‘Part of something bigger than yourself’

1000 counselling sessions in the 2016 financial year and an estimated 3000 people will have used phone-based bereavement support by the end of March 2017.

The centre offers its services at a fee, if clients can afford it, or at no cost if they can’t.

See griefcentre.org.nz.

ZIZI SPARKS/FAIRFAX NZ Tricia Clarkson, volunteers at The Grief Centre in Birkenhead one day a week.