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Grief Counselling Hobart
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Soul Counselling · Grief Support · Hobart
A quiet place to carry your grief, wherever you are in Hobart
Whether you are in the CBD, Sandy Bay, Battery Point, Glenorchy, Kingston, the eastern shore or further out across Tasmania, grief can feel heavy and lonely. Christina offers gentle support for bereavement, the ending of a relationship and painful life change, in unhurried sessions held online and by phone.
Book a free 15-minute assessment → Ask a question firstPrefer to talk first? Call 0479 144 561
For most people, grief slowly softens over time when there is enough care and space around it, yet research suggests around one in ten bereaved people carry a prolonged, stuck grief that eases with gentle professional support. In Tasmania, the ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing found that about 19.8 percent of people aged 16 to 85 lived with a mental health condition in a twelve month period, a reminder that reaching out here is common and nothing to feel ashamed of.
Sources: Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement; ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020 to 2022.
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People keep saying the same thing.
One conversation in, most clients say they’ve finally been understood.
“I truly felt heard for the first time in all my life and deeply understood.”
“When I came to Christina I was drowning in darkness… now I’m finally thriving again.”
“Due to her mediumship I was able to see core issues that I wasn’t able to recognise before.”
How grief might be sitting with you right now
- Waves that arrive without warning, in the supermarket, on the ferry across the Derwent, or in the sudden quiet of an empty house.
- A bone-deep tiredness, where getting through an ordinary Hobart day feels like far more than it should.
- Numbness, or a strange flatness, as though you are watching your own life from a distance.
- Guilt over things said or left unsaid, or over the moments you find yourself laughing again.
- A loss of who you are and where you were headed, so the future you had pictured no longer seems to belong to you.
In a small city where familiar faces are everywhere, and through the long dark Tasmanian winter, grief can feel strangely public and deeply isolating at the same time. You do not have to hold it alone.
How Christina works
How Christina holds grief
Grief is not a problem to be solved or a task to be completed. It is love with nowhere left to go, and what it asks for is space, a steady witness and a sense of safety. There is no rushing here and no correct pace.
Space to speak
A calm hour that belongs entirely to you and your person or your loss, where nothing you feel is too much, too messy or too late.
Gentle witness
Christina listens without agenda or fixing, so your grief is seen and honoured exactly as it is, not tidied away.
Your own pace
We follow your lead, session by session, with no timeline and no pressure to be lighter or further along than you are.
Go deeper
Read more before you decide
This page can only say so much. If you would like to understand grief more deeply before reaching out, Christina has written at length about loss, mourning and the many shapes grief can take. It may help you feel less alone and more sure of what you need.
Read the grief counselling blogThere is no rush, and no obligation to book.
What we can work through
Common grief themes we sit with
Grief wears many faces, and all of them are welcome here.
Loss of a child or a pregnancy
A tender, often unspoken grief that deserves as much care and gentleness as any other.
Anticipatory and caregiver grief
The heavy, complicated sorrow of loving and losing someone slowly, sometimes over many months or years.
Non-death losses
The end of a marriage, a lost job, health, home or identity, all real griefs that others may overlook.
About Christina
The counsellor behind Soul Counselling.
Christina Feyes founded Soul Counselling in 2016 and has more than ten years of experience walking alongside people through loss. She is a counsellor with training in psychology, social work and human services, and she works with clients right across Australia by video and phone. Her book on death and loss, Realizing Death, grew from years of sitting with grief and the questions it raises.
Her way of working blends grounded clinical understanding with warm, down-to-earth counselling and a quiet intuitive sensitivity. That means she can hold both the practical weight of grief, the paperwork, the empty routines and the changed relationships, and the deeper emotional and spiritual layers that loss so often stirs, if and when you want to explore them.
Common questions
Before you book.
If your question is not here, the free 15-minute assessment is the easiest way to ask it.
Is grief counselling expensive?
There are no prices to weigh up before you begin. Christina offers a free 15-minute assessment first, with no card details and no obligation, so you can get a feel for how she works and whether it suits you. It really is a no-pressure conversation with nothing to lose. If you decide to continue, the details are talked through openly with you beforehand, so there are never any surprises and you stay in control of what happens next.
Do I need a referral to book?
No, you do not need a referral from a GP or anyone else. You can reach out directly whenever you feel ready, whether that is today or some time down the track. Many people appreciate being able to make that first contact quietly and on their own terms, without having to explain themselves to a doctor first or wait for paperwork to move through the system. You are welcome to simply get in touch and start with the free 15-minute chat.
Are sessions online, or is there a Hobart clinic I can visit?
All sessions are held online by video or phone, and there is no Soul Counselling clinic in Hobart. Christina’s only physical base is in Southport on the Gold Coast, but she works with clients right across Tasmania and the rest of Australia remotely. For many people this is a gift rather than a compromise, because you can grieve from your own lounge room, with your own tea and your own tissues, and with no cold winter drive across town at either end.
Is it really private in a city as small as Hobart?
Yes. Working online means you never have to sit in a shared waiting room or risk passing a neighbour, colleague or old school friend on your way in. In a place where so many faces are familiar, that quiet privacy can matter enormously. Your sessions are confidential, and you can join from a room in your home where you feel safe and unobserved, which often makes it far easier to let your guard down and speak honestly about your loss.
Is it too late to seek support if my loss was years ago?
Not at all. Grief keeps no calendar, and it is completely normal for sorrow to resurface long after others assume you have moved on, sometimes triggered by an anniversary, a song or a quiet winter evening. There is no expiry date on reaching out. Whether your loss was last month or a decade ago, your grief is still valid and still worthy of care, and you are just as welcome to start now as you would have been at the time.
Can you help when my family is on the mainland or overseas?
Yes, and this is something many Tasmanians carry. Being far from family while grieving can add a layer of loneliness, especially through the long dark winter months. Because sessions are online, you can connect with Christina from anywhere, and she can be a steady, consistent source of support when the people who knew your person best are hundreds or thousands of kilometres away. You do not need loved ones nearby to have somewhere caring to bring your grief.
What if I do not even know where to start?
That is a completely normal place to begin, and you do not need the right words or a clear plan. Many people arrive feeling numb, foggy or unsure what they even want to say. You can come as you are, and Christina will gently follow your lead rather than expecting you to have it worked out. The free 15-minute chat exists for exactly this reason, so you can dip a toe in, feel out whether it helps, and take the next small step only if and when it feels right.
What if I am in crisis or feel unsafe right now?
Counselling with Soul Counselling is a supportive, unhurried space, but it is not a crisis or emergency service. If you are in immediate danger or worried about your safety, please call 000 straight away. For urgent emotional support at any hour, Lifeline is on 13 11 14, and GriefLine offers dedicated grief and loss support on 1300 845 745. These services are there for the hardest moments, and reaching out to them is a strong and caring thing to do. Christina is glad to walk alongside you once you are safe.
When you feel ready, there is a gentle first step
Start with a free, no obligation 15-minute chat to see if working together feels right, with no card, no pressure and nothing to lose.
Book your free 15-minute assessment →Prefer to talk first? Call 0479 144 561
Grief support across Hobart
Grieving in a small city like Hobart
Hobart is close-knit, and that closeness cuts both ways when you are grieving. Everyone seems to know everyone, so mourning can feel oddly public, and privacy matters a great deal. The long, dark, cold Tasmanian winters can make grief feel heavier and more shut-in, while mental health services across the state are stretched thin with long waits, and regional Tasmanians often face long winding drives just to be heard.
- You want to grieve privately, without running into someone you know in a busy Hobart waiting room.
- You are on the eastern shore, in Kingston or beyond, and would rather not drive far, especially in winter.
- You live regionally in Tasmania and local support is scarce or has a long waiting list.
- You are far from mainland family and carrying your loss with little support close by.
Sessions are held online and by phone across Hobart and all of Australia. You can also explore all Hobart counselling services.
Grief at your own pace
Private grief support, on your own timeline
There is no right way to grieve and no schedule you are supposed to keep to. Some people reach out in the raw early weeks, others years later when the world has moved on but they have not. Both are welcome, and neither is too soon or too late.
Christina is a qualified counsellor who understands that grief has no finish line, and she will never ask you to be over it or to hurry toward some tidy sense of closure. Sessions happen online from wherever you feel most at ease, at a gentle pace you set, with no pressure and plenty of room to simply be where you are.