INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
Grief Therapy
Finding peace, balance, and living again.
Grief Therapy can help you if:
You’ve suffered a loss - a loved one, a baby, divorce, a job - and don’t know where to turn
You experience random overwhelming waves of sadness, crying, or hopelessness
You’re burdened by the weight of caring for an ill, disabled or dying loved one, but feel quiet shame about your feelings
You’re struggling under the weight of feelings like guilt, shame, regret, and hopelessness
The pain of you’re experiencing makes it difficult to get through the day-to-day
You’re feeling socially isolated and know you need help, but don’t want to burden family or friends
Loss, illness, death, and dying are unavoidable human experiences.
Grief is huge, overwhelming, and unavoidable. Grief is one of the most difficult human emotions - it can feel like physical pain, anxiety, depression, despair, anger, and confusion. Grief can have you wondering, will I ever feel normal again? Grief is also a very universal human experience, but suffering a loss or being a caregiver is usually isolating and lonely. Many of our therapists have worked in hospital settings and are comfortable and compassionate while understanding the realities of loss and the extreme burden of caregiving.
Our grief therapists have specialized training in helping with:
Pregnancy and infant loss
End of life care
Suicide
Supporting health care professionals
Find the strength to step into what lies ahead.
Working with a therapist who specializes in grief and caregiving will allow you to honour your losses and gently find your way to a new normal. You will slowly but surely be able to readjust to the day-to-day with fewer feelings of guilt, shame, overwhelm, or hopelessness.
Pricing & Details
How does it work?
We know that grief looks different for everyone, and that no 2 people have the exact same circumstances when it comes to caregiving. Your therapist will meet with you to complete an initial intake to learn your story and who you are. We recommend weekly sessions to start to build your relationship and begin sorting through your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. As you heal and grow you can begin to move to less frequent sessions.
Grief & Caregiving
$175
for a 50 minute session
Meet your Grief Therapy Specialist
Sara Mottola, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist
Specialties: Grief and loss, care givers and helping professionals, anxiety and burnout, relationships and life transitions, older adults, dementia
“ I’ve worked in an Intensive Care Unit and in the Medical Assistance in Dying Program - I’m no stranger to loss, grief, and burnout. You won’t need to explain the things you’ve seen and definitely won’t feel judged. I help you put words to your experiences that connect them to the bigger picture and make sense of it all. ”
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