Getting Here

Suite 25, Level 1, 100 New South Head Road, Edgecliff NSW 2028. A 5-minute walk from Edgecliff Station (train). Metered parking available on surrounding side streets.

Edgecliff Hours

Thursday: 10am – 5pm
This is a dedicated Edgecliff-only day.
Telehealth sessions may be available on other days by arrangement.

Edgecliff Fees

Medicare rebate: $181.05
Private: $280
60-minute sessions. GP Mental Health Plan required for Medicare.

Grief Is Bigger Than You Think

When most people hear the word "grief," they think of death. But grief is the human response to any significant loss — and some of the most devastating losses don't involve a funeral. A divorce after twenty-five years doesn't just end a marriage; it dismantles the entire architecture of your daily life. A redundancy doesn't just take your income; it strips away an identity you've spent decades building.

What makes these non-death losses particularly painful is that society often doesn't validate them. Friends might say "at least nobody died" or "you should be relieved the kids are finally independent." But the emptiness you feel when your youngest leaves home, the disorientation after a health diagnosis changes everything you assumed about your future — these experiences deserve to be grieved openly, not minimised or rushed through.

At my Edgecliff practice, I specialise in helping people name and navigate these under-recognised losses. When you can acknowledge that what you're experiencing is genuine grief — not weakness, not self-pity — the healing process can finally begin.

You may be experiencing grief if you notice:

A persistent sense that something fundamental has changed and can't be undone
Feeling lost or purposeless after a major life transition
Difficulty imagining a future that feels meaningful
Oscillating between numbness and overwhelming waves of emotion
Comparing your "before" and "after" life and mourning what was
Others telling you to "move on" when you're nowhere near ready

Tim Carey – Grief & Loss Psychologist at Edgecliff, Eastern Suburbs Sydney

Meet Tim Carey, Your Edgecliff Grief Psychologist

I'm Tim Carey, a registered psychologist with over two decades of experience supporting people through loss, life transitions, and the grief that accompanies major change. My Edgecliff practice at Suite 25, Level 1, 100 New South Head Road — moments from Edgecliff Station — serves clients across the Eastern Suburbs, Vaucluse, Point Piper, and Bellevue Hill.

I specialise in grief that goes beyond bereavement — the loss of identity after retirement, the fracturing of a long marriage, the quiet devastation of estrangement from adult children. My work draws on meaning reconstruction therapy and ACT, helping you build a new narrative that honours what was while making space for what comes next.

I see clients at Edgecliff on Thursdays from 10am to 5pm, and I offer telehealth sessions for clients who prefer the comfort and privacy of home. Whether your loss is fresh or something you've been carrying quietly for years, the door is open.

AHPRA Registered APS Member Medicare Provider Telehealth Available

Loss Changes Everything — But It Doesn't Have to Define Everything

Whether you're navigating bereavement, divorce, retirement, or a transition you can't quite name — you deserve a space where your grief is taken seriously. Book a session at my Edgecliff practice and let's explore what comes next, together.

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Medicare rebates available with a GP Mental Health Care Plan · Thursdays 10am–5pm · Telehealth offered

My Approach to Grief at Edgecliff

Loss fractures the story you had about your life. My work is about helping you write the next chapter — not by erasing what came before, but by integrating it into a narrative that still holds meaning.

Meaning Reconstruction

Building a new narrative that honours the past while embracing the future. When a relationship ends or a role disappears, the story you told yourself about your life no longer fits. Together, we construct a revised narrative — one that acknowledges what was lost without trapping you in it.

ACT for Grief

Creating space for grief while reconnecting with what matters now. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy doesn't ask you to get over your loss — it helps you hold grief and purpose simultaneously, so sorrow doesn't become the only thing defining your days. We identify your values and move toward them, even while the pain is present.

Identity Rebuilding

Rediscovering who you are after losing a defining role or relationship. When you've been "the CEO," "the wife," or "the athlete" for decades, losing that identity can feel like losing yourself entirely. We work through the disorientation and explore who you are becoming, not just who you were.

Life Chapter Work

Understanding transitions as endings AND beginnings. Every significant loss closes a chapter — but it also opens the next one. This approach helps you grieve the chapter that's ending while cultivating curiosity about what's ahead. It's not about positivity — it's about possibility.

Mindfulness for Loss

Being present with grief without being consumed by it. Grief has a way of pulling you into the past or catapulting you into an anxious future. Mindfulness practices help you stay grounded in the present moment — feeling what's there without drowning in it, and finding brief respite between the waves.

Telehealth Sessions

Processing grief from the privacy of home. Some days, leaving the house feels impossible — and that's okay. Telehealth allows you to access the same depth of therapeutic support from wherever you are. Many clients find that grieving in their own space, surrounded by familiar comforts, actually deepens the work.

Types of Loss I Support at Edgecliff

Relationship Loss

Divorce, separation, and the end of long-term partnerships. Beyond the legal process lies a profound grief — for the future you planned together, the family unit that's fractured, and the version of yourself that existed within that relationship. I help you untangle your identity from the partnership and find solid ground again.

Identity & Role Loss

Retirement, empty nest, career ending, loss of independence. When the role that gave your days structure and your life purpose suddenly disappears, the silence can be deafening. Whether your last child just left for university or you've stepped down from a career that defined you, we work through who you are now — not just who you used to be.

Health-Related Grief

Chronic illness diagnosis, disability, and loss of physical capabilities. A diagnosis of MS, cancer, or any life-altering condition forces you to grieve the body and the future you assumed were yours. I support you in processing the loss of what you expected from life while adapting to the reality of what is.

Ambiguous Loss

When there's no clear closure — estrangement, dementia, missing persons. These are the losses without funerals, without endings, without the validation that comes from a definitive event. A parent with dementia is physically present but psychologically absent. An estranged sibling is alive but unreachable. I help you grieve what's unresolvable.

Other Services at My Edgecliff Practice

Loss often intertwines with other emotional challenges. I provide integrated support across these areas at Edgecliff.

Grief & Loss Therapy in Edgecliff, Eastern Suburbs Sydney