Mandy Cox
I have been providing counselling in the area of grief and loss since 2006, beginning with my work as a Spiritual Care Co-ordinator at Territory Palliative Care in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Moving to Canberra in 2010 provided an opportunity for me to focus my studies on grief, loss and trauma. I am a Certified Bereavement Practitioner and have worked in a range of organisations including SIDS and Kids, Victim Support, the ACT Coronial Counselling Program as well as establishing Canberra Grief Centre with my colleague in 2013.
As well as a focus on grief, I am trained to provide counselling to clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, abuse and trauma. I also work with people as they live through some of life’s transitional stages.
In addition to providing counselling I am qualified to provide supervision to counsellors, clergy and spiritual directors
At the beginning of 2019 I relocated to Newcastle with my family. I am pleased to have been able to re-establish my practice as a counsellor and supervisor, providing a safe place for clients to grow and flourish in the midst of their life circumstances.
Working with losses including:
- Relationship breakdown
- Loss of identity/meaning
- Loss of place (moving interstate/overseas)
- Loss of employment, hopes and dreams
- Death
- Death of a pet
- Transitional (liminal) spaces we find ourselves
Specific areas of training and experience include working with people who have experienced:
- Domestic violence
- Sexual abuse (historical and current)
- Change, loss and grief
- Anxiety/depression
Qualifications and memberships
- B.Min (theologial and pastoral studies)
- M.Counselling
- Grad. Cert. Supervision
- S.D. (Spiritual Direction through WellSpring Victoria)
- Member of PACFA (Clinical Counsellor and Supervisor) No 23451
- Climate Aware Practitioner through Psychology for a Safe Climate
- Victims Services NSW Provider
"My desire was not really to talk, it was to be known."
Malachy Tallack (60 degrees North)