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grief counselling
(grief coun¦sel|ling)
noun
[
mass noun
]
counselling intended to assist people who have been bereaved in coping with their grief:
through grief counselling, they discover that a sudden, strong desire for a baby might be an unconscious way to cope with loss
Derivatives
grief counsellor
noun
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