Services

Supportive Bereavement Counselling

Hospice Quinte is pleased to offer compassionate and confidential Supportive Bereavement Counselling, at no cost, for individuals in need of grief and bereavement support.

Supportive Bereavement Counselling is available for individuals who are 18 years or older, living in Quinte, and have experienced the loss of a loved one within the past 3 years, whether that loved one be a child, a young person, parent, sibling, a close relative, friend, neighbour, or work colleague.

This service is provided by a Hospice Quinte Community Hospice Coordinator. Individuals can receive up to 6 one hour telephone sessions of Supportive Bereavement Counselling.

Availability of Hospice Quinte’s Supportive Bereavement Counselling service is on a limited basis and individuals may be added to a waiting list before receiving support.

To apply for Hospice Quinte’s Supportive Bereavement Counselling, please contact Christina Brinklow, 613-966-6610 ext. 229 or use the online form at the top of this page.

Bereavement Companionship

In order to continue to provide as much support as we can at a safe distance, Hospice Quinte now offers Bereavement Companionship by telephone.

Bereavement Companionship is available for individuals who are 18 years or older, living in Quinte, and have experienced the loss of a loved one within the past 3 years, whether that loved one be a child, a young person, parent, sibling, a close relative, friend, neighbour, or work colleague.

This service is provided by our Hospice Quinte volunteers. Volunteers are appropriately trained and matched with individuals to deliver excellent Bereavement Companionship. Individuals can receive up to a maximum of 6 months of Bereavement Companionship by telephone.

To apply for Hospice Quinte’s Bereavement Companionship service, please contact Christina Brinklow, 613-966-6610 ext. 229 or use the online form at the top of this page.

What is Peer Support?

Peer support refers to help and assistance that is given to you by someone like you. Peers are not professionally trained counsellors or therapists, they are people like you who have experienced the loss of a loved one and are on a similar journey of navigating their grief.