Grief & Bereavement Support
Please note: The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is not a crisis support service. In an emergency please call 000, or if you require urgent counselling, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement Counselling and Support Service provides a statewide specialist bereavement service for individuals, children and families who need assistance following the death of someone close to them. The service offers face-to-face bereavement counselling most of which is office-based, as well as bereavement support programs such as support groups, meditation and creativity workshops, information evenings, massage therapy and an annual Ceremony of Remembrance. In addition the service provides advanced training for bereavement counsellors by providing a supervised internship for experienced practitioners. Counsellors at the service come from a variety of disciplines including social work, psychology and psychotherapy.
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement Counselling and Support Service is located at 253 Wellington Road, Mulgrave, Victoria 3170. For further information phone (03) 9265 2100, fax (03) 9265 2150 or email counselling@grief.org.au
Further Information
- Counselling
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement Counselling and Support Service provides counselling for individuals, children and families in Melbourne and throughout Regional Victoria. - Fee for service information
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement (ACGB) provides a range of bereavement counselling and support services. Services are delivered at our centre, within the community and at a number of regional locations throughout Victoria. We generate a component of income via a fair and transparent fee for service process. - Bereavement support groups
The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service offers a range of support groups - Services for those affected by the Victorian bushfires
A range of services and information for those affected by the Victorian bushfires. - Other Bereavement Support Programs
The Bereavement Counselling and Support service offers a range of other programs including the annual Ceremony of Remembrance - Telephone Services
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provides two toll-free telephone services for bereaved Victorians and those who care for them. - Newsletters
Download the latest and back issues of our newsletters. - Your Stories
Your Stories is a collection of stories, narratives, poems and creative expressions contributed by bereaved individuals who want to share insights from their own grief journey. - Volunteering
Volunteering with ACGB - Training and Supervision
Information on Counselling Placements at the Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. - Bereavement support information
Commonly asked questions about grief - Victorian Bereavement Support
- Understanding grief
