OUR PHILOSOPHY

The Southern Highlands Bereavement Care Service was established in 1990.  We are a not-for-profit organisation that is committed to supporting people through their experience of loss, whether that be through the death of a loved one, the ending of an important relationship, loss of a job, a traumatic event or other significant and life-changing experience.

The Services we offer are varied:  We offer professional bereavement counselling , as well as a variety of small support groups.  We also have a group of very caring Bereavement Support Volunteers who stay in touch with those needing on-going support. We assist people to face the challenges experienced in the bereavement journey and to understand the loss and its effects upon them.  We work with the bereaved so that they can find a way to live their lives, in time, with a new sense of meaning and direction.

No one is excluded from the services offered as we seek to eliminate barriers to those needing the service, being able to access it:  We have a sliding scale of fees to assist those in financial difficulties, we can work with individuals, children, couples and families.  We have both male & female counsellors who are highly trained to offer specialist Bereavement Counselling.  Our Volunteers are also trained in the skills of assisting those who are bereaved without offering advice, platitudes or criticism of each individual's journey through grief.