You may be in the right place if…
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You are in the early weeks or months after a loss, and don't know how to keep going
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Grief is surfacing long after a loss, and people around you have moved on
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You are supporting a family member through grief and losing yourself in it
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You are grieving someone who is still alive — a diagnosis, a relationship, a version of life
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Loss keeps finding you — multiple bereavements, or one after another
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You feel guilty, numb, angry, or relieved — and none of that makes sense to you yet
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You are an older adult navigating loss of identity, purpose, or the people who shaped your life
The kinds of loss we support
Grief is not limited to death. We work with individuals and families navigating all forms of loss.
Bereavement & Loss
The death of a spouse, partner, parent, child, sibling, or close friend. Including sudden loss, expected loss, and traumatic bereavement.
Later Life Loss
Retirement, the loss of independence, changing identity, bereavement in older adulthood, and the grief of a life that looks very different from what you expected.
Anticipatory Grief
Grieving someone who is still alive, a terminal diagnosis, a degenerative illness,
or the gradual loss of someone you love to dementia or decline.
Trauma & Complicated Grief
When grief becomes entangled with trauma, shock, guilt, or unresolved pain. Including grief after family violence, suicide loss, or sudden death.
Disenfranchised Grief
Grief that others don't always recognise; pregnancy loss, pet loss, estrangement, the end of a friendship, or a life that didn't go as planned.
Family & Children's Grief
Supporting children, adolescents, and families grieving together — even when everyone is grieving differently.
Meet your grief counsellors
Both Krasna and Ken bring specialist experience in grief, loss, and bereavement — and a genuine understanding of what it takes to keep going.
How grief counselling works at Discovery Family Therapy
Grief counselling at Discovery Family Therapy is not about moving you through stages faster. There is no agenda, no fixed timeline, and no expectation that you should be somewhere you are not.
Sessions are calm, structured, and built around what is actually happening for you. Your counsellor will draw on evidence-based approaches: Narrative Therapy, Somatic approaches, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, tailored to where you are and what you need.
No referral needed.
Book directly online or call us.
Online or in-person.
South Perth clinic or online across Australia.
Matched to the right person.
We pair you with the counsellor who fits your situation.
View the online booking calendar to book a time that works best for you.
What to expect from your first session
The first session has no agenda other than understanding where you are.
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You share what has brought you here, as much or as little as you are ready to.
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Your counsellor listens, asks a few gentle questions, and begins to understand the shape of your grief and what support looks like for you.
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Together, you agree on a pace and approach.
You leave with a clear sense of what working together will involve.
Sessions are 50 or 90 minutes. We offer morning and afternoon appointments from South Perth and online sessions across Australia.
Frequently asked questions
Our clinicians are accredited members of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).