Counselling
Grief and Bereavement Counselling
Firstly, if you’re reading this, I’m sorry for your loss.
Whether you have experienced the death of someone important in your life, or you’re worried about somebody who has, grief can feel incredibly overwhelming, isolating, and difficult to navigate. If you need someone to talk to, guidance around the many practical next steps after a death, or support making sense of life alongside grief, Grief Connect® offers a space where you can find understanding, connection, support, and hope again whilst carrying your loss.
When to Seek Support
The grieving process will look and feel different for everyone. It’s also important to allow yourself the time and space to mourn your loss. A number of factors will determine whether you might seek external help in coping with your grief. There is also nothing wrong with simply feeling like you need someone to talk to. Speaking to someone who is not emotionally involved in your personal situation can be really helpful.
Who Can Access Support
Anyone Grieving a Death
Whatever the relationship, whatever the circumstance. You do not need a referral to book.
Families & Supporters
If someone you care about is grieving and you are not sure how to help, counselling can give you practical guidance and a bit more confidence.
Professional Referrals
Funeral homes and health professionals are welcome to refer at any stage.
Through Your Employer
If your employer offers an Employee Assistance Program with Grief Connect®, counselling may be available to you at no cost. Read more about Employee Assistance Programs
What Counselling Looks Like
Sessions are guided by your needs and your pace, using a person-centred, strengths-based approach. The focus is practical ways to manage grief day to day, alongside how you are actually doing: finding hope, building resilience, and working out what life looks like while you carry your loss.
Help finding other services. After a death, working out which services you need is exhausting on top of everything else. Grief Connect® can point you toward trusted support for legal matters, estates, practical help and daily life after loss.
Online, Australia wide. Sessions happen wherever you are, from the privacy of your own space.
$230 per session. Sessions are 60 minutes.
Counselling is with Michelle Moriarty, founder of Grief Connect® and an Accredited Social Worker (AASW, registration SW-00021595).
“We get no choice. If we love, we grieve.”
– Thomas Lynch
The First Step is Often the Hardest
Making that first appointment booking is often difficult. It means admitting that you need a little extra help in coping with your grief. It’s important to know that’s completely normal and that you’re not alone. Together we can chart a course through this difficult time in your life.
Making your first appointment booking is a step forward in your grief journey.