Contact – Elvire Beijdorff
Telephone Number – 01437 763223
This service is offered to the families and carers of our patients and we do also take outside referrals for anyone who is bereaved.
Paul Sartori also provide an anticipatory grief service for children*. This is available to anyone below 18 years of age. We have to two qualified counsellors able to work with children. The sessions are a maximum of an hour long and take place here at Paul Sartori House, Winch Lane, Haverfordwest. Please contact Elvire Beijdorff (Lead Counsellor) to refer, or for further information.
The team will usually have got to know those close to the patient in the weeks or months before the death. One of us will contact you and offer to visit in the weeks after the death, to offer support and information.
We realise that the weeks and months after the loss of someone close can be very sad, confusing and difficult. Many people tell us that they just don’t know what to do, and where to start. You may feel overwhelmed by your thoughts and feelings, as well as the practical and financial implications of your loss. The bereavement support team is able to offer support to you during this time. Please do not hesitate to contact us for help.
The Counselling and Bereavement Team provide:
- Telephone support
- Individual help for children, adults and other members of the family
- Small group therapies which give you an opportunity to share your feelings and experiences with others who are bereaved. We run bereavement groups
- Invitations to attend a memorial service, often referred to as Light up a Life events
- Written information about the experience of bereavement
- Advice about sources of help with the financial worries and paper work which can follow bereavement
- A bereavement group for parents every second Friday of the month from 11am to 1pm at Paul Sartori House
*Funding for the Children’s Anticipatory Grief Service has recently been awarded by the Hywel Dda University Health Board to Paul Sartori to deliver this service in the county for 2 years from September 2017.
