Grief Support Services offers support to individuals and families/whānau whose lives are affected by grief and loss.
Our services include postvention groups and programmes, 1:1 counselling, and peer to peer support.
We cover the Western Bay of Plenty - from Katikati to Te Puke including Tauranga, Mt Maunganui and Pāpāmoa.
Staff
Ana Toneato
Denise Carroll
Elizabeth Doddrell
Ruth Barber
Sarah Markham
Robyn Crosa
Jeanette Jones
David Beattie
Michelle Burling
Anne Shilston
Denise Panther
Rachel Burne
Andrea Clark
Pamela Sheenan
Charges
Free of charge. We accept donations.
Hours
Mon
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tue – Fri
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Public Holidays: Closed Good Friday (29 Mar), Easter Sunday (31 Mar), Easter Monday (1 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (3 Jun), Matariki (28 Jun), Labour Day (28 Oct), Auckland Anniversary (27 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb).
Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
Individual and family/whānau counselling for grief and loss
Grief Support Services offer subsidised counselling to individuals (aged 6 years and over) and families/whānau whose lives are affected by grief and loss. This may be due to loss of a loved one or from circumstances that have caused change that is difficult to manage.
Access to this service can come via any source including self-referral or referral from a GP or community agency.
Please contact us for more information or to register by emailing support@griefsupport.org.nz or calling (07) 578 4480.
Alternatively you may contact us via our website www.griefsupport.org.nz
Description
Grief Support Services offer subsidised counselling to individuals (aged 6 years and over) and families/whānau whose lives are affected by grief and loss. This may be due to loss of a loved one or from circumstances that have caused change that is difficult to manage.
Counselling for those affected by loss to suicide or someone's suicidal behaviour
Grief Support Services provides counselling for those affected by loss to suicide or a loved one's suicidal behaviour. We also run a closed, 8 week group, WAVES, three time per year and open, monthly groups in Pāpāmoa, Greerton and Katikati. https://www.griefsupport.org.nz/suicide-bereavement-support
Grief Support Services provides counselling for those affected by loss to suicide or a loved one's suicidal behaviour. We also run a closed, 8 week group, WAVES, three time per year and open, monthly groups in Pāpāmoa, Greerton and Katikati.
WAVES is an 8-week grief informative support group for adults 17+. It supports members to: Meet and share with others who are also experiencing the impact of suicide. Process and manage thoughts and feelings around what has happened. Find meaning in their experiences. Discuss the nature of suicide. Gain information and strategies about how to care for themselves and others after a suicide, including children and young people. Adjust to living with loss and move forwards. This programme is interactive and supportive and will be delivered in a friendly and safe way.
Programme Areas
Mental health
Programme Type
Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support
Regions
Bay of Plenty
Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke,
Older adult / Kaumātua
Referral Types
Self referral,
GP,
DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Access to this service can come via any source including self-referral or referral from a GP or community agency.
Please contact us for more information or to register by emailing support@griefsupport.org.nz or calling (07) 578 4480.
WAVES is an 8-week grief informative support group for adults 17+. It supports members to:
Meet and share with others who are also experiencing the impact of suicide.
Process and manage thoughts and feelings around what has happened.
Find meaning in their experiences.
Discuss the nature of suicide.
Gain information and strategies about how to care for themselves and others after a suicide, including children and young people.
Adjust to living with loss and move forwards.
This programme is interactive and supportive and will be delivered in a friendly and safe way.
Services Provided
Pregnancy and parenting
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi,
Child / Tamariki friendly,
Phone,
Online / virtual / app,
Speak with women / wahine,
Speak with men / tane,
LGBTQIA+ friendly
Travel Directions
Upstairs at 147 Chadwick Road, Greerton. Inbetween Pizza Hut and Robyn's Cottage
Parking
There is council parking behind our building, opposite the Greerton Library and in front of our building