Registered charity number - 1207785
Sudden death is extremely traumatic for the loved ones left behind. You’re left in a state of utter shock, disbelief, deep sorrow and grief.
Our aim is to provide emotional support to those who need it most, when they need it, without lengthy waiting lists.
Counselling is a form of 'talk therapy'. It is a process where an individual meets with a professional in order to help process their emotions.
Small group counselling is also a form of talk therapy but, instead of an individual, it is for a small group of people, typically a family who are all grieving the same sudden loss of a loved one.
This is when a large group of people come together for emotional support. Sudden Sam aims to host various community events, such as coffee mornings focusing on bereavement, sudden loss, and trauma.
If you require emotional support for yourself following a sudden death of a loved one, please fill in this referral form to the best of your ability.
A member of the team will then be in touch with you with the next steps.
If you are requesting emotional support for somebody else, please fill in this referral form.
This could be if you’re requesting emotional support for a dependent of yours.
We often run community emotional support events, such as Coffee Mornings and Walk and Talks.
These are a good opportunity to meet people who have a similar shared experience to you.
We often run Community Coffee Mornings. The purpose of this is to fight isolation and enable people who have been through a similar experience to network and validate each other's feelings, experiences and emotions.
We ensure that our Coffee Mornings are in a warm, comfortable location and work hard on creating a no-pressure, welcoming environment.
As well as our Coffee Mornings, we also run Walk and Talks. The purpose of this is similar to the Coffee Mornings, but instead of chatting over a cup of coffee, we chat whilst we walk.
We select a route that is scenic, calm and welcoming and invite people to come along to join us on our walk, whilst we chat about our experiences.