Counselling for Grief & Loss
Growth & Wellness Retreats
General Counselling & Wellbeing
Services
Grief & Loss Counselling
At Grief & Growth Counselling, I provide professional and compassionate support for individuals navigating grief, loss, and life transitions. My approach is centred on building a strong therapeutic relationship where you feel safe, respected, and understood.
I integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness-based approaches to help you make sense of your experiences, develop practical coping strategies, and reconnect with your values.
Together, we focus on honouring your story, maintaining meaningful connections to what matters, and identifying realistic steps forward acknowledging the significance of what you have experienced.
Grief & Loss counselling concerns
loss of a family member, partner or friend
pregnancy or child related loss
relationship or friendship loss
estranged relationship
pet loss
identity and role loss - work (retirement or redundancy) or personal (children leaving home)
General Counselling
Life can feel overwhelming at times — but within you already exists the capacity for resilience, clarity, and change.
At Grief & Growth Counselling, I work collaboratively with you to uncover your strengths, deepen self-understanding, and create practical steps toward the life you want to live.
Using Solution-Focused Therapy our work focuses on building psychological flexibility, strengthening emotional wellbeing, and aligning your actions with your values.
Together, we move beyond simply managing challenges and toward intentional growth, confidence, and lasting wellbeing.
Growth & General Counselling concerns
Managing life’s changes
Identity & personal development
Emotional wellbeing
Life direction & goal setting
Our Growth & Wellness Retreats offer dedicated time for reflection, expansion and renewal.
Designed for those navigating change, these retreats combine mindfulness, self-care and adventure activities immersed in nature and luxury.
Together, we create space for clarity, resilience, and meaningful personal growth — helping you step into your next chapter with confidence and purpose.
Retreats are all inclusive with a curated itinerary including meals, activities and luxury accommodation.
Activities are abundant and include daily yoga & therapy based meditation, connection to country led by a traditional custodian of the area, self-care indulgence treatments, outdoor adventure to challenge and evoke joy and nature based reflection activity.
Retreats are set amongst serene and rejuvenating natural environment designed to restore balance and wellbeing.
Retreats will be held at Tamborine Mountain in 2026 and Byron Bay hinterland in 2027.
Grief & Growth Counselling is not a crisis service.
If you feel that you require immediate support or advice, please call
Lifeline on 13 11 14 or
Beyond Blue Support Service on 1300 22 4636.
Both services are open 24 hours, seven days a week.
For free, non-urgent, grief and loss support Griefline Helpline is available from 9am to 8pm (AEST): 7 Days on 1300 845 745
Kellie Pinkerton AQF Level 5 ACA Accredited Diploma of Counselling
Advanced Study Majors - Grief & Loss Counselling - Mindfulness Based Therapies
At Grief & Growth Counselling, I offer a gentle and supportive space where you can feel truly heard.
Grief, loss, and life’s transitions can feel overwhelming and deeply personal, and you don’t have to navigate them alone. My role is to sit alongside you, to hold space with compassion and without judgement, and to allow your story to unfold at a pace that feels right for you.
I believe grief doesn’t need to be rushed or “fixed.” It needs to be witnessed. Together, we honour your experiences and create room for living memories, while exploring how you might move forward in a way that feels meaningful and aligned with your values.
My work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness practices. This means we gently make space for difficult thoughts and feelings, recognise your existing strengths, and reconnect with what matters most to you. Through mindfulness and self-care, we build steadiness and resilience, even in the midst of uncertainty.
Growth doesn’t mean leaving your loss behind. It means allowing it to shape you in ways that deepen self-understanding, compassion, and intention.
At Grief & Growth Counselling, you’ll find a space where your story matters, your memories are honoured, and your capacity for healing and growth is supported every step of the way.
Consultations
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Face to Face in Ballina (Northern NSW)
Online Australia Wide
Counselling Session Access & Fees
You are welcome to contact the service directly to arrange counselling, and a referral from a GP or other professional is not required. Sessions are client funded, which allows clients to access counselling support in a flexible and confidential manner.
Fees
Free Initial consult
20 mins
No cost
Online or Phone Call
Single Counselling Session
50 mins
$150
3 x Counselling Sessions - 50 mins each - $360 to be used within 3 months (weekly, fortnightly or monthly)
Booking enquiries can be made by using the Counselling Enquiry Form
Counselling Enquiry Form
Growth & Wellness Retreats
Growth & Wellness retreats are thoughtfully designed spaces for reflection, renewal, and personal growth after life’s changes and transitions. Whether you are navigating a new chapter, feeling the impact of significant change, or simply seeking time to reconnect with yourself, these retreats offer space to reflect, expand and reset.
At the heart of each retreat is the intention to hold space with warmth and authenticity. In a supportive and nurturing environment, you are invited to explore your story, reconnect with your values, and consider what moving forward looks like for you now. Change can unsettle us, but it can also open the door to deeper self-awareness and intentional living.
These retreats offer the time and space to restore, realign, and step into your next chapter with confidence, compassion, and purpose
Upcoming retreats …
Tamborine Mountain Glades Retreat
Friday 21 August – Sunday 23 August 2026
or Saturday Only
Single & Shared Rooms available
$250 non-refundable deposit required on booking
payment plans available
Byron Bay Hinterland 2027 dates and details coming soon
Growth & Wellness Retreat information can be found below or by sending an email using the retreat enquiry button below
Inclusions at a glance
- 2 nights accommodation in Premium Elite Rooms at Tamborine Mountain Glades
- Breakfast & Lunch Saturday & Sunday
- Cocktail Dinner Friday night
- 2 Course Premium Plated Dinner Saturday night
- Tea, coffee and water station with fresh fruit bowl available all day
- Respect of Country, Smoking Ceremony and Storytelling experience
- Daily Yoga & Meditation – Saturday & Sunday mornings
- Sol Elements Bathhouse - 90 minutes self-care using thermal mineral pools, cold plunges, Cedar Stone Sauna, Botanical Steam Room & Earth Lab (Saturday)
- Canyon Flyer Zipline adventure in the tree tops (Saturday)
- Rainforest Revival - Tree Planting & Reflection
Growth & Wellness Retreat designed to support reflection, expansion renewal and personal growth
Tamborine Mountain Glades Friday 21 August – Sunday 23 August 2026
3 Day Retreat Cost
Single Room - King Bed & one bathroom
Single (1 person) $2100pp
Couple (2 people) $1750pp
Twin/Shared Rooms - 2 x Double Beds & one bathroom
Shared Room (2 people) $1850pp - be paired with a friend or a fellow retreat guest
Saturday Only - $450
$250 non-refundable deposit per person required on booking (payment plans available)
Enquire by filling out the form below.
August Growth & Wellness Retreat
Booking Enquiry Form
Frequently Asked Questions
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Contact can be made through the website enquiry forms.
You will receive a counselling contact once initial consultation has been set up.
Retreat enquiries will receive a business contact after their booking enquiry.
Contact Between Sessions
Email or telephone contact will be limited to practical arrangements only, such as booking or altering session times. I will not enter into telephone or email counselling except by prior arrangement.
If you are faced with an emergency in between sessions, please contact the appropriate emergency service. In a life threatening situation, call 000 without delay.
Grief & Growth Counselling is not a crisis service.
If you feel that you require immediate support or advice, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue Support Service on 1300 22 4636.
Both services are open 24 hours, seven days a week.
For free, non-urgent, grief and loss support Griefline Helpline is available from 9am to 8pm (AEST): 7 Days on 1300 845 745
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Appointment Times
Tuesdays - Midday - 7pm*
Face to Face in Bangalow (Northern NSW)
Online Australia Wide
*Last appointment time 7pm
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Payment is required when booking of your counselling appointment.
Fees
Free Initial consult
20 mins
no cost
Mon, Wed, Fri
Zoom or Phone Call
Single Counselling Session
50 mins
$150
3 x Counselling Sessions - 50 mins each - $360 to be used within 3 months (weekly, fortnightly or monthly)
If you have booked 3 sessions at the discounted rate of $360 and no longer require these sessions or cannot meet the 3 month timeline a refund will be issued for the unused appointments at the following rates
1 of 3 appointments attended
$210 refund
2 of 3 appointments attended
$60 refund
Cancellations must also meet the requirements of the counselling sessions cancellation policy.
Sessions can be used weekly, fortnightly or monthly within a 3 month period from first booking date (subject to availability)
Sessions can be transferred to dates within this period following the cancellation policy.
Full payment of $360 is required before the first booking.
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Referral from a GP or other professional is not required.
Sessions are client funded, which allows clients to access counselling support in a flexible and confidential manner.
Medicare and Health fund rebates are not applicable to counselling services.
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Confidentiality and Record Keeping
In general, the information that you share with me will remain confidential. This means that I must protect your privacy and not share information about you with others.
This applies whether the information is given to me verbally or in written form and extends to the fact that you have attended or are going to attend counselling with me.
I have a legal obligation to protect this information, and I do so by ensuring that all paper records are kept in a secure filing cabinet to which nobody else has access; that all electronic records are kept in secure documents to which nobody else has access; and that I keep information with your identity (such as your booking enquiry and initial consultation form) separate from your session/contact notes.
I will keep your counselling records for at least seven (7) years, and in some cases I may be required by law to retain records for a longer period.
Limits of Confidentiality
It is important that you understand, however, that there are certain circumstances under which I will share information about you or about what you have told me. These situations are:
• Where you have explicitly given me permission to share information, such as informing your emergency contact of an emergency situation or when you have signed your permission for a referral.
• Where I consider you to be at risk of harming yourself or someone else.
• Where I consider a child to be at risk.
• In some cases where a significant crime may be or has been committed.
• Where your counselling records, or part thereof, have been requested by a court of law.
At times, I may also discuss aspects of our work together with my professional supervisor. This is an important part of meeting my professional responsibilities. I will not provide information that could identify you in the course of these discussions.
Mandatory Reporting and Limits of Confidentiality (Children) – Informed Consent
Clients are advised that while counselling is confidential, there are legal and ethical limits to confidentiality. If the counsellor forms a reasonable suspicion that a child is experiencing, or is at risk of experiencing, significant harm, the counsellor may be required to share relevant information with appropriate authorities in accordance with the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld).
In addition, under the Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld), adults in Queensland may be required to report knowledge or reasonable belief of a sexual offence against a child to police unless a lawful exception applies.
Where concerns about a child’s safety arise, the counsellor will take appropriate action to help ensure the child’s protection, which may include making a report to relevant authorities. Clients will be informed of this process where it is safe and appropriate to do so.
Confidentiality Agreement
Before we commence counselling, you must sign the confidentiality agreement to indicate your understanding of the information above. If you have any questions or concerns about privacy or confidentiality, you are most welcome to raise them with me.
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Counselling Sessions
Late cancellation fees are payable as follows:
0-24 hours’ notice – full session fee payable.
24-48 hours’ notice – 50% of session fee is payable.
48+ hours notice - no fee
Counselling Multiple Sessions
If you have booked 3 sessions at the discounted rate of $360 and no longer require these sessions or cannot meet the 3 month timeline a refund will be issued for the unused appointments at the following rates
1 of 3 appointments attended $210 refund
2 of 3 appointments attended
$60 refund
Cancellations must also meet the requirements of the counselling sessions outlined above.
Sessions can be used weekly, fortnightly or monthly within a 3 month period from first booking date (subject to availability)
Sessions can be transferred to dates within this period following the cancellation policy above.
Full payment of $360 is required before the first booking.
Growth & Wellness Retreats
$250 non-refundable booking is required to secure your place at retreat.
Final Payments are required one month prior to the retreat.
Payment plans are available with 50% of the retreat fee due 45 days prior to the retreat and full payment required one month prior to retreat.
If you cancel within 45 days before the retreat 50% of the fee will be payable.
If you cancel within 28 days before the retreat 100% of the fee will be payable.
You can transfer your retreat booking to another person on request to the retreat manager.
Travel insurance is recommended
Grief & Growth Counselling is not a crisis service.
If you feel that you require immediate support or advice, please call
Lifeline on 13 11 14 or
Beyond Blue Support Service on 1300 22 4636.
Both services are open 24 hours, seven days a week.
For free, non-urgent, grief and loss support Griefline Helpline is available from 9am to 8pm (AEST): 7 Days on 1300 845 745