Motherless Daughters

Losing her mother reshapes a woman’s inner world in ways that are often profound,

complex, and deeply personal. Whether your mother died recently or many years

ago, and regardless of the quality of your relationship with her, her absence can

echo through identity, relationships, milestones, and the way you understand

yourself.

This practice is a space where your grief is honoured, and your story unfolds at your

pace.

- A compassionate, grounded therapeutic relationship

- A trauma informed, attachment aware approach

- A space where your mother’s story and your story both matter

-  A focus on meaning, identity, and emotional integration

- Your story leads the way

- You set the pace

- Your boundaries are respected

- Your grief is valid, no matter the nature of your relationship with your mother

Maternal loss grief work can bring up:

- Waves of emotion

- Unexpected memories

- Shifts in identity

- Changes in relationships

- New insights about family patterns

These experiences are normal and part of the healing process. You are not expected

to navigate them alone.

- The mother–daughter relationship and its emotional legacy

- Identity shifts after maternal loss

- Unresolved emotions, unfinished conversations, or complex relational histories

- Navigating milestones without your mother’s presence

- Intergenerational patterns and inherited emotional burdens

- Continuing bonds and meaning making

- Remothering and nurturing the parts of you that still need care

Fiona Andrew is an APHRA-registered Psychologist and the principal psychologist of the

Motherless Daughters Counselling and Support practice, working with women navigating the impact of mother loss. She uses a variety of therapeutic approaches including EMDR, Somatic Acupoint Tapping, ACT, Mindfulness, and attachment-aware, trauma-informed therapy. She is based in Melbourne and offers online appointments nationally. Fiona has lived experienced of mother loss from a young age.