Grief Therapists in Toronto, ON
Are anxiety, grief, or life changes affecting your relationships, health, or energy?
Using a relational and holistic approach, I personalize therapy to your unique needs. Whether you’re facing anxiety, burnout, grief, or major life transitions, I provide practical tools and deep emotional support. Through Gestalt therapy and Hypnotherapy, we’ll explore patterns, heal past wounds, and create lasting change—helping you feel more grounded, res
Are anxiety, grief, or life changes affecting your relationships, health, or energy?
Using a relational and holistic approach, I personalize therapy to your unique needs. Whether you’re facing anxiety, burnout, grief, or major life transitions, I provide practical tools and deep emotional support. Through Gestalt therapy and Hypnotherapy, we’ll explore patterns, heal past wounds, and create lasting change—helping you feel more grounded, res
Natasha Tutt - MSW, RSW Grief and Loss
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Whether you're newly faced with a terminal diagnosis of a pet, managing caregiver stress, preparing for euthanasia, or grieving the death of a pet, this space is created specifically for you.
I am a Registered Social Worker and certified Pet Loss and Bereavement Specialist. I support individuals and families facing the various challenges associated with animal caregiving. I offer individual counselling sessions, a monthly support group, and therapeutic writing groups.
Whether you're newly faced with a terminal diagnosis of a pet, managing caregiver stress, preparing for euthanasia, or grieving the death of a pet, this space is created specifically for you.
I am a Registered Social Worker and certified Pet Loss and Bereavement Specialist. I support individuals and families facing the various challenges associated with animal caregiving. I offer individual counselling sessions, a monthly support group, and therapeutic writing groups.
Dan’s interested in helping people stuck in grief – over the death of a loved one, a relationship ending, a change in the family dynamic, the loss of a pet or job.
Through his own personal challenges, Dan has learned that in life pain may be inevitable, but suffering is optional. Now, he is harnessing his experience and education to help clients navigate their own challenges, however big or small, to prove that change is possible, and a healthier way of living is around the corner.
Dan’s interested in helping people stuck in grief – over the death of a loved one, a relationship ending, a change in the family dynamic, the loss of a pet or job.
Through his own personal challenges, Dan has learned that in life pain may be inevitable, but suffering is optional. Now, he is harnessing his experience and education to help clients navigate their own challenges, however big or small, to prove that change is possible, and a healthier way of living is around the corner.
I work with individuals who are dealing with grief and loss, anxiety and depression, and relationships issues.
I have worked in the area of illness, grief and loss since 1998. I start where the client is at emotionally regarding the experience of their own illness or the loss of a loved one. The path is nonjudgmental and navigates and normalizes arising feelings. My aim is for clients to feel more compassionate about their own suffering and to integrate its meaning.
I work with individuals who are dealing with grief and loss, anxiety and depression, and relationships issues.
I have worked in the area of illness, grief and loss since 1998. I start where the client is at emotionally regarding the experience of their own illness or the loss of a loved one. The path is nonjudgmental and navigates and normalizes arising feelings. My aim is for clients to feel more compassionate about their own suffering and to integrate its meaning.
I have extensive experience working with clients through times of transition including loss and/or illness.
My goal is to create a safe, collaborative space where we can build upon your strengths and find different ways to sort through the hard feelings. I am experienced in treating and supporting various concerns including grief & loss, anxiety, chronic illness, traumatic injury, & times of personal and family crises.
I have extensive experience working with clients through times of transition including loss and/or illness.
My goal is to create a safe, collaborative space where we can build upon your strengths and find different ways to sort through the hard feelings. I am experienced in treating and supporting various concerns including grief & loss, anxiety, chronic illness, traumatic injury, & times of personal and family crises.
Michelle Alveranga
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MEd, BA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6C
I have worked with multicultural individuals addressing grief, anxiety, depression, and interpersonal issues.
Hey there, how are you? If you find it challenging to answer that question, that’s okay. Life is complicated! There are so many ups and downs. It can be hard keeping it all together. Balancing your emotional wellbeing with your mental, spiritual, and physical takes a lot of effort. I get that, and I am passionate about helping you navigate your journey, rediscover yourself, and see new possibilities for your life.
I have worked with multicultural individuals addressing grief, anxiety, depression, and interpersonal issues.
Hey there, how are you? If you find it challenging to answer that question, that’s okay. Life is complicated! There are so many ups and downs. It can be hard keeping it all together. Balancing your emotional wellbeing with your mental, spiritual, and physical takes a lot of effort. I get that, and I am passionate about helping you navigate your journey, rediscover yourself, and see new possibilities for your life.
Have you experienced a loss that is causing you distress?
I specialize in helping individuals manage grief, sadness, anger, guilt, regret, anxiety, stress, fear, trauma, and loneliness. I will walk you through a standard program to hopefully help you overcome the intense emotions you're feeling, and to help you move towards a level of acceptance.
Have you experienced a loss that is causing you distress?
I specialize in helping individuals manage grief, sadness, anger, guilt, regret, anxiety, stress, fear, trauma, and loneliness. I will walk you through a standard program to hopefully help you overcome the intense emotions you're feeling, and to help you move towards a level of acceptance.
It takes courage to face the pain and grief of life's challenges.
I am uniquely skilled in supporting caregiver burnout - that's the mental, emotional & physical exhaustion you feel from the huge responsibility of caring for a loved one suffering with cancer, disability, or other health issues. As a caregiver you may even be caring for a parent & raising a child, plus working. When do you take care of you? Now is the time!
It takes courage to face the pain and grief of life's challenges.
I am uniquely skilled in supporting caregiver burnout - that's the mental, emotional & physical exhaustion you feel from the huge responsibility of caring for a loved one suffering with cancer, disability, or other health issues. As a caregiver you may even be caring for a parent & raising a child, plus working. When do you take care of you? Now is the time!
Harmony Mindfulness Therapy Services
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I offer a safe space for those who are bereaved and need to have their grief and loss witnessed, so they could begin the healing journey.
My professional experiences include work with families, hospital social work, and providing counselling for adults and youth for processing trauma, cope with life stressors, relationship issues, grief, anger, depression, and anxiety. I partner with individuals to create a safe, empowering relationship and help them solve problems, and improve their lives.
I offer a safe space for those who are bereaved and need to have their grief and loss witnessed, so they could begin the healing journey.
My professional experiences include work with families, hospital social work, and providing counselling for adults and youth for processing trauma, cope with life stressors, relationship issues, grief, anger, depression, and anxiety. I partner with individuals to create a safe, empowering relationship and help them solve problems, and improve their lives.
Kimberley Orton
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RP (Q), MA, MFA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5V
I can offer you a collaborative, trauma-aware, highly personalized, and nurturing space to address concerns such as feeling stuck, creative blocks, grief, loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, fear, shifts in identity, relationship issues, infidelity, betrayal trauma, body image challenges, and perinatal/parenting adjustment difficulties.
Through evidence-based, expressive arts-based, feminist-based, relational-cultural, narrative, and parts work counselling, I aim to help you find balance and voice during your transformative experiences and will support you to enhance developing connection and fulfilling relationships with self, family, and the expectations and hopes you carry.
I can offer you a collaborative, trauma-aware, highly personalized, and nurturing space to address concerns such as feeling stuck, creative blocks, grief, loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, fear, shifts in identity, relationship issues, infidelity, betrayal trauma, body image challenges, and perinatal/parenting adjustment difficulties.
Through evidence-based, expressive arts-based, feminist-based, relational-cultural, narrative, and parts work counselling, I aim to help you find balance and voice during your transformative experiences and will support you to enhance developing connection and fulfilling relationships with self, family, and the expectations and hopes you carry.
Tara Noble
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Counselling is an opportunity to uncover your potential. My expertise includes supporting children, adolescent, adults and families experiencing trauma, relationship challenges, adoption preparation/breakdown, grief & loss, separation/divorce/reunification, anxiety, depression & exploring your own unique personal life challenges & goals.
Counselling is an opportunity to uncover your potential. My expertise includes supporting children, adolescent, adults and families experiencing trauma, relationship challenges, adoption preparation/breakdown, grief & loss, separation/divorce/reunification, anxiety, depression & exploring your own unique personal life challenges & goals.
Meet Our Grief Counsellors
Areas of practice focus include: Anxiety, Grief, Depression, Relationships, Trauma, Sexuality, Self-Esteem, Burnout, and Work-Related Stress.
I am an experienced psychotherapist and psychoanalytic candidate with a background of 20+ years in community based advocacy and counselling. My approach is relational, psychodynamic, collaborative, and trauma informed; prioritizing the development of a therapeutic relationship that fosters acceptance, trust and compassion. My approach considers relational patterns, formative experiences and relationships between social, cultural, and historical contexts and psychological well being. I currently have upcoming availability for individual psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
Areas of practice focus include: Anxiety, Grief, Depression, Relationships, Trauma, Sexuality, Self-Esteem, Burnout, and Work-Related Stress.
I am an experienced psychotherapist and psychoanalytic candidate with a background of 20+ years in community based advocacy and counselling. My approach is relational, psychodynamic, collaborative, and trauma informed; prioritizing the development of a therapeutic relationship that fosters acceptance, trust and compassion. My approach considers relational patterns, formative experiences and relationships between social, cultural, and historical contexts and psychological well being. I currently have upcoming availability for individual psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
Cimberly R Nesker
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, PGDip, CCC, BA, CRPO
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Online Only
I have an extensive experience with anxiety and depression, bereavement and stress management and specialize with self-esteem work, life transitions and lack of motivation.
Using motivational dialogue as well as challenging one's current beliefs, we can work together to address any number of changes, concerns or fears that you may bring with you.
I have an extensive experience with anxiety and depression, bereavement and stress management and specialize with self-esteem work, life transitions and lack of motivation.
Using motivational dialogue as well as challenging one's current beliefs, we can work together to address any number of changes, concerns or fears that you may bring with you.
Many of my clients are in high distress from grief and loss, they often have difficult family relationships, or they're trying to cope with anxiety, eating disorders, or emotional pain.
I use a trauma-informed approach, where I help people identify their goals for therapy and for change. Many of my clients struggle with relationship conflict, grief & bereavement, eating disorders, family crisis, parent-child conflict, male & female abuse, and adjustment to divorce.
Many of my clients are in high distress from grief and loss, they often have difficult family relationships, or they're trying to cope with anxiety, eating disorders, or emotional pain.
I use a trauma-informed approach, where I help people identify their goals for therapy and for change. Many of my clients struggle with relationship conflict, grief & bereavement, eating disorders, family crisis, parent-child conflict, male & female abuse, and adjustment to divorce.
Whether you’re struggling with anxiety or feeling lost under the weight of grief or trauma—life can feel overwhelming and directionless.
As a registered social worker and certified wellness coach, I offer a supportive space where we can explore your experience with care and intention. We'll work together at a pace that feels right for you, helping you break through what’s holding you back so you can move toward greater clarity, confidence, and a sense of peace.
Whether you’re struggling with anxiety or feeling lost under the weight of grief or trauma—life can feel overwhelming and directionless.
As a registered social worker and certified wellness coach, I offer a supportive space where we can explore your experience with care and intention. We'll work together at a pace that feels right for you, helping you break through what’s holding you back so you can move toward greater clarity, confidence, and a sense of peace.
I have received training as a Grief Educator and feel a special vocation to help clients navigate the losses that human life entails.
In psychotherapy, as in life, we grow through relationship. Our sense of self emerges in meeting the other. I offer a safe and stimulating environment in which to experience your patterns of relating, explore how you make meaning, and experiment with new ways of being.
I have received training as a Grief Educator and feel a special vocation to help clients navigate the losses that human life entails.
In psychotherapy, as in life, we grow through relationship. Our sense of self emerges in meeting the other. I offer a safe and stimulating environment in which to experience your patterns of relating, explore how you make meaning, and experiment with new ways of being.
Grief is a natural response to loss - of loved ones, of pets, not-so-loved ones, our health, our values, and even our identity.
As a person-centred therapist, I integrate different approaches based on your unique needs, in collaboration to ensure we are meeting your goals. It can feel difficult to keep track of different reflections in therapy, and if it is helpful for you I offer clients a short recap containing key themes, and relevant resources.
Grief is a natural response to loss - of loved ones, of pets, not-so-loved ones, our health, our values, and even our identity.
As a person-centred therapist, I integrate different approaches based on your unique needs, in collaboration to ensure we are meeting your goals. It can feel difficult to keep track of different reflections in therapy, and if it is helpful for you I offer clients a short recap containing key themes, and relevant resources.
Andrea Taylor
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MPS, CMT-P
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M4X
Maybe you're in the midst of a difficult life transition, coping with grief from a personal loss, or experiencing workplace burnout, and finding it difficult to regain your emotional stability, energy, and well-being.
I use different therapeutic methods and my training in mindfulness to collaborate on a unique approach to therapy for you - at your pace, and with your goals in mind. I provide a compassionate and supportive environment where we can work together to explore your concerns, discover your strengths, and remove obstacles to change.
Maybe you're in the midst of a difficult life transition, coping with grief from a personal loss, or experiencing workplace burnout, and finding it difficult to regain your emotional stability, energy, and well-being.
I use different therapeutic methods and my training in mindfulness to collaborate on a unique approach to therapy for you - at your pace, and with your goals in mind. I provide a compassionate and supportive environment where we can work together to explore your concerns, discover your strengths, and remove obstacles to change.
I support parents riding the roller coaster of parenthood, including fertility, navigating pregnancy loss and a wide range of other experiences.
Relational, Trauma-Informed, Perinatal Mental Health & Grief Therapist
I support parents riding the roller coaster of parenthood, including fertility, navigating pregnancy loss and a wide range of other experiences.
Relational, Trauma-Informed, Perinatal Mental Health & Grief Therapist
I work with adults, professionals, creatives, and those in later life, navigating complexities of loss, diaspora, life transitions, or redefining identity and purpose.
I work from a trauma-informed Psychodynamic approach, integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) and mindfulness. My diverse cultural roots, and experience in corporate environments and Eastern contemplative traditions and culture, informs my unique blend of practical insight and attention to the intergenerational notions.
I work with adults, professionals, creatives, and those in later life, navigating complexities of loss, diaspora, life transitions, or redefining identity and purpose.
I work from a trauma-informed Psychodynamic approach, integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) and mindfulness. My diverse cultural roots, and experience in corporate environments and Eastern contemplative traditions and culture, informs my unique blend of practical insight and attention to the intergenerational notions.
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Grief Counsellors
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.
When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.
Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.
What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.