Grief and Bereavement Therapy for Adults in Ontario

You might benefit from grief therapy if:

• you’re grieving the death of someone important to you

• you’re struggling after a breakup, divorce, or relationship loss

• you feel disoriented by a loss that others seem to expect you to “be over”

• your grief feels lonely, heavy, or hard to put into words

Grief is a natural response to loss—but that doesn’t make it easy. Whether you’re grieving the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a life-altering diagnosis, or a future that will never come to be, grief can feel overwhelming, disorienting, and isolating.

There is no “right” way to grieve. Grief can be unpredictable, arriving in waves or appearing unexpectedly. Some people feel flooded with emotion; others feel numb, detached, or stuck. Grief doesn’t follow a neat timeline, and healing doesn’t mean forgetting, minimizing, or simply “moving on.”

How Grief Can Show Up

Grief can affect many parts of your experience, including:

• Physical: fatigue, sleep disruption, appetite changes, a sense of heaviness

• Cognitive: difficulty concentrating, disbelief, preoccupation with the loss, feeling disconnected

• Emotional: sadness, anger, guilt, anxiety, loneliness, or even relief (which can feel confusing or shame-inducing)

• Behavioural: withdrawing from others, difficulty with daily tasks, restlessness, or loss of structure

Grief after the end of a relationship can be especially complicated. Breakups often involve ambiguous loss, unresolved questions, and the loss of shared routines, identity, or imagined futures—making the grief harder to recognize or validate.

How Therapy Can Help with Grief and Loss

My approach to grief therapy offers a compassionate space to process loss without rushing or trying to “fix” what you’re feeling. Together, we’ll explore your unique experience of grief, give language to what has been lost, and gently make room for what still matters to you.

Therapy may involve making sense of complicated emotions, honouring the relationship or chapter that has ended, and supporting you in reconnecting with life at a pace that feels respectful and meaningful. I work collaboratively and without judgment, drawing from psychodynamic and evidence-based approaches to support both emotional processing and integration over time.

If you’re grieving a loss—whether recent or long past—you don’t have to carry it alone. You’re welcome to book a session online or learn more about what to expect in therapy.