TRAINING & SPEAKING
We bring 35 years of experience to tailored grief training and workshops
We are Wendy Liu and Nathan MacArthur, Specialist Grief Counsellors who are passionate about normalising grief and growing community capacity to support bereaved individuals.
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With a combined experience of 35 years in the grief and bereavement field, we offer tailored training and workshops that are dynamic, practical, and sensitive.
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Drawing upon the skills, techniques, and wisdom acquired from supporting thousands of people, we collaborate with a wide range of organisations, including:
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The Australian Psychological Society
Converge International
The Australian Counselling Association
NSW Health
Queensland Health
NSW Police
NSW Ambulance
NSW Law Society
The Compassionate Friends NSW​
Sydney University
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre
Mito Foundation
Childhood Dementia Initiative
Genetic Alliance Australia
HammondCare
To help people navigate the realities and contradictions of grief, we also offer a range of live and on-demand webinars that have been watched by thousands of people across Australia and overseas.
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Whether you’re an organisation, charity or a small team, we can work with you to educate and train your community about grief, loss and support. .
TESTIMONIALS
This year Southern NSW Health District has been fortunate to work with Nathan & Wendy as they provided professional development for our staff through facilitation of both online and in-person grief and loss workshops.
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Throughout our time working together, Nathan & Wendy have been both professional, relatable and very easy to work with.
When facilitating the workshops, Nathan & Wendy were both open, honest, skilled and very engaging.
The discussions were rich in content and including learnings around current theories and models as well as practical tips and resources for staff working in this space.
The feedback received from staff who attended the sessions was 100% positive with staff wishing for more!
We would very much welcome the opportunity to work with Nathan & Wendy again in the future.
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Sarah Shaw
Palliative Care Bereavement Co-ordinator
SOUTHERN NSW LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT
Wendy presented at our staff conference on ‘Managing Grief and Loss’ to approximately 300 counsellors, and we had such wonderful feedback, including –
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“Wendy was exceptional…she gifted me so much professionally and personally”.
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"Wendy’s beautiful, melodious voice, combined with her exceptional clinical knowledge, experience and humility spoke to us all."
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"We took away a meaningful and incredibly helpful approach to working with clients, as well as beautiful learnings on how we can manage grief and loss in our own lives. Thank you Wendy!"
Thank you so much again for your wonderful session.
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Cate Page
Executive Director People Assist
CONVERGE INTERNATIONAL
Nathan provided excellent grief training to the staff of SWSLHD Towards Zero Suicides. His wealth of knowledge and passion was evident during this training, and he was also able to keep the group engaged throughout the entire training day.
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Sashell Blagojevic
Acting Team Leader
TOWARDS ZERO SUICIDE​
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Nathan MacArthur does not disappoint. I have not attended a better presentation on this challenging subject matter in the last twenty years. His presentation style is open and engaging. His depth of knowledge in this field, borne of experience and study, is vast. Nathan delivers his narrative in a manner that is reflective, encouraging, considered and accessible. He is able to create genuine moments of poignancy whilst maintaining relevance to the clinical environment. My head and heart were fully committed. A valuable experience.
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Ray Araullo
Deputy Head of Social Work
ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL
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An extremely useful session by Wendy & Nathan. I am a clinical nurse educator that works in a medical / oncology ward and also a neurosurgical ward and found it rewarding to have a refresher of knowledge and theory, and think about the bigger picture of the current world health situation + its impact on the process of grief and bereavement.
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Webinar Attendee
Theories & Techniques for Supporting People
who are Grieving
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Professional FEES
Half Day Training
From $1430.00 (inc. GST) per hour
Full Day Training
From $1320.00 (inc. GST) per hour
Preparation Fee
$330.00 (inc. GST) per hour
All fees are in Australian Dollars
All fees inclusive of both speakers
Sliding scale dependent on customised or off-the-shelf content, duration of session and number of attendees
Travel costs, weekend and after-hour rates are additional
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