Grief Counselling: Navigating Grief and Loss
Grief is the normal and natural response to a loss of any kind—yet we are often ill-equipped to navigate its complexities. Whether you're mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a career change, a health diagnosis, or the loss of who you thought you'd be, grief can feel overwhelming, isolating, and unpredictable—like a rollercoaster you can't get off.
You don't have to navigate this alone.
What Grief Really Looks Like
Grief isn't just sadness. It's a full-body, full-heart experience that can show up as:
Waves of intense emotion that come without warning
Numbness or feeling disconnected from yourself and others
Anger, guilt, or regret about things said or unsaid
Physical exhaustion, changes in sleep or appetite
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
Longing for what was or what could have been
Anxiety about the future or fear of forgetting
Grief is not linear. There are no stages to check off, no timeline to follow. Your grief is as unique as your relationship to what or who you've lost.
Types of Loss I Support
Grief extends far beyond death. I work with individuals navigating:
Death of a loved one - parent, partner, child, pet
Relationship endings - divorce, breakups, estrangement
Life transitions - empty nest, retirement, career loss, relocation, midlife identity shifts
Health and identity losses - menopause, aging
Loss of dreams or expectations - the future you imagined, paths not taken
How I Work With Grief
In our work together, I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore your emotions, honor your experience, and gradually move toward healing and meaning-making.
Grief Recovery Method (GRM): I'm trained in the only evidence-based grief recovery program in the world—a powerful, action-based approach to healing from life's deepest heartbreaks. The GRM helps you identify and complete what was left emotionally unfinished in your relationship to what or who you've lost.
EMDR Therapy: For traumatic losses or complicated grief, EMDR can help your brain process overwhelming memories and emotions that feel stuck.
Somatic-Informed Approach: Grief lives in the body. We work with gentle body awareness to help you process grief holistically.
Meaning-Making and Post-Traumatic Growth: While we honor the pain, we also explore how loss can crack us open to deeper compassion, gratitude, and connection to what truly matters.
What Healing Can Look Like
Grief doesn't "end"—but it does transform. Clients often describe:
Feeling less consumed by waves of emotion
Ability to remember with love rather than only pain
Reconnection to joy and meaning in life
Release of guilt, regret, or unfinished business
Capacity to honor the loss while moving forward
Deeper appreciation for life and relationships
Finding purpose or growth through the grief journey
My Background in Grief Work
I served as Clinical Director at the Grief & Trauma Healing Centre for nearly five years, where I supported many individuals through profound loss. I'm trained in the Grief Recovery Method and integrate trauma-informed and holistic approaches to grief counseling. I understand that grief is both a clinical and deeply human experience—and I bring both expertise and heart to this work.
Ready to Begin?
Whether your loss is recent or decades old, acknowledged or invisible, there is space here for your grief. I offer grief counseling in Edmonton and virtual sessions throughout Alberta.
“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom." — Rumi