| Facing
Up to Separation and Loss
 A
One Day Workshop on Adult Bereavement
Saturday 17 April 2010
London W2
The significance of the relationship with a
parent or parents for the only child is particularly strong. The
loss of one or both through death is a huge experience for most
of us, irrespective of whether our relationship was harmonious
or not.
With the death of one, we may be challenged
to become a surrogate partner, with the death of the last or
only one, we are orphaned. We
can feel devastated, relieved, angry, sad, confused, lonely, or
all of these. Whatever our experiences, it will mean there
is no one left with whom to share our immediate family history
and, as we confront life alone, we face ourselves as individuals
in a new way, perhaps for the first time.
If you are an adult only
who has lost one or both parents, or are anticipating the loss
of them, this facilitated workshop is for you. It is a chance to
grieve, support and be supported by others in a similar situation. It
is an invitation to explore your future. Facilitators
Ann Richardson is
a UKCP registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist and has been working
in private practice in London since 1994. She has specialised in
working with only children and is Founder and Director of BeingAnOnly.
 Tony Walker is
a Senior Accredited Practitioner with the British Association
for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He is an only child. He
has been Head of Counselling at Middlesex University, worked with
patients in primary and secondary care and recently conducted therapy
groups, workshops and one-to-one sessions with clients undergoing
treatment and rehabilitation for addiction at St Luke's First
and Second Stage Centres in South London. He has facilitated a
variety of groups including one for adult only children. With
a background in pastoral care, his wider experience in the
community and local radio has made him sensitive to both
spiritual and secular attitudes to bereavement.
Location
Little Venice,
London W2
Fee: £80
Please make your cheque payable to M A Richardson and send to BeingAnOnly,
PO Box 50341, London W4 5ZA to confirm your place. Fees will ony be
refunded if the workshop is cancelled.
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Your workshop was such a
liberating experience! One of the best inspirations for me was your
emphasis on the strengths and survival skills the only child develops
- so many are inclined to dwell on the negative aspects.
Jennie
'I just wanted to thank you
again for the workshop on relationships. It was a great
weekend and one I shall remember for a long time. I found
it very valuable and it was a revelation to be able to talk and
share about only issues.
In the last few weeks following the workshop, I have felt a greater level of
self-acceptance.
Strange, when we know what
is at the root of our pain we cannot erase it completely, but
we can take steps to learn how to live with it and move forward.'
Margaret
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