Helping you live through your loss
The Grief Centre has partnered with funeral homes to provide Bereavement Support services in New Zealand for almost 10 years and in Australia since 2019.
Our Bereavement Support team sends loss and grief resources to bereaved individuals and families, and follows up with phone calls to offer support in their time of loss and for up to a year after the bereavement. This is a free service to families, provided on behalf of your funeral home.
Our Grief Companion team, who you may receive a phone call from, are: Dean, Julie, Mandy, Jessica, Vicki, Helen and Natalie.
What is Bereavement Support?
Our qualified and dedicated Grief Companions provide a listening ear for family and whānau as often as is needed for the first year following a bereavement.
Our support includes:
An initial support pack sent in the mail with a brochure about the bereavement support service, a booklet on loss and grief, and an introduction letter
Unlimited phone support for whānau or a family member for up to a year
Complimentary counselling session if needed for more complex grief
Anniversary card sent on the first anniversary of the death
Ask your funeral home if they provide the complimentary Grief Centre Bereavement Support Service.
We proudly partner with the following wonderful funeral homes to offer our grief care service:
Cambridge
Hamilton
Tauranga
Christchurch
Nelson
