Cruse Scotland Bereavement Support — Counsellor in Aberdeen, Scotland
Address42A Rose St AB10 1UD, Aberdeen, SCO
Phone+448088026161
Websitecrusescotland.org.uk
Cruse Scotland offers compassionate bereavement support across Scotland, aiming to help individuals understand, process, and navigate grief. They provide free and vital support through experienced volunteers and professional counselling services. Their approach focuses on building resilience and improving wellbeing during times of sorrow, stress, and loss. Services are available for adults and young people, with specialized support for militarybereaved individuals and professionals. Cruse Scotland also provides training for professionals to help them cope with grief in the workplace and create supportive environments. They rely on public donations to continue their work.
Best for
- Bereaved adults
- Bereaved children and young people
- Professionals needing grief training
| Key services | Bereavement counselling, Helpline support, GriefChat, Volunteer support, Bereavement training |
| Tags | bereavement, grief support, counselling, scotland, loss, helpline, charity, support group, trauma, wellbeing |
Reviews on Google4.0 · 5 reviews
My mum lost her own mum 14 months ago (my father 17 years previous and numerous friends and family members along the way) and it really hit her 6 months later when she walked out of her job of 15 years. She was advised to contact cruse by her GP who signed her off and suspected physical ailments and out-of-character behaviour may be symptoms of unresolved grief dating right back to her husbands death. She then waited 5 months for a phonecall from Cruse, which operated like an over the phone questionnaire. At the end of which she was told as she wasn’t suicidal she didn’t qualify for support. She also commented to me that the phonecall seemed automated as the interviewer talked over her multiple times. Also cut her off with a “thank you, bye” as she tried to elaborate on her answers at the end. Basically a half year wait for someone to call you and say ‘sorry for your loss’ over the phone. It’s insulting frankly. A bereavement service of all places should understand grief doesn’t have a timeframe, nor does ‘not coping’ always manifest as suicide. This will be reported back to her GP, though I’d imagine it’ll be a case of being ping-ponged back to yet another dismal aspect of our health service. Thank you, bye.
Cruse is the best place people can go to when you are grieving a loved one. The counsellers there really care and listen to you