Grief Counselling
Griefline provides free counselling services and support to anyone experiencing grief, loss and/or trauma Australia wide.
GriefLine is a free national helpline offering confidential phone counselling and support to anyone experiencing grief, loss, trauma, loneliness and/or isolation. Our counselling support is available 7 days a week, 365 days a year and provides early intervention and prevention of mental health difficulties which may compound a person’s experience of grief, loss and trauma. GriefLine is available nationally inclusive of remote, regional and rural communities, in addition to all metropolitan regions, Australia wide.
You can contact GriefLine and speak with one of our trained and experienced volunteers on the respective state hotline numbers. They will provide you with skilled interventions, compassion, empathy and an opportunity to work with your experience of grief, loss or trauma and associated feelings such as loneliness and isolation.
There are presently two types available: You can work with a trained volunteer with your grief, loss and/or trauma and you can also work with a trained volunteer working with your insomnia.
Phone Counselling
GriefLine offers counselling and support services nationwide. Our phone counselling sessions are confidential and free to anyone who is experiencing grief, loss or trauma. Our trained and skilled volunteers are here for you and are ready to listen when you are ready to talk. They are skilled, compassionate, supportive and will provide you with tools and skills and walk alongside you during this time of grief and loss.
Online Counselling
In addition to our free telephone counselling services, the GriefLine website is filled with evidence-based resources to help you understand and navigate your experience with grief and loss.
Starting November 2020, we will also be offering online moderated forums for people experiencing grief and loss, isolation and loneliness, along with dedicated forums for bushfire survivors and first responders. This creates the opportunity for anyone, in remote, rural, regional or metropolitan areas across Australia to share their experiences with each other.
Grief Counselling
GriefLine services are only made possible by the skilled efforts of the highly trained volunteer counsellors. The volunteers come from all walks of life but with a common commitment to the field of grief, loss, trauma and mental health. Our volunteers undergo thorough training and attend monthly professional development sessions, peer group supervision and are provided with regular and planned professional supervision and debriefing when required.
Our volunteer training is focused on working with the impact of grief, loss and trauma on a person’s well-being. GriefLine is committed to the knowledge that there is no right or wrong way to grieve and that everyone’s journey and their experience of grief is individual and singular.
If you would like to speak to one of our trained volunteers about your experience of grief, loss or trauma please call GriefLine on the respective state hotline number.
If you are interested in volunteering at GriefLine, please contact us here
I Am Experiencing
Experiences of Grief
- What am I feeling?
- This is so unexpected
- I expected this but it feels so different to what I thought
- I thought I would feel fine
- I can't stop thinking about what happened
- I feel better now
Coping with Loss
- I need help with my thoughts and emotions
- I feel shocked and numb
- I feel like there is a hole in my life at times - how do I change that
- I feel empty sometimes, what helps with that
Experiencing Trauma
- What is trauma
- What are the signs and symptoms of trauma
- Working with trauma
Dealing with Insomnia
- Changes in your sleep cycle
- Trouble getting to sleep
- Trouble staying asleep
Relationship Loss & Trauma
- The end of a relationship or divorce
- Separation
- Family violence
- Loneliness & Isolation
- Types of Relationship Trauma or Loss
- Symptoms related to relationship loss and/or trauma
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Our Helpline callers are everyday people who are often just seeking compassionate support and a sympathetic ear, without judgement.
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Why not just avoid grief?
We think we want to avoid the grief, but really it is the pain of the loss we want to avoid.
Grief is the healing process that ultimately brings us comfort in our pain.
Understanding that you are not alone in your feelings of sadness, anger and uncertainly can help you find the strength to cope and ultimately heal.
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2020 is a year we won't soon forget.
Griefline has been operating for more than three decades, and never, have we experienced such high demand for our services.
During the pandemic our telephone counsellors experienced a 1100% increase in callers seeking help to manage their experiences with grief and loss.
Our amazing volunteers and staff have been stretched to their limits, despite this, both the state and federal governments have excluded our organisation from their funding packages for mental health support services.
At its core, Griefline is, and always will be, centred on empowering the people we support.
Our future is about creating more awareness for the work we do, to amplify our capability to service all Australian’s requiring mental health support when faced with grief, loss and the many associated feelings they experience as a result.
Our future is also in delivering a more flexible, nimble and proactive service so that it is accessible to people throughout Australia, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, no matter where they live.
We see our call for assistance from both the Victorian and Federal Governments as a means for making our future endeavours more imminent and we sincerely hope that they share that vision with us.
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We are with you South Australia. ❤️
Fear, uncertainty and anxiety are some of the feelings you may be experiencing as you enter into lockdown. 😔
But you are not alone. 🤝🙂
Feeling grief and a sense of loss is a normal human response to having restrictions imposed upon your everyday life.
Our skilled volunteer telephone counsellors come from all walks of life but with a common commitment to supporting people experiencing grief and loss during the pandemic.
You can call our toll free helpline from 6 am to midnight, 7 days a week to speak to one of our compassionate and empathetic telephone counsellors.
1300 845 745
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On this day, 11 November 2020 we remember those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.
We also acknowledge that this day is rooted in grief and a reminder to us all of the every day reality of grief.
Let us not just remember our fallen and acknowledge their ultimate sacrifice, but also acknowledge that this day stands as a reminder to all who are still coping with loss or still recovering from the trauma after returning from service.
If this day has brought back memories of a loved one, or you find you are not coping with a traumatic event during service, you can call GriefLine.
Our empathetic and compassionate telephone counsellors are trained in supporting people experiencing grief, loss and trauma and are available to take your call 6 am to midnight, 7 days a week on 1300 845 745
We ask that you be patient while waiting to speak with a counsellor as we are currently experiencing an unprecedented number of calls at this time.
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Image: Australian War Memorial
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This week is NAIDOC Week, a week dedicated to celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Australia's First Nations people. Usually held in July, official celebrations were postponed to 8 - 15 November.
This year's theme is Always Was, Always Will Be - and recognises that hundreds of Nations and our cultures covered this continent, all were managing the land - the biggest estate on earth - to sustainably provide for their future.
NAIDOC originally began in 1938 and was known as the 'Day of Mourning' before Australia Day.
Today, it is a time of celebration and connection, symbolising respect and sharing culture as well as a time for healing and reflection.
At GriefLine we are committed to ensuring Indigenous heritage and cultures are recognised by our community. Our telephone counselling services are inclusive of all Australians and are available 6 am to midnight by calling 1300 845 745
We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing grief, loss and associated trauma as well as transgenerational, cultural and personal loss experienced by our stolen generation.
To learn more about NAIDOC, the celebrations and events visit @naidocweek
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