Loss or Grief therapists in Ottawa, Ontario ON, Canada CA
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Loss or Grief
Semra Lamky, Emotional Peace Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), MACP, Bsc
I provide compassionate support to individuals coping with the emotional impact of bereavement, life transitions, and significant losses. Grief is a deeply personal and often complex process that can affect every aspect of a person's life. In a safe and empathetic space, I help clients process their pain, make sense of their emotions, and find ways to honour their loss while gradually moving toward healing. My approach is gentle, patient, and tailored to each individual's unique experience, recognizing that there is no "right" way to grieve.
3 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Christina Tawdrous
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying)
Grief can be complex and overwhelming. I offer support to help you process your loss, understand your emotions, and find ways to honor your loved one while learning to move forward at your own pace.
3 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Lauren Kalvari
Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW
Grief is not limited to death alone. People may grieve relationships, marriages, communities, identities, belief systems, health, safety, or hoped-for futures. Experiences such as divorce, trauma, loss of faith community, emotionally harmful relationships, illness, or major life transitions can create profound feelings of sadness, disorientation, loneliness, and emotional overwhelm.
I provide grief counselling and trauma-informed virtual psychotherapy for adults navigating bereavement, relational loss, complicated grief, and significant life changes. Therapy offers a supportive space to process loss, make meaning of painful experiences, understand emotional responses to grief and trauma, and gradually reconnect with oneself and with life in a sustainable and compassionate way.
34 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Lindsay Becker
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP, MST, C.C.C.
I have experience supporting clients with loss and grief.
4 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Jaswir Dhillon
Registered Psychotherapist, MA
Grief touches every part of us, it impacts us emotionally, mentally, and physically. It can feel isolating and disorienting, like the world has shifted beneath your feet. I offer a gentle space to hold your pain, honour your loss, and help you find your way through. You don't have to go through this alone, it would be my honour to walk alongside you.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON K2G 3H7
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario
Loss or Grief
Nathan Kretzschmar
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Grief is not something to “get over.” It is something we learn to carry, understand, and integrate over time. Whether you are grieving a person, relationship, identity, role, future, or major life change, therapy can offer a space to honour the pain without being alone in it. I support clients in moving through grief with compassion, patience, and meaning.
13 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Modern Mind Therapy, Mackenzie Fournier
Registered Psychotherapist, BSocSc, MACP, RP
I offer compassionate support to individuals navigating the difficult process of grief and loss. Whether dealing with the death of a loved one, a breakup, or other forms of loss, I provide a safe space to process emotions, explore coping strategies, and find healing. My goal is to help clients honour their grief while moving forward in a way that fosters emotional resilience and peace.
3 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Delphine Amer
Registered Psychotherapist, M.Sc., Registered Psychotherapist
Loss and grief can be overwhelming and can sometimes become complex and difficult to manage. If you are finding that your grief is getting the way of being able to enjoy life, being able to manage life and being able to move forward; I want to help you. I employ various cognitive behavioural and emotion focused strategies to enable you to process through grief to ultimately reach a place of acceptance and peace. I employ various strategies, including loss rituals, grief journaling/ letter writing, exploring thought patterns for cognitive distortions and self-compassion strategies for guilt and blame. Congratulations on reaching out to change things.
12 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Lori Ralko
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, M.A., RSW
Loss comes in many forms. Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one, trying to navigate a painful break-up, or still feeling the effects of losses earlier in life, it can be helpful to have a space to talk about your feelings and not feel so alone with them.
17 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON K1P 5G3
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario
Loss or Grief
Ashley Berger
Registered Psychotherapist, BEd, MACP, RP
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.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario
Loss or Grief
Aelea Syed
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
My approach to therapy is compassionate and culturally sensitive and I strive to encourage a supportive environment to reach a place of healing and growth. Taking the first step to reaching out can be difficult so I want to thank you for taking this step and beginning this journey towards healing. I hope to support you and make this process as comfortable as I can. Don't hesitate to contact me for a free consultation.
5 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario
Loss or Grief
Watras Counselling and Psychotherapy Services
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MACP, BSc
Grief, loss, and bereavement, whether it is the passing of a loved one, the end of a career, or the falling apart of a relationship are all similar: we are losing or have lost an important part of our lives. Understanding the emotions, feelings, and behaviours we have when we experience grief and bereavement is part of helping us accept what has occurred, why we feel the way that we are feeling, and what is next for us. In working with clients on grief, loss, and bereavement it is important to understand that the way we process these experiences is unique to each person, and the pillar of respect is paramount.
5 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Halyna Polityka
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MEd
An inevitable part of life. Whether it's your first loss or big change or you've had many, it's always a good idea to check-in on it and give yourself time to process and add a few (new) tools to your toolkit.
10 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Jane Allen
Psychologist, Master Counselling, BSc. Eng, MBA
Loss or Grief can be a very lonely experience. Others in your life may not know how to support you, may avoid you, or may say unintentionally hurtful things. Healing can come with sharing your grief with others. I have worked with clients who are experiencing painful losses and need to share them with someone who is non-judgmental and compassionate. I guide my clients to look for meaning in their painful experiences.
6 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Beyond Talk Psychotherapy
Licensed Psychoanalyst, RP, CAT, CCC, ATPQ, ACNN
Loss or Grief will be primarily explored through talk therapy. The sessions will focus on talking about emotions and discussing their loss. A narrative approach will be used to explore their perspective of grief.
4 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Sarah Bickle
Registered Psychotherapist, MPsy., R.P.
The pain of loss can feel overwhelming, whether it’s the death of a loved one, a relationship, or a life transition. In therapy, we can work through your grief in a way that respects your individual process. Together, we’ll explore your feelings, memories, and emotions, allowing you to heal and adjust to life after loss. My compassionate approach will provide a space for you to honor your grief, learn to cope with the emotional impact, and ultimately move forward with hope and healing.
6 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Ryan Bittinger
Pre-Licensed Professional, Registered Psychotherapist (Q), DPsychotherapy, LPCC, CAS
Grief and loss have such wide reaching and long lasting effects on all of us. We can be left wondering why we didn't experess our feelings in the ways we were told to or expected to; wondering why the pain has lasted as long as it has; or we may have complicated thoughts and feelings towards those we've lost that make this grief complicated, or perhaps make it feel invisible. How ever you grief is ok - and together we can build an understanding of what grief work looks like for you, and how you can take the experiences you've had and the loved ones you've lost forward in a way that is meaningful to you. Death is not the only form of loss - loss of home, family support, of experiences and relationships we thought could continue are all painful losses that we can explore together.
11 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Natasha Tuletta-Bowman, PhDs, MA, MBA
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Solution Focused Brief & Couples Therapist
I provide compassionate support for individuals coping with loss or grief, helping them process their emotions and find healing. Together, we’ll work through the pain and work toward acceptance and emotional peace.
26 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario
Loss or Grief
Kareem Elawar
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
I support clients by providing a place to sort through and process all that feels overwhelming and difficult to manage alone. Together, we will explore the places where you may feel stuck, held back, confused, frustrated or overwhelmed. We will identify the barriers that limit you, shift negative thoughts, feelings and patterns, process old wounds with the intention of moving into greater self-understanding, authenticity, and resilience in regards to how you connect with yourself, others and the world around you.
My priority is to create a space and relationship with you where you feel welcomed to bring all parts of yourself. I offer a space for deep listening, reflection, and a place to cultivate the skills needed to create the change you want in your life. Feel free to contact me for a free consultation to assess if we would be a good fit.
9 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Loss or Grief
Jessie Erb
Registered Psychotherapist, DPsychotherapy
Loss can be at the core of many personal problems, and working through grief with a professional can be one of the biggest steps towards healing. I have worked with many clients facing loss and together we work towards exploring what has been loss and the complicated emotions that are often associated with this.
12 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Ottawa's identity as Canada's capital and a major hub for the federal public service creates a therapy landscape shaped by the particular stresses of government work — including bureaucratic frustration, political exposure, and the weight of careers lived in proximity to national policy decisions. The city's large bilingual population means both French- and English-speaking therapists are essential, with many practitioners offering services in both official languages. The Ottawa Hospital and Montfort Hospital provide institutional mental health resources alongside a private practice community serving the Glebe, Westboro, and Barrhaven areas. Ottawa's significant visible minority communities — including large Lebanese, Chinese, and Somali populations — drive growing demand for culturally affirming and multilingual therapists.
Loss or Grief therapists in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Statistics
Loss or Grief therapists in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada average 12 years of experience and charge around $174 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (78%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (61%), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (56%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$174
Accept insurance
80%
Offer sliding scale
64%
Gender ID
| 70% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 62% |
In Person and Online |
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| 38% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 78% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 61% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 56% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 55% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 51% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 49% | Narrative Therapy |
| 39% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 77% | Young Adult |
| 65% | Senior |
| 60% | Teen |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 61% | Women |
| 51% | Men |
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |
| 37% | Christian |
| 31% | Asian |