I create a safe place for people to take the time they need to mourn their losses. In our grief avoidant culture it can be challenging to find places to talk about the loss of loved ones or other losses that you have. I recognize the need to stay connected to those we have lost through cherished memories and honour people's pace in their grief journey.
Registered Psychotherapist, MD, MPH, MACP, RP (Qualifying)
Grief and loss are deeply personal experiences, and everyone’s journey through them is unique. In our sessions, I provide a compassionate and non-judgmental space to explore your feelings and memories. Whether you're dealing with the loss of a loved one, a significant life change, or another form of loss, we'll work together at a pace that feels right for you. My approach is to support you in finding your own path to healing while validating your individual experiences and emotions. Reach out to begin the process of understanding and coping with your grief. Book a free 15-minute consultation today.
Offering clients a place to sit with and experience their grief in a safe way as well as providing tools to assist the clients to move forward with their lives.
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (Registered Psychotherapist), Diploma TIRP, member CAPT
When we lose someone, through death or in some other way, we need someone to talk to. Someone who listens and strives to understand as we work though the often complex and confusing range of emotions that loss and grief bring. Most of all we need someone to be there who can be steady and accept the intense pain that we carry, the rage, the sadness, all of it. Eventually something inside can lighten. Perhaps it doesn't go away, but it hurts less. We can tolerate it. Manage it. Life opens again.
As loss may be best described as the absence of something valuable, grief is the reaction to this absence. It permeates every area of our lives.
The way we experience grief is personal and changes as we adapt to the loss. Feelings of guilt, disbelief, anger, yearning, and sorrow are often present. Going through the stages of grief is difficult. Together, we will explore the healing journey ensuring you are self-companionate while honouring the one’s you have lost and to explore and understand your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that are integrated into your bereavement process. Schedule a free consultation to see if we are a good fit.
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychology and Coaching Clinics
Although grief is a necessary reaction to losses of every sort, complicated grief occurs when one cannot adapt to their losses. The same is true for bereavement, which is the period of grief and mourning after experiencing a loss. Symptoms of complicated grief or bereavement can include extended periods of acute grief, extensive preoccupation with the loss, feelings of worthlessness, extended feeling or numbness or denial, changes in personal relationships, and engaging in self-destructive activities.
Grief can result many types of loss and life transitions: death of a loved one,loss of a relationship, miscarriage, abortion, job loss, aging, loss of our sexual selves. Walking alongside those who are in the process of grief I help them find peace from their loss, and wholeness to their life. I see clients dealing with grief as a normal and necessary process as well as complicated grief, anticipatory grief and trauma. Understanding the nature of grief, it is possible to get through this time of confusion, sadness, anger & loneliness to a place of hope and inner peace.
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, EMDR Therapist
Loss and grief can be some of the most difficult experiences we face, often leaving us feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected. Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or even a part of your identity, therapy provides a space to process these emotions at your own pace. Together, we’ll explore your grief and find ways to honor your loss while helping you heal. Using gentle therapeutic approaches, including EMDR if needed, I’ll support you in moving through the pain and finding hope and meaning in life again. You don’t have to go through this journey alone.
At Bright Start Bright Future Counselling Centre, I specialize in providing compassionate support for individuals navigating the difficult journey of loss and grief. Losing a loved one or experiencing a significant life change can be overwhelming, and I am here to offer guidance and comfort during this challenging time.
In my grief counselling sessions, I create a safe and nurturing space where individuals can explore their feelings of loss, sadness, and confusion. Together, we work through the grieving process, allowing clients to honor their emotions and find meaning in their experiences.
Using a personalized approach, I draw from various therapeutic techniques to help individuals cope with their grief and move towards healing. Whether it's through talk therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness practices, or narrative therapy, I tailor each session to meet the unique needs of my clients.
My goal is to provide support and encouragement as individuals navigate the ups and downs of grief, helping them find acceptance, peace, and hope for the future. If you're struggling with loss or grief, please reach out – you don't have to go through it alone.
Registered Psychotherapist, BEd, MACP, RP (Qualifying)
The process of loss and grieving is extremely difficult. Everyone’s experience of grief, and journey processing grief is unique. As a therapist, I will walk alongside you as we explore your grief, at your pace. No matter which stage of grieving you’re in, I would be honoured to work with you to help you through this difficult process. Book a free 15-minute consultation with me today.
Whether you've lost a loved one, a relationship, or a significant part of your life, I offer support in navigating the complex emotions that accompany grief. Through a client-centered approach, I help clients find their way through pain, ultimately fostering healing and acceptance.
Across the lifespan we all experience many smaller losses (e.g., leaving home; moving cities; choosing between career choices) and at times painful losses of people we love very much. Attending to your deep pain can help it ease.
As a Registered Psychotherapist, I will support you in understanding your grief and mourning in a whole new way and cope with the symptoms in ways that are rooted in evidence-based interventions. Taking a trauma-informed and attachment-based lens, we will go at your pace and ensure that you meet the goals that are meaningful to you so that you move towards healing and recovery. Looking forward to hearing from you so that you can heal and move forward in your life with more clarity, insight, self-awareness, self-compassion, empowerment and confidence.
Grieving is a deeply individual process, marked by waves of emotions that can feel overwhelming and isolating. Together, we will establish a space where you can express your feelings, share your memories, and explore the impact of your loss. By honouring the unique progression of your grief, we'll work towards healing and finding ways to carry your loss that allow for growth and meaning.
The feelings of grief and loss are both overwhelming but can also be very isolating. Therapy provides you safe and confidential space to process your grief whether it’s related to the loss of a loved one, a relationship, loss of job, loss of a dream etc. Often people are left alone to deal with their feelings on their own, but grief counselling can support you process your feelings related to your loss.
Experiencing grief is a normal reaction to the loss of someone or something significant in your life. The emotional pain we endure during times of loss can be incredibly overwhelming. The magnitude of your grief often corresponds to the magnitude of your loss. If you have recently experienced a loss, our team of skilled therapists in Toronto, Vaughan and Etobicoke is available to support you through this journey of healing and growth.
When we grieve, many of our past losses bombard us, longing to be mourned and felt. Stored up tragedies that we have not yet grieved come to the surface. When you are in the throws of this, it can feel like the floor has collapsed beneath you and you no longer know who you are. You may be grieving the loss of a relationship, identity, health, dream or combination of these. It can be a particularly lonely place, and those around you may mean well but not understand what is going on or how to support you. Our passion is helping people from various walks of life who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed and irritable. We are interested in getting to know your experience and unique pain point.
We prioritize rapport-building and using a compassionate approach so that you feel safe as you explore the experiences and feelings that are coming up for you today. You are not your difficulties and so it is just as important for us to explore your goals, strengths and story as we tackle the challenges that you are facing. If you are looking for a compassionate therapist who cares not only about your difficulties, but also about how they developed and impact you, who is culturally sensitive and aware, and who will support your self-discovery, we would be honoured to be a part of your journey. Contact us today to schedule a complimentary consultation by phone where we can answer your questions. You deserve a meaningful and peaceful life.
To lose and mourn those we love and care for is one of the fundamental givens of these human lives we lead. Grief is like an ocean tide: the ebb and flow - an ongoing, non-linear process that involves many phases of feeling, remembering and making meaning from these experiences. Therapy can provide a space to grapple with the both the immediate and life-long experience of grief as well as with the existential anxiety that can result when we confront death as a universal truth.
My approach to loss and grief provides a compassionate space to honor your feelings, navigate the pain of loss, and gently find a path forward towards healing and acceptance.
I help individuals navigate the complex emotions of grief and loss by offering a compassionate space to honour their loved ones, process their feelings, and find ways to heal and move forward.
1 Years Experience
