Counselling
Grief & Loss Counselling in Armidale, Tamworth & Online
Grief has a short public life and a long private one. The meals stop arriving, people stop asking, and you are expected to be back to normal at roughly the point it starts to feel worst. Grief counselling is somewhere the loss stays allowed, without a schedule attached to it.
What grief & loss counselling helps with
- The death of a partner, parent, child, sibling, or friend
- Anticipatory grief while someone is still dying
- Miscarriage, stillbirth, and infertility
- The end of a marriage or long relationship
- Loss of health, independence, work, or identity
- Grief that has resurfaced years later, or that never settled
What to expect
There is no correct sequence to move through and no point at which you should be finished. Sessions make room for whatever the grief actually is on that day, including anger, relief, guilt, and the days where nothing much surfaces at all. Some people come weekly for a while, others come around anniversaries and hard dates.
Grief & Loss Counselling fees
60-minute session
$150 concession rate
$175
AUD incl. GST. The same fee applies online or in person. Full fees and policies
Where you can access grief & loss counselling
In person with Diane Gray across the New England North West, or online from anywhere in Australia at the same fee.
Grief & Loss Counselling in Armidale
NSW 2350 · Home base
View ArmidaleGrief & Loss Counselling in Tamworth
NSW 2340 · ≈ 110 km south-west of Armidale
View TamworthGrief & Loss Counselling in Uralla
NSW 2358 · ≈ 23 km south of Armidale
View UrallaAlso available in Gunnedah, Narrabri, Moree, Inverell, Glen Innes, Tenterfield.
Questions about grief & loss counselling
It has been years. Is it too late for counselling?
No. Grief that was never given room does not expire, it waits. People often come years afterwards, sometimes because a second loss has reopened the first. That is a common and entirely reasonable reason to start.
What if I cannot stop crying in a session?
Then you cry, and the session holds it. You will not be rushed, managed, or asked to compose yourself. That is what the hour is for.
Can I bring a family member?
Yes. Grief is often shared unevenly within a family, and sessions with more than one person can help when everyone is grieving the same loss in very different ways.
Other counselling services
General Counselling
A confidential space to work through stress, anxiety, low mood, and the things that are hard to say out loud.
Family Counselling
Support for families navigating conflict, separation, blended-family change, or communication that has broken down.
Trauma-Informed Support
Paced, trauma-informed counselling that follows your lead rather than pushing you to retell everything at once.
Youth Counselling
Counselling for children and teenagers, with parents involved to the degree that actually helps.