Loss, change and the chapters in between
Loss and change are not always things others can see: a death, a move, a breakup, becoming a parent, caring for someone you love, or simply stepping into a new stage of life. We make room for the grief and work with you on finding your footing in the next chapter, in person in North York or online across Ontario.
Free and confidential. Grief is love with nowhere to go. It deserves a place to land.
Understanding it
We usually think of grief as what follows a death, and it is. But grief is the natural response to any significant loss.
We usually think of grief as what follows a death, and it is. But grief is the natural response to any significant loss: a relationship ending, a move, a job, a diagnosis, a version of the future you were counting on. Even welcome changes, like becoming a parent, or stepping into the role of caring for someone you love, can carry a quiet grief for the life you are leaving behind.
Some of these losses are ones the world does not fully recognize, what is sometimes called 'disenfranchised grief.' When others do not see your loss as one, you can end up carrying it alone, wondering why you feel so unmoored.
Grief does not follow a tidy timeline or neat 'stages.' Therapy is not about rushing you through it, it is about making room for what you feel, and, when you are ready, helping you find your footing in a chapter that looks different from the one you planned.
We will not hurry you through. Grief takes the time it takes.
Including the ones others may not recognize as a loss.
A gentle place to begin, with no pressure.
How we work
Warm, attachment-based support that honours your loss and helps you re-find meaning, gently.
A space to feel what you feel, without being hurried, fixed, or told how you 'should' be coping by now.
We give the loss its due, including the losses others do not recognize, so you are not carrying it alone.
Grief lives in the body too. Grounding and body-aware work helps with the waves, the heaviness, and the exhaustion of it.
When you are ready, we gently explore who you are in this next chapter, and where meaning might live now.
Wondering if grief support is the right fit?
That is exactly what the free 15-minute consultation is for. No pressure, no commitment.
You might recognize this
Grief wears many faces. If some of this resonates, you do not have to navigate the change alone.
The ground feeling shifted beneath you. Grieving something others do not see as a loss. Being 'between chapters' and unsure who you are. Carrying it alone because life moved on.
Waves of emotion that catch you off guard. Numbness, or feeling strangely 'fine.' Trouble sleeping, focusing, or feeling motivated. Guilt, regret, or replaying the 'what ifs.'
There is no wrong way to grieve, and no schedule you are failing to keep. We start wherever you are.
Our approach
Grief does not follow a neat timeline, and not every loss is one the world recognizes. This is space to feel what you feel without being hurried through it, to have your loss honoured rather than minimized.
And, when you are ready, we gently explore your footing in a chapter that looks different from the one you planned: who you are now, what still holds meaning, and how to carry both the loss and your life forward together.
Approaches we may draw on
More about how we workWhat to expect
No agenda but yours, a steady companion through the loss and what comes after.
Phone or video. A gentle hello. You can share as little or as much about your loss as you would like.
First sessions. We create space for the grief, no rushing, no fixing, just being met where you are.
Ongoing. We work with the emotion, the body, and the meaning, at whatever pace feels right.
When you are ready. Gently finding your footing in a life that looks different, carrying the loss with you.
Is this you
Adults across Ontario navigating loss and change, seen or unseen, recent or long-carried.
Bereavement support for the loss of someone you love, in your own time.
For the grief of a relationship, marriage, or friendship that has ended.
A move, a career change, retirement, the empty nest, when the ground shifts.
Pregnancy loss, estrangement, a diagnosis, grief others may not see.
Grieving a loss that is coming, a loved one's illness, or a chapter ending.
When you are unsure who you are in the next phase of your life.
Caregiving and life stages
Every stage of life asks something new of us, and caring for someone you love can quietly reshape who you are. This is space for that, too.
The joy and the overwhelm of new parenthood, and a quiet grief for the life before.
Raising young kids while slowly losing track of your own needs and identity.
Caring for aging parents and your own children at once, with little left for you.
Supporting a partner, parent or child through illness, disability or decline.
When the house goes quiet and you are unsure who you are without the caring role.
Midlife questions, retirement, and aging, the later turns of the road and who you are on them.
Wherever you are on the path, and whoever you are carrying, you do not have to navigate it alone.
Who you would see
Book directly with whoever fits your situation.
Grief and loss, caregiver strain and family change, for children 10+, teens and adults.
Accepting new clients this week
Book with Sepideh More about Sepideh
Grief and bereavement in adults, including loss while living far from family.
Accepting new clients this week
Book with Katherine More about Katherine
Grief and life transitions, including loss after an accident, an illness or a change you did not choose.
Book with Melissa More about MelissaNot sure who fits? Book the general free consult and we will help you choose.
What it costs
Sessions are $170 for 50 minutes with our associate therapists, or $190 with Melissa Huang. Free 15-minute consultation. Direct billing to Sun Life and Green Shield Canada.
When you are ready to talk, we are here
Free 15-minute consultation · In person in North York or online across Ontario · Direct billing to Sun Life & Green Shield
Common questions
A few of the things people ask before booking. Anything else, just ask on your free call.
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Book a free 15-minute call and we will see if we are a good fit, no pressure, no commitment. Free and confidential, phone or video, in person in North York or online across Ontario.