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Grief is a natural response to losing someone or something that mattered — not an illness to cure. When it’s too heavy to carry alone, talking with a psychologist can help. In Parramatta or online.
Grief doesn’t only look like sadness.
It moves through the body, sleep, concentration and connection. However yours looks, it makes sense — and you don’t need to be “coping badly” to deserve support.
- Waves of sadness arrive without warning — set off by a song, a smell, a date on the calendar.
- You feel numb or far away, moving through the days on autopilot.
- Concentration is gone — you read the same line five times and remember none of it.
- Sleep and appetite have changed — too much, too little, all over the place.
- You avoid the places, photos or people that bring the loss close.
- Anger, guilt or even relief show up — and then guilt about feeling them at all.
- You keep busy so you don’t have to feel it — then it lands all at once.
- Months on, the world has moved along — and you’re still winded.
There’s no timetable for grief and no correct way to do it — and it isn’t only about bereavement. Separation, a health diagnosis, losing work, a home or a future you’d planned can all set it off. Most people gradually find their footing with time and the people around them. For some, grief stays raw and life keeps shrinking — that’s when talking to a psychologist can genuinely help. And if the weight ever tips into not wanting to be here, please don’t carry that alone: our urgent help page lists people you can talk to right now.
No fixing. No rushing. Just real help.
Grief counselling isn’t about getting over the person or the life you lost. It’s about finding a way to carry the loss and keep living — supported by approaches with good evidence behind them.
Grief counselling
An unhurried, confidential space to tell the story of your loss as many times as it needs telling — with someone who won’t change the subject.
Grief-focused CBT
When grief gets stuck, gently working with the guilt, avoidance and looping thoughts that keep it circling — an evidence-based approach for prolonged grief.
Meaning & adjustment
Rebuilding the routines, roles and plans the loss upended — while staying connected to who, and what, you’ve lost.
Family sessions
Grief lands differently on every member of a family. Where it helps, partners or family can join sessions — so no one grieves in parallel silence.
It’s normal to swing between grieving and getting on with life — one day calmly sorting paperwork, the next undone by a supermarket aisle. That back-and-forth isn’t a setback; it’s how healthy grieving works. For a deeper read, see our Journal guide to grief, bereavement and complicated grief.
Gentle, from the first hello.
No stages to perform, no schedule to keep. Here’s how it usually unfolds.
A conversation, at your pace
You don’t need the right words or a composed face. Some people talk about the loss straight away; others start somewhere safer. Your psychologist follows your lead.
Understanding your grief
Together you’ll look at what the loss has touched — sleep, guilt, relationships, plans — and build ways through the hardest moments, like anniversaries and firsts.
Finding your footing
Some people come for a handful of sessions around a fresh loss or an anniversary; others stay longer. It’s reviewed together, and it’s always your call.
Know your costs before you start.
We confirm your fee and any rebate in writing before your first session. If a funding body covers you, we bill them directly wherever possible.
See the full fee schedule- Medicare: rebates on up to 10 sessions a year with a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP.
- NDIS, DVA, Workers Comp & CTP: usually no out-of-pocket cost when approved.
- Private health: claim through your extras cover, with no referral needed.
Psychologists who work with grief & loss.
Things people ask before booking.
Is the way I’m grieving normal?
How soon after a loss should I see someone?
Do I need a referral?
Will counselling make me “move on” from the person I lost?
What if I cry through the whole session?
Does grief counselling work by telehealth?
You don’t have to carry this alone.
Tell us a little about your loss and we’ll match you with a psychologist who works with grief — usually within one business day. No referral needed to begin.