Approach
Rheann Kennedy Perinatal Grief and Loss Counselling’s core principles are openness, trust and compassion. With warmth and understanding, Rheann supports women and couples facing situations, including but not limited to, pregnancy loss, termination of pregnancy, stillbirth, and neonatal loss in a non-judgemental and safe space.
Rheann is dedicated to meeting you exactly where you are on your grief journey. She will honour the uniqueness of each parent's situation, using frameworks on grief and loss to help you feel truly understood and heard as you make sense of your own experience.
Rheann is dedicated to walking alongside you as you navigate what can be an overwhelming and isolating life event.
For those facing unexpected prenatal findings, she will gently work with you to process information and explore your thoughts and feelings regarding your pregnancy options. This may include outcomes such as termination of pregnancy for medical reasons or continuing your pregnancy.
Rheann is a Medicare-approved perinatal counsellor. Please refer to FAQs for further information about how to claim a Medicare rebate.
Grief is a natural response to loss. Over time, it becomes a part of you, helping you navigate life with new understanding and strength.
Background
Rheann’s own profound experience with perinatal loss deepens her understanding beyond theoretical frameworks, allowing her to create a compassionate environment where parents can process their emotions and find healing guided by a skilled professional who truly understands.
Bringing a wealth of experience to her practice, Rheann draws on her background in public health, particularly in maternity and paediatric care. Her long-standing professional experience focuses on supporting parents, children, and families through unexpected challenges, often marked by grief and loss, with compassion and understanding.
She actively contributes to the field through various roles, including serving as a member on the Royal Women’s Hospital Perinatal Bereavement work group, collaborating with Through The Unexpected, and as a member of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ). In these roles, she has presented on perinatal ethics and decision-making, presented at an Annual Loss Memorial service, and contributes to ongoing training and development initiatives.
Contact.
If you have a question or would like to book a counselling session, please submit the contact form. Please allow three business days for a response.
Currently only after hours appointments are available.