I offer specialised counselling for individuals and couples who are childless not by choice
Accepting the idea of a different future to the one you have envisaged is a brave decision and it can bring with it feelings of loss, anger and profound sadness. No one has experienced childlessness in quite the same way as anyone else.
We all need to tell our story in our own way and it can be very helpful to talk to someone at this time.
I have my own story of childlessness and have come through, and positively, out the other side. In my experience there is a life beyond childlessness, and it's a good one.
Building your new life
It may be hard to imagine now but a life without children can be rewarding and meaningful, different, but not less important or valuable.
We can work together to help you find your way towards that.
Find out more at: www.merielwhalecounselling.co.uk
Meriel Whale is an experienced, compassionate and understanding childless counsellor, now working with couples as well as individuals.
She responds with compassion and listens with empathy. No matter how strong your feelings are, she will be able to help you process them so you can move forward with your life, staying with you on your path for as long as you need her to.
Meriel will walk alongside you both until you see a way forward to a fulfilling life without children. LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent inclusive.
Find out more at: www.merielwhalecounselling.co.uk
TESTIMONIALS
I found my sessions with Meriel really helpful. She’s a good listener and easy to talk to. She encouraged me to look and think about things differently which helped me deal with how I had been feeling. I would recommend her to anyone.
Meriel and I worked together for over a year and I felt very safe, understood and held by her....I believe she was instrumental in helping me....to feel whole, happy and proud of myself again...Meriel struck a wonderful balance of giving me space to share whatever had been coming up for me, listening and reflecting back, and responding with her own offerings. I really responded to her creativity, humour and use of metaphor. We exclusively worked together online, but the experience felt as therapeutic as it would’ve done had we met in person....She’s using and transforming her own experiences to help others and is excellent at what she does. I can’t recommend Meriel highly enough, and I will forever be grateful for her support throughout a very difficult - but ultimately transformative and affirming - time in my life.
