Bereavement Counselling in Mid North Coast, NSW
In my practice as a counsellor and expressive arts therapist, I provide a safe and supportive environment for those experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges, including anxiety, depression, grief, or significant life changes.
I offer a unique blend of evidence-based and client-centred therapy methods including ACT, CBT, existentialism, strength and solution-based therapy, mindfulness, motivation techniques, and expressive arts therapies. My innovative approach fosters engaging and transformative experiences tailored to your needs.
In my practice as a counsellor and expressive arts therapist, I provide a safe and supportive environment for those experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges, including anxiety, depression, grief, or significant life changes.
I offer a unique blend of evidence-based and client-centred therapy methods including ACT, CBT, existentialism, strength and solution-based therapy, mindfulness, motivation techniques, and expressive arts therapies. My innovative approach fosters engaging and transformative experiences tailored to your needs.
As I'm a death doula/end-of-life consultant as well as a Registered Counsellor, we also have the option of figuring out how you'd like to exit this world when your time comes and what to put in place.
The one constant we all share, regardless of our gender, wealth, race, location or religious beliefs is that we will spend our life in our body. This will also be one of the most confronting, challenging and potentially beautiful relationships we'll ever experience. Can we fully embrace our body? Can we come to terms with the social and cultural factors surrounding our body and, when the time comes to leave our body, will we do so with love and gratitude for how it helped us to connect with ourselves and others? Let's explore those questions together.
As I'm a death doula/end-of-life consultant as well as a Registered Counsellor, we also have the option of figuring out how you'd like to exit this world when your time comes and what to put in place.
The one constant we all share, regardless of our gender, wealth, race, location or religious beliefs is that we will spend our life in our body. This will also be one of the most confronting, challenging and potentially beautiful relationships we'll ever experience. Can we fully embrace our body? Can we come to terms with the social and cultural factors surrounding our body and, when the time comes to leave our body, will we do so with love and gratitude for how it helped us to connect with ourselves and others? Let's explore those questions together.
If you’re here, it’s likely because you’re navigating one of the most intense and transformative times of your life—whether that’s trying to conceive, experiencing a loss, going through pregnancy, or adjusting to the early days of parenthood.
What makes Life Changes Tamworth different? My approach is warm, personalised, and holistic, blending evidence-based therapies with gentle practices like energy healing and meditation. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all space; it’s a space where you can be yourself, feel what you need to feel, and find support that resonates with where you are right now.
If you’re here, it’s likely because you’re navigating one of the most intense and transformative times of your life—whether that’s trying to conceive, experiencing a loss, going through pregnancy, or adjusting to the early days of parenthood.
What makes Life Changes Tamworth different? My approach is warm, personalised, and holistic, blending evidence-based therapies with gentle practices like energy healing and meditation. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all space; it’s a space where you can be yourself, feel what you need to feel, and find support that resonates with where you are right now.
Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, relationship counselling, family/blended, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management.
Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, ASD & ADHD, relationship counselling, family/blended family challenges, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. in addition, Work Cover Sira NSW accredited. and NDIS Clients who prefer Face to Face, Phone or Video-link.
Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, relationship counselling, family/blended, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management.
Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, ASD & ADHD, relationship counselling, family/blended family challenges, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. in addition, Work Cover Sira NSW accredited. and NDIS Clients who prefer Face to Face, Phone or Video-link.
I am an ally of diversity and inclusion and work with adult clients experiencing relationship difficulties, living with chronic pain/illness, transitions and adjustments (e.g., journey/transition to parenthood), stress management, gender and cultural identity, self-esteem, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, work/life balance issues.
I am a registered psychologist, endorsed organisational psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. I partner with people from all walks and stages of life who are seeking psychological growth and would like assistance in improving their mental health.
I am an ally of diversity and inclusion and work with adult clients experiencing relationship difficulties, living with chronic pain/illness, transitions and adjustments (e.g., journey/transition to parenthood), stress management, gender and cultural identity, self-esteem, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, work/life balance issues.
I am a registered psychologist, endorsed organisational psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. I partner with people from all walks and stages of life who are seeking psychological growth and would like assistance in improving their mental health.
Issues treated (but not limited to) include; anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, school issues, suicidal thinking, personality disorder, anger management, gender transitioning, self-harm, grief and loss, work related issues (Workcover accredited psych), life coaching, relationship matters, family mediation, court and legal reports and the teaching of parenting skills.
I bring a wealth of life experience to clients that incorporate having worked with children, parents and teachers as a School Counsellor/Psychologist and in private practice across the life span. I have also experience working with kids and adults dealing with Gender Dysphoria, Aspergers, ADHD, ADD,ODD, challenging behaviours and intellectual disabilities.
Issues treated (but not limited to) include; anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, school issues, suicidal thinking, personality disorder, anger management, gender transitioning, self-harm, grief and loss, work related issues (Workcover accredited psych), life coaching, relationship matters, family mediation, court and legal reports and the teaching of parenting skills.
I bring a wealth of life experience to clients that incorporate having worked with children, parents and teachers as a School Counsellor/Psychologist and in private practice across the life span. I have also experience working with kids and adults dealing with Gender Dysphoria, Aspergers, ADHD, ADD,ODD, challenging behaviours and intellectual disabilities.
My areas of specialty include autism and neurodiversity support; living with chronic or life-limiting illness; overcoming anxiety and depression; and living with grief or bereavement.
I'm a counsellor, psychotherapist and social work therapist with over 15 years of experience and extensive professional training. Guided by your life and preferences, together we can draw from many different therapy modalities, and work holistically to uncover and deepen your strengths. We will discover and enrich the values that really matter to you, and that can help you navigate your life with more meaning. I can share helpful strategies to support you, your child and family through challenging times. Together, we'll unearth the answers and experience you already hold within you, so you can walk toward healing and hope again.
My areas of specialty include autism and neurodiversity support; living with chronic or life-limiting illness; overcoming anxiety and depression; and living with grief or bereavement.
I'm a counsellor, psychotherapist and social work therapist with over 15 years of experience and extensive professional training. Guided by your life and preferences, together we can draw from many different therapy modalities, and work holistically to uncover and deepen your strengths. We will discover and enrich the values that really matter to you, and that can help you navigate your life with more meaning. I can share helpful strategies to support you, your child and family through challenging times. Together, we'll unearth the answers and experience you already hold within you, so you can walk toward healing and hope again.
, change in/ loss of job, new health diagnoses, stage-of-life transitions, relationship breakdown, retirement)
- Anxiety, panic or stress
- Support in adjusting to later-in-life identification of neurodivergence (Autistics, ADHDers or AuDHDers)
- Trauma
- Chronic pain management
- Recovering from domestic violence
- Insomnia
In addition to her clinical psychology training and experience, Dee has gained much life experience and has developed knowledge, strategies and life-skills that she has personally incorported into her own self-care and has shared with her clients to support managing the inevitable challenges that arise throughout our different life stages.
, change in/ loss of job, new health diagnoses, stage-of-life transitions, relationship breakdown, retirement)
- Anxiety, panic or stress
- Support in adjusting to later-in-life identification of neurodivergence (Autistics, ADHDers or AuDHDers)
- Trauma
- Chronic pain management
- Recovering from domestic violence
- Insomnia
In addition to her clinical psychology training and experience, Dee has gained much life experience and has developed knowledge, strategies and life-skills that she has personally incorported into her own self-care and has shared with her clients to support managing the inevitable challenges that arise throughout our different life stages.
We specialize in couples counselling, as well as counselling for trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, stress management, grief and loss, low self-esteem, life coaching, parenting support and cancer counselling.
Welcome to my practice. I offer compassionate and confidential support for individuals and couples experiencing life challenges. With over 20 years of experience in counselling, psychotherapy and social work practice, I am able to specialize in areas such as anxiety and depression management, bereavement support, stress management and relationship issues.
We specialize in couples counselling, as well as counselling for trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, stress management, grief and loss, low self-esteem, life coaching, parenting support and cancer counselling.
Welcome to my practice. I offer compassionate and confidential support for individuals and couples experiencing life challenges. With over 20 years of experience in counselling, psychotherapy and social work practice, I am able to specialize in areas such as anxiety and depression management, bereavement support, stress management and relationship issues.
My areas of interest are Grief; Loss; Anxiety and Trauma.
I work holistically, bringing in somatic and mindfulness including EFT (tapping). I work from a person centred and trauma sensitive philosophy and don't focus on just one type of therapy type, I work with you to meet your goals, so my way of working with you is based on your needs and where you are at.
My areas of interest are Grief; Loss; Anxiety and Trauma.
I work holistically, bringing in somatic and mindfulness including EFT (tapping). I work from a person centred and trauma sensitive philosophy and don't focus on just one type of therapy type, I work with you to meet your goals, so my way of working with you is based on your needs and where you are at.
Today, I am driven not only to assist children coping with loss but also to support anyone navigating the profound impact of trauma, and grief and loss.
I am trauma-informed, strengths-based, and client-centered, utilising diverse therapeutic approaches to meet each client's unique needs. My practice includes play-based and creative therapies for children and adolescents. I also use psycho-education, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, Solution-focused therapy, ACT, and skills training in my work.
Today, I am driven not only to assist children coping with loss but also to support anyone navigating the profound impact of trauma, and grief and loss.
I am trauma-informed, strengths-based, and client-centered, utilising diverse therapeutic approaches to meet each client's unique needs. My practice includes play-based and creative therapies for children and adolescents. I also use psycho-education, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, Solution-focused therapy, ACT, and skills training in my work.
Do you have trauma, suicide/self-harm, grief, conflict, anxiety, panic, depression, transgender related, obsessions/compulsions, or behavioural issues impacting your wellbeing?
A life event that destabilises us can create all range of emotions and behavioural responses without our awareness and in turn, cause additional distress to your life. When we feel threatened, challenged or overwhelmed - our thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be all consuming. Without emotional processing and resolving the distress can form unhealthy maladaptive responses and associations. Engaging in professional help to support you through these events can provide you adaptive ways to respond to your world. Be brave and reach out.
Do you have trauma, suicide/self-harm, grief, conflict, anxiety, panic, depression, transgender related, obsessions/compulsions, or behavioural issues impacting your wellbeing?
A life event that destabilises us can create all range of emotions and behavioural responses without our awareness and in turn, cause additional distress to your life. When we feel threatened, challenged or overwhelmed - our thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be all consuming. Without emotional processing and resolving the distress can form unhealthy maladaptive responses and associations. Engaging in professional help to support you through these events can provide you adaptive ways to respond to your world. Be brave and reach out.
Counselling Solution—Forster & Port Macquarie
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
3 Endorsed
Port Macquarie, NSW 2444
Robin, a qualified counsellor (BA, GradDipCouns 2011, MCouns 2024), specialises in relationships, NDIS participants and is a grief and loss specialist.
When people first speak with us, they express feelings like, desperate, angry, helpless, stressed, lost, no-sense-of–belonging, not-good-enough, overwhelmed, and not-knowing-where-to-start. You may be feeling desperate, finding your life has unravelled, and that you have lost your way… When we meet, you are inviting us alongside you on your journey seeking understanding, meaning, and direction.
Robin, a qualified counsellor (BA, GradDipCouns 2011, MCouns 2024), specialises in relationships, NDIS participants and is a grief and loss specialist.
When people first speak with us, they express feelings like, desperate, angry, helpless, stressed, lost, no-sense-of–belonging, not-good-enough, overwhelmed, and not-knowing-where-to-start. You may be feeling desperate, finding your life has unravelled, and that you have lost your way… When we meet, you are inviting us alongside you on your journey seeking understanding, meaning, and direction.
I specialise in PTSD and trauma, attachment and relationship issues, addiction, grief and loss, depression and anxiety, childhood wounds, and reconnection with a sense of purpose and meaning in life.
I am a qualified, skilled and highly experienced therapist with over 20 years in practice. My approach is warm, compassionate and effective. I am committed to working in collaboration with you to develop an individualised and specifically tailored course of therapy that works. I offer short term counselling to target specific issues, and longer term therapy to identify, explore, and resolve the deeper underlying patterns and drivers of distress. I will help you understand yourself better, gain the skills you need to stay well and happy, and move towards living a life of choice, freedom and peace.
I specialise in PTSD and trauma, attachment and relationship issues, addiction, grief and loss, depression and anxiety, childhood wounds, and reconnection with a sense of purpose and meaning in life.
I am a qualified, skilled and highly experienced therapist with over 20 years in practice. My approach is warm, compassionate and effective. I am committed to working in collaboration with you to develop an individualised and specifically tailored course of therapy that works. I offer short term counselling to target specific issues, and longer term therapy to identify, explore, and resolve the deeper underlying patterns and drivers of distress. I will help you understand yourself better, gain the skills you need to stay well and happy, and move towards living a life of choice, freedom and peace.
My qualifications and focus areas of expertise are:
· Anxiety
· Life Events and Loss
· Environmental Distress, Anxiety and Loss (Eco-anxiety or Climate Change Anxiety)
· Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
· Building Personalised Mental Health Tool Kits for Wellbeing
· Resilience Coaching
Hello, my name is Katherine from Nature, Nurture and Resilience Counselling Services and I integrate mental health and environmental health.
I provide a range of services that help clients navigate our complex world. Many people today are struggling to cope with an overload of daily life stressors and future concerns, so much so, that when life events additionally happen a critical point is reached.
Additionally, my services help people with climate anxiety or in the aftermath of climate events (i.e fires, floods, cyclones, etc) and assist volunteers and emergency workers with trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout.
My qualifications and focus areas of expertise are:
· Anxiety
· Life Events and Loss
· Environmental Distress, Anxiety and Loss (Eco-anxiety or Climate Change Anxiety)
· Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
· Building Personalised Mental Health Tool Kits for Wellbeing
· Resilience Coaching
Hello, my name is Katherine from Nature, Nurture and Resilience Counselling Services and I integrate mental health and environmental health.
I provide a range of services that help clients navigate our complex world. Many people today are struggling to cope with an overload of daily life stressors and future concerns, so much so, that when life events additionally happen a critical point is reached.
Additionally, my services help people with climate anxiety or in the aftermath of climate events (i.e fires, floods, cyclones, etc) and assist volunteers and emergency workers with trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout.
I'm here to help with a wide variety of challenges, including trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, identity, relationships, loneliness, isolation, grief and loss.
My therapeutic approach is evidence-based and draws from a variety of practices including Psychodynamic Therapy, Attachment Theory and Parts Theory. I am also trained in Exposure and Polyvagal Therapies, and Mindfulness. My practice is strengths-based, non-judgemental, trauma-informed, and person-centred.
I'm here to help with a wide variety of challenges, including trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, identity, relationships, loneliness, isolation, grief and loss.
My therapeutic approach is evidence-based and draws from a variety of practices including Psychodynamic Therapy, Attachment Theory and Parts Theory. I am also trained in Exposure and Polyvagal Therapies, and Mindfulness. My practice is strengths-based, non-judgemental, trauma-informed, and person-centred.
She supports individuals to overcome attachment issues, relationship challenges, navigate grief and loss, heal from childhood trauma, and cultivate personal growth to live a more fulfilling life.
Sujata Khatri is a highly skilled Psychotherapist and Mental Health Nurse who embraces a holistic mind-body approach to therapy, recognising how our thoughts often restrict our perspectives and disconnect us from the insight of our bodies. Sujata's therapeutic approach fosters mindfulness, self-discovery, self-compassion and transformative change by bringing the unconscious aspects of ourselves into conscious awareness.
She supports individuals to overcome attachment issues, relationship challenges, navigate grief and loss, heal from childhood trauma, and cultivate personal growth to live a more fulfilling life.
Sujata Khatri is a highly skilled Psychotherapist and Mental Health Nurse who embraces a holistic mind-body approach to therapy, recognising how our thoughts often restrict our perspectives and disconnect us from the insight of our bodies. Sujata's therapeutic approach fosters mindfulness, self-discovery, self-compassion and transformative change by bringing the unconscious aspects of ourselves into conscious awareness.
Areas of treatment include stress, anxiety, mood, OCD, tics, self-esteem, social confidence, relationship skills, adjustment to change, and grief.
Narelle Gibbs, Senior Psychologist at Seedling Psychology, is a warm and compassionate psychologist with extensive experience treating children, adolescents, & young adults. She uses evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics (CBiT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Psychoeducation, & positive psychology practices. With 28 years of experience in Australia and the UK, she has recently extended her areas of practice to also support adult clients. Her rural and urban experiences inform her approach to individual needs.
Areas of treatment include stress, anxiety, mood, OCD, tics, self-esteem, social confidence, relationship skills, adjustment to change, and grief.
Narelle Gibbs, Senior Psychologist at Seedling Psychology, is a warm and compassionate psychologist with extensive experience treating children, adolescents, & young adults. She uses evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics (CBiT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Psychoeducation, & positive psychology practices. With 28 years of experience in Australia and the UK, she has recently extended her areas of practice to also support adult clients. Her rural and urban experiences inform her approach to individual needs.
I will support you with presentations including depression, anxiety, stress, dating/relationship concerns, grief, trauma, post-separation concerns, conflict, workplace disputes, and estrangement.
Thank you for reading my profile. My priority is to provide you with a warm, confidential, non-judgmental, and compassionate space. Over the past 15 years I have worked as a psychologist, couples counsellor, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and workplace mediator. My experience is in personal, family and workplace relationships. Relationships can be hard to navigate and sometimes we need to talk things through or need help to work out what to do. I will support you to unpack your situation, improve communication and interpersonal skills, manage anxiety and stress, and improve self esteem and confidence.
I will support you with presentations including depression, anxiety, stress, dating/relationship concerns, grief, trauma, post-separation concerns, conflict, workplace disputes, and estrangement.
Thank you for reading my profile. My priority is to provide you with a warm, confidential, non-judgmental, and compassionate space. Over the past 15 years I have worked as a psychologist, couples counsellor, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and workplace mediator. My experience is in personal, family and workplace relationships. Relationships can be hard to navigate and sometimes we need to talk things through or need help to work out what to do. I will support you to unpack your situation, improve communication and interpersonal skills, manage anxiety and stress, and improve self esteem and confidence.
Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy) is ideal for all ages / backgrounds and if you feel dissatisfied with life, or want to understand why you feel depressed, anxious, stressed, grief, burnout, procrastination and/or are struggling in relationships.
I work with people who are on a healing journey to address issues in their past and present as well as to plan how to live a more meaningful life in the future. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS therapy and IFIO therapy) we will explore how to integrate and heal parts of your inner AND outer ecosystem (relationships, community, earth).
Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy) is ideal for all ages / backgrounds and if you feel dissatisfied with life, or want to understand why you feel depressed, anxious, stressed, grief, burnout, procrastination and/or are struggling in relationships.
I work with people who are on a healing journey to address issues in their past and present as well as to plan how to live a more meaningful life in the future. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS therapy and IFIO therapy) we will explore how to integrate and heal parts of your inner AND outer ecosystem (relationships, community, earth).
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Bereavement Counsellors
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.
When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.
Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.
What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.