Specialist Bereavement Counselling in Berkshire
Sally Hunt — 15 years focused entirely on grief and loss. Based near Pangbourne, serving West Berkshire, Reading, and South Oxfordshire.
face to face or by Zoom
Finding the right person to talk to after a bereavement is one of the most important decisions you can make. Not every counsellor specialises in grief. I do. Bereavement is the only thing I work with, which means every client I have seen, every situation I have encountered, every approach I have developed has been about loss — nothing else.
My name is Sally Hunt. I am a BACP-accredited counsellor based near Pangbourne in West Berkshire. I see clients face to face at my consulting room, and I work with people from across Berkshire, Reading, Caversham, South Oxfordshire, and occasionally further afield.
Why Choose Sally?
- Bereavement Only I don’t treat 40 different conditions. Grief and loss is all I do. That depth of focus makes a real difference to the support I can offer.
- BACP Accredited Fully qualified and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Also listed on the Counselling Directory. DBS checked.
- Face to Face I see clients at my consulting room near Pangbourne. Most find the quiet, rural setting helps. Zoom clients are also accommodated for those who cannot travel.
How Counselling Can Help You
Grief can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. Sally provides tailored support to help you:
✅ Understand and process emotions
✅ Navigate difficult anniversaries and life changes
✅ Build resilience and regain confidence
✅ Find hope and healing in a supportive environment
What makes bereavement counselling different
Grief is not something you simply get over
People come to me at all stages of grief. Some arrive within weeks of a loss, when the shock is still overwhelming. Others come a year or two later, surprised that the feelings have not faded or have suddenly intensified around an anniversary. Both are completely normal. There is no fixed timescale for grief, and there is no point at which it is too late to seek support.
I work with the full range of bereavement: the loss of a partner or spouse, a parent, a child, a friend, a sibling. I also work with pet bereavement, suicide bereavement, anticipatory grief — grief that begins before a death — and disenfranchised grief, which covers losses that others around you may not fully acknowledge or understand.
Difficult dates
One of the things that distinguishes specialist bereavement work is understanding the calendar of grief. Christmas, a birthday, a wedding anniversary, the anniversary of the death itself — these dates rarely get easier on their own. Part of the work I do with clients is helping them prepare: understanding what they are likely to feel, how those feelings may catch them off guard, and what to do when they do.
This kind of preparation is not something you will find in a general counselling practice. It comes from years of working with bereaved people through exactly these moments.
Areas
Covering Berkshire, Reading, and South Oxfordshire
My consulting room near Pangbourne is well placed for clients across a wide area. I regularly see people from West Berkshire — including Streatley, Theale, Newbury, Thatcham, Aldermaston, and Mortimer — as well as from Reading, Caversham, and into South Oxfordshire, including Goring, Wallingford, and Woodcote. If you are unsure whether my location works for you, please do call.
About Sally
About Sally Hunt
I trained as a counsellor and began my career working with Cruse Bereavement, one of the UK’s leading bereavement charities, where I eventually managed my local branch and supervised a team of counsellors. That experience — working alongside and supporting other counsellors dealing with grief — gave me a depth of understanding that private practice alone cannot provide. I moved into private practice and have worked exclusively with bereavement ever since.
I hold a BACP membership (number 269896) and follow the BACP Ethical Framework in all my work.
BACP Accredited
Fully qualified and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Specialist in Bereavement
15+ years focused exclusively on grief, loss, and the emotions that follow
Face to Face
Consulting room near Pangbourne, West Berkshire. Zoom clients also accommodated
Contact
Taking the first step
You do not need a referral. A short call or a brief message is enough to get started. I offer a free 20-minute initial conversation so we can both understand whether working together feels right.
Call now: 0771 5160337
Email: sally@berkshire-counselling.co.uk
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm
