When we think of grief, we usually think of loss through death.  Loss is far more than this.  We feel a sense of loss and grief by leaving, being left, by changing and letting go, missing out on a promotion or job, developing a life threatening condition or being involved in a serious accident.

Our losses are not only conscious losses they can be unconscious losses involving the loss of romantic dreams, expectations, illusions of freedom and power or illusions of safety.  Even the loss of our youth and health causes grief. Loss also occurs when we are faced with our own vulnerability and immortality as in the case of violence, road trauma and post-traumatic stress.

The good news is that people are very resilient and with the passing of time, understanding and good grief rituals they can work through feelings of loss and find a deeper meaning to life.

In the case of death this might be recognising heart-felt memorials to commemorate and celebrate the influence the deceased still has on your life.

When the loss is perhaps work-related (redundancy or retirement), the grieving sets out to identify signs to be understood, lessons to be learned and opportunities that might not be so obvious in the early reaction to the loss. 

Geoff and Kellene provide support in all these areas through counselling that helps to normalise and reconcile loss experiences; guiding a grief journey that comforts and builds positive belief in the future; and establish robust beliefs about how the loss can be understood. 

Their work is supported by both Geoff’s and Kellene's work with SIDS and Kids WA where they continue to provide support to families when a child has died pre or post-natally or through medical cause or accidental death.