Grief Centre

Grief Centre Tautoko mō ngā tāngata katoa e noho ana i te ngaromanga: Supporting all people living through loss

The services we offer are:

Counselling
Support Groups
Information and Resources
Bereavement Support Service
Professional Training and Workshops
Clinical Supervision

We are also exploring creative ways to support people facing loss and grief.

Our youth grief literacy live webinar is on tomorrow! You can still book up until lunchtime tomorrow. If you can't make ...
18/08/2025

Our youth grief literacy live webinar is on tomorrow!

You can still book up until lunchtime tomorrow. If you can't make the live session at 1pm NZST you will receive the recording, but only if you register before it starts. So don't miss out!

Join us for this fascinating look at creating a world that recognises, validates, and supports grieving young people with Dr Lauren Breen and Nicholas Payne from Curtin University.

Book now: https://book.griefcentre.org.nz/youthgriefliteracy

🏃🏼‍♀️Hurry, last chance to book our youth grief literacy live webinar!Make sure you book before Tuesday 19 August to joi...
14/08/2025

🏃🏼‍♀️Hurry, last chance to book our youth grief literacy live webinar!

Make sure you book before Tuesday 19 August to join this fascinating look at creating a world that recognises, validates, and supports grieving young people with Dr Lauren Breen and Nicholas Payne from Curtin University.

Book now: https://book.griefcentre.org.nz/youthgriefliteracy

✨Today, we are super grateful to COGS Waitakere for your recent grant of $1,500 towards subsidised counselling for peopl...
12/08/2025

✨Today, we are super grateful to COGS Waitakere for your recent grant of $1,500 towards subsidised counselling for people in the West Auckland Community. ✨

Thank you for supporting our vision to help all people living through loss. 🙏💛

🫶Have you supported someone who died by assisted dying?💛Would you like to attend a support group in Auckland and partic...
12/08/2025

🫶Have you supported someone who died by assisted dying?💛

Would you like to attend a support group in Auckland and participate in a joint University of Auckland and Victoria University research study?

A research team investigating "A Different grief: Assisted dying support groups for whānau, families, and professionals" invites you to join a six-week grief support group at the Grief Centre, North Shore.

This study will provide you with an opportunity to reflect on your journey with trained counsellors and 8-10 other people.

Complete this form to register: auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Gn7801ImTpYGzk

First session for the first group is next week. Second group starts Tuesday 30 September.

For more information, please contact Dr Aida Dehkhoda at a.dehkhoda@auckland.ac.nz

🫶Have you supported someone who died by assisted dying?💛Would you like to attend a support group in Auckland and partic...
11/08/2025

🫶Have you supported someone who died by assisted dying?💛

Would you like to attend a support group in Auckland and participate in a joint University of Auckland and Victoria University research study?

A research team investigating "A Different grief: Assisted dying support groups for whānau, families, and professionals" invites you to join a six-week grief support group at the Grief Centre, North Shore.

This study will provide you with an opportunity to reflect on your journey with trained counsellors and 8-10 other people.

Complete this form to register: auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Gn7801ImTpYGzk

First session for the first group is this Wednesday 13 August. Second group starts Wednesday 30 September.

For more information, please contact Dr Aida Dehkhoda at a.dehkhoda@auckland.ac.nz

👩🏼‍💻💻 Live August WebinarLoss of intimate connection in aged care: Balancing care, consent and dignityMaintaining signif...
07/08/2025

👩🏼‍💻💻 Live August Webinar

Loss of intimate connection in aged care: Balancing care, consent and dignity

Maintaining significant intimate relationships in residential care homes can be challenging. New relationships may flourish that may unsettle the expectations of staff, residents and family. Residents' expressions of intimacy and sexuality can be compromised by confusion around staff expectations, the role of the EPA and consent. Dementia adds complexity to this decision-making. Clinical leaders are central in ensuring policies and practice enhance social and sexual belonging and rights. This webinar will help all those involved in the transition to care to balance care, consent and dignity.

Presenters: Catherine Cook and Chris Sinclair

Live webinar: Tuesday 26 August, 1-3pm NZST

Book here: book.griefcentre.org.nz/intimacy_agedcare0825

A big shout out to the David Ellison Charitable Trust for your generous funding toward loss and grief counselling for Ca...
06/08/2025

A big shout out to the David Ellison Charitable Trust for your generous funding toward loss and grief counselling for Cantabrians.

We are so grateful for this contribution to our important mahi. 🙏

💻💛 Live webinar Grief literacy: Creating a world that recognises, validates and supports grieving young peopleGrief lite...
04/08/2025

💻💛 Live webinar

Grief literacy: Creating a world that recognises, validates and supports grieving young people

Grief literacy is the capacity to access, process, and use knowledge regarding the experience of loss. Grief in the 14-24-year-old age group is under-researched and grieving young people often don't receive the support or have access to the services they would like. This webinar looks at grief literacy, including in young people, and presents a recent study to find out what young people need to have their grief recognised, validated, and supported.

Presenters: Dr Lauren Breen and Nicholas Payne

Live webinar: Tuesday 19 August, 1pm - 3pm NZST

Book here: book.griefcentre.org.nz/youthgriefliteracy

We are so grateful to our wonderful Kaipātiki Local Board for their generous support. They recently provided $2000 towar...
31/07/2025

We are so grateful to our wonderful Kaipātiki Local Board for their generous support. They recently provided $2000 toward subsidised counselling for our local community. 🫶✨🙏

Huge thanks to Foundation North 🙏We are deeply grateful for your generous grant of $15,000 towards our operational costs...
22/07/2025

Huge thanks to Foundation North 🙏

We are deeply grateful for your generous grant of $15,000 towards our operational costs. 🫶

This funding plays a vital role in helping us continue our work supporting individuals, whānau, and communities through experiences of loss and grief. It strengthens our capacity to provide compassionate services, deliver education, and build resilience across Aotearoa.

💻LIVE WEBINARTuesday 22nd July, 1pm - 3pm NZST𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘳...
07/07/2025

💻LIVE WEBINAR
Tuesday 22nd July, 1pm - 3pm NZST

𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴

People living with chronic illness experience a series of often invisible and compounding losses that affect identity, relationships and daily life. While hope for recovery may remain, this may or may not be found, and in addition, the reality of ongoing symptoms can bring uncertainty and emotional distress. This webinar explores how counselling can provide meaningful support by embracing presence, humility and a willingness to ‘not know’. We will examine how to build collaborative, compassionate relationships that help clients make sense of who they are amid disruption and ongoing change.

🎟️Find out more and book your spot here: https://book.griefcentre.org.nz/chronicillness0725

🎓Have you checked out our training library lately?If you're looking to upskill or gain some CPD points in the area of lo...
29/06/2025

🎓Have you checked out our training library lately?

If you're looking to upskill or gain some CPD points in the area of loss and grief, then come and find a range of live and on-demand webinars at https://book.griefcentre.org.nz/nz

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97 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead
Auckland
0626

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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