Grief & Loss Counselling in Saskatoon & Across Canada
(In-Person and Online Counselling for Adults, Seniors, and Late Teens)
When Loss Changes Everything
Grief is the price of love — but when you’re in it, it doesn’t feel poetic. It feels heavy. Confusing. Unfair.
Some days, you’re holding it together. Other days, it feels like the air has been knocked out of you.
Loss can come in many forms — the death of someone you love, the end of a relationship, the loss of health, identity, or the future you thought you’d have. Whatever the loss, grief changes how you see the world. It can shake your sense of meaning, belonging, and safety.
If you’ve been feeling lost, numb, or like life doesn’t make sense anymore, you’re not alone. There’s no “right way” to grieve — but you don’t have to do it alone, either.
Understanding Grief
Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s not something to “get over,” but something to move through. It’s how your heart and mind learn to live in a world that has changed.
Grief can show up in many ways:
Emotional pain or emptiness
Anger, guilt, or regret
Fatigue, brain fog, or loss of motivation
Withdrawal from friends or family
Changes in sleep, appetite, or concentration
Feeling lost in time — like life has paused but the world keeps moving
You might find that grief doesn’t follow a timeline. Some days you feel okay, and the next, it hits like a wave. That’s normal. Grief isn’t linear; it’s cyclical. It comes and goes as your heart adjusts to a new reality.
Different Kinds of Loss
While death is the most recognized form of loss, many people grieve experiences that aren’t often acknowledged:
The end of a marriage, friendship, or family connection
The loss of health or physical ability
The loss of a pet or companion animal
Career changes or retirement
Moving away from a familiar place or community
The loss of identity, youth, or a sense of purpose
All of these experiences can create real grief. You’re allowed to feel sad, angry, or confused — even if others don’t fully understand why it hurts so deeply. In counselling, every loss is valid.
How Counselling Helps
Grief counselling isn’t about pushing you to “move on.” It’s about creating space to honour what you’ve lost and find ways to keep living while carrying that love forward.
In our work together, we’ll focus on:
Understanding your grief story — how this loss has affected your life, identity, and emotions
Making sense of complex feelings — guilt, anger, relief, love, or regret
Finding meaning — exploring what this person, chapter, or experience meant to you
Learning coping tools — so you can manage waves of sadness or anxiety in daily life
Rebuilding connection — with yourself, with others, and with life after loss
You’ll never be told to “let go.” Instead, we’ll explore how to reconnect — with your memories, your values, and your sense of hope.
The Process of Healing Grief
In grief counselling, healing often begins when you stop trying to “be strong” and start allowing yourself to simply be human.
You may cry, sit in silence, talk about memories, or even laugh — all of it belongs.
Grief is not a disorder to be fixed. It’s an experience to be integrated. As we work together, you’ll learn to carry your grief differently — not as a weight that crushes you, but as something that reminds you of how deeply you’ve loved.
Over time, many clients notice small but profound shifts:
Breathing a little easier
Feeling less isolated
Remembering without as much pain
Reconnecting with purpose and gratitude
Healing doesn’t mean forgetting — it means learning to live fully again, even with the loss.
When Grief Turns Into Something More
Sometimes, grief becomes complicated — when the pain doesn’t ease with time, or when guilt, anger, or numbness start taking over daily life.
You might notice signs such as:
Avoiding anything that reminds you of your loss
Feeling stuck in sadness or disbelief
Trouble functioning at work or home
Feeling detached or disconnected from others
Using alcohol, food, or distractions to cope
If this sounds familiar, counselling can help you process what’s been too heavy to carry alone. There’s no timeline for grief, but there is support available at every stage.
A Compassionate and Grounded Approach
My counselling approach is both compassionate and practical.
We’ll focus on emotional understanding while also finding tools that help you navigate daily life. Sometimes that’s grounding techniques, other times it’s journaling, breathwork, or exploring rituals of remembrance.
I also take a holistic view — grief affects the body, mind, and spirit. When one part of you begins to heal, the rest follows. Whether your loss happened recently or years ago, you can still find peace and meaning again.
Who This Counselling Is For
Grief counselling is for anyone who has experienced a loss — whether recent or long ago — and wants to feel more at peace with it.
I work with people who are grieving loved ones, breakups, health changes, or other transitions that have left them feeling unmoored.
Some clients come because they’ve never had the space to grieve. Others come because their grief has resurfaced years later.
Whatever your reason, it’s valid — and you deserve a safe place to heal.
What to Expect in Our Sessions
Each session is customized to where you are in your grief process. Some days we’ll focus on emotions; other days, on practical ways to manage stress or build connection.
You can expect:
A calm, non-judgmental space
The freedom to talk, cry, or sit quietly — whatever feels right
Gentle guidance and reflective questions that help you make sense of your loss
Evidence-based strategies to help you cope when waves of emotion arise
Grief isn’t something to rush. We move at your pace — one breath, one session, one step at a time.
Why Work With Me
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked in blue-collar environments where emotional pain wasn’t often talked about — people just “kept busy.”
Now, as a Registered Professional Counsellor, I help people slow down, feel, and honour what’s real.
Having grown up on a 4th-generation Saskatchewan farm, I understand loss in its many forms — from losing loved ones to losing seasons, routines, and ways of life. My approach blends deep empathy with grounded practicality. You don’t need to be perfect, just present.
Finding Your Way Forward
You’ll never “get over” someone or something you loved — but you can learn to live with love and loss side by side.
Grief transforms you, but it doesn’t have to define you. With the right support, you can begin to rebuild — not into the person you were before, but into the person you’re becoming.
📞 Book a Free 20-Minute Discovery Call to learn how grief counselling can help you find meaning, peace, and hope again.