Identify and respect social, cultural, ethnic and spiritual differences
Lessons, Reflection and Case Studies
Co-Creating Resources to Grieve Well:
Offer support and information
Difficulty navigating grief and trauma
Strategies for formal and information grief and bereavement support
Lessons, Reflection and Case Studies
Caring for the Grief Walkers:
Recognise and minimise risks to self
Lessons, Reflection and Case Studies
The River of Grief:
Continuing support for those who are grieving
Identify when further support is required
Lessons, Reflection and Case Studies
Where to Start
Grab a journal as this is as much a journey into your own experience of grief as it is a course on supporting others experiencing grief.
Staff
Sally Pamberger
BA Hons, MA, Grad Dip Counselling, Grad Cert Bereavement Counselling & Intervention,
PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor and Accredited Supervisor,
Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie
BA Hons, MA, Grad Dip Counselling, Grad Cert Bereavement Counselling & Intervention,
PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor and Accredited Supervisor,
Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie
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Recommended Reading
Cacciatore, Joanne (2017) ‘Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief‘, Wisdom Publications
O’Connor, Mary-Frances (2023), ‘The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss’ HarperOne
Weller, Frances (2015) ‘The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief’, North Atlantic Press
Weller, Frances (2026) ‘Entering the Healing Ground: The Wild Edge of Sorrow Workbook – Reflections, rituals, and meditations for grief and renewal’, North Atlantic Press
Reflective Practise
Throughout this module it is asked of you that you contemplate your grief journey, journal your experiences, developing self compassion for difficult journeys. What rituals helped, or do you need to develop now that you know more about grief? Add your insights into your journal with actions that you would like to take, add a poem, an art piece that you have created or that has inspired you.
Peer Group Case Supervision
Ensuring you have continued support as a counsellor out in the community. Every month we meet as counsellors, graduates and those who want to learn more and go over case studies that we have. This is a very valuable process as ensuring you have support and guidance is part of best practise and essential for professional development hours.
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Sally Pamberger
BA Hons, MA, Grad Dip Counselling, Grad Cert Bereavement Counselling & Intervention
PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor and Accredited Supervisor,
Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie
Sally is a Clinical Counsellor registered with the Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia (PACFA). Sally graduated in Counselling from the University of Notre Dame Australia in 2004, and from The School for The Work of Byron Katie in 1999. In 2008, she became a Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie, also known as Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR). She is an active mentor and trainer with the Institute for The Work of Byron Katie for 16 years. She has offered numerous e-courses online and over 80 face to face workshops and retreats in Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand. Sally is a trained facilitator in Family Constellations having trained with the International Systemic Constellations Association in Germany (Bernried) in 2008, Thomas Falke, Hunter Beaumont, Gunthard Weber, Albrecht Mahr, Ed Lynch and Stefan Hausner, Dr Jane Peterson, Otteline Lamet and Pieter van Zuilecom, using family constellations with couples.
Sally is also a Bereavement Counsellor, having graduated with Certificate in Bereavement Counselling and Intervention with the Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement (now known as Grief Australia) in 2021 and have been working with clients and their families impacted by cancer since 2012 in conjunction with the Cancer Council. She has also trained with Rob Gordon and Greg Roberts.
Sally’s interest is in healthy and vibrant relationships. She offers private sessions for individuals and couples and clinical supervision for health professionals, using mindfulness-based therapies, person-centred counselling, systemic therapy and psycho-education. Sally supports her clients to work through anxiety, chronic pain or illness, communication issues, conflict resolution, depression, bereavement, grief and loss, life transitions, low self-esteem, relationship issues and stress. Sally co-facilitates workshops with her husband Lutz Pamberger, Dip.Psych. (Berlin), APS who is a Counselling Psychologist. Medibank Provider No 1324014A, ARHG Provider PC21651T.
