Bereaved by Suicide Dr Diana Sands

Dr. Diana Sands is the Director of the Bereaved by Suicide Centre for Intense Grief Therapy, Mosman Sydney. For over two decades Dr. Sands has provided counselling for loss and grief following sudden, violent and traumatic death and in particular individual, couple and family counselling for those who have lost a loved one through suicide. This kind of grief is so intense it can shatter a person’s world. I create a safe haven to support the process of putting together the pieces and telling their story, with the loved one as a valued resource and comfort to assist in coping with grief. Dr. Sands an experienced family and narrative therapist draws on a range of counselling modalities and expressive artwork in supporting those bereaved. The counselling practice and unique mutual-help therapeutic, psycho-educational group programs for those bereaved by suicide are based on her research in suicide grief and the 'Tripartite Walking in the Shoes Model of Suicide Bereavement'. The group programs provide a space for a community of grievers to meet, gain support, resilience, and understanding with others who are also bereaved as they rebuild their life.