Louise Flory
Gentle bereavement and loss support
About Louise
Louise Flory supports people dealing with grief and related struggles. She focuses on bereavement alongside issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment problems, blended family tensions, cancer-related loss, and feelings of guilt and shame. Louise aims to make talking about painful experiences feel easier and more manageable.
She brings 25 years of experience from work in the charity sector, including roles with Mind and bereavement organisations. Her background also includes supporting people who experienced sexual abuse in childhood.
Background and approach
That history shapes a practical, down-to-earth style in sessions. Louise trained in psychodynamic approaches early in her career and keeps learning through ongoing professional development. Recent qualifications include a Barnardo's Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling and an advanced certificate in grief and loss.
She draws on many years of direct practice rather than technical jargon. In conversation she offers warmth and empathy and works at a steady pace that suits each person.
Sessions are a space to talk through what feels raw, to untangle family of origin patterns, to address isolation or a faltering sense of purpose, or to make sense of trauma and post-traumatic stress. People can expect a compassionate listener who combines practical experience with up-to-date bereavement knowledge.
Louise aims to help people find clearer steps forward, whether the loss happened recently or long ago.
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Approaches to grief and how they work online
Therapeutic conversations with Louise draw on psychodynamic ideas, which look at how past relationships and early family patterns affect current feelings. This approach helps when someone wants to understand recurring relationship patterns, attachment worries or family of origin concerns.Her work also uses evidence-based grief-informed practice, which focuses on naming losses, recognising how grief shows up in daily life, and finding ways to manage intense emotions. This kind of support is useful after a recent death or when loss feels unresolved years later.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Louise will listen to what matters to each person, discuss possible ways of working, and agree a plan that fits their needs and goals. She adapts methods as the therapy progresses so the work stays relevant.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use facial cues and a fuller conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, live chat suits shorter check-ins or times when typing feels easier, and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep contact when in-person work is not possible.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
