Grief Therapists in Toronto, ON
Patricia Petersen
Counsellor, RCC, SEP, CCC, MA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M2M (Online Only)
I help clients with anxiety, depression, and those experiencing personal and collective grief and loss, including those who experience self-esteem and self-worth doubts, existential concerns and those searching for a purpose in their lives.
You are asking the big existential questions. Why am I here? What is the purpose of my life? Perhaps you keep looking to self-help books and always taking the next seminar or online course - always looking for the answers outside yourself. You want to feel connected to yourself, your loved ones, and the world around you, yet you feel like you don't belong. You feel loss and grief and are searching for purpose but are living with depression and anxiety and questioning your self-worth.
I help clients with anxiety, depression, and those experiencing personal and collective grief and loss, including those who experience self-esteem and self-worth doubts, existential concerns and those searching for a purpose in their lives.
You are asking the big existential questions. Why am I here? What is the purpose of my life? Perhaps you keep looking to self-help books and always taking the next seminar or online course - always looking for the answers outside yourself. You want to feel connected to yourself, your loved ones, and the world around you, yet you feel like you don't belong. You feel loss and grief and are searching for purpose but are living with depression and anxiety and questioning your self-worth.
Whether you are coming to therapy in a moment of crisis, after years of stress and pain, or just needing another person to share your more guarded thoughts with - therapy is for you. I work with individuals experiencing grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns such as trauma, stress, and low self-esteem/self-confidence. I have a special interest in working with couples who are struggling with major life stages, recovering from an affair, or looking to enhance their communication and strengthen their relationship.
Whether you are coming to therapy in a moment of crisis, after years of stress and pain, or just needing another person to share your more guarded thoughts with - therapy is for you. I work with individuals experiencing grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns such as trauma, stress, and low self-esteem/self-confidence. I have a special interest in working with couples who are struggling with major life stages, recovering from an affair, or looking to enhance their communication and strengthen their relationship.
Denise McMillan
Registered Psychotherapist
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M4P (Online Only)
If you are experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or a disconnect from yourself or others, you do not have to go through it alone. Starting therapy can be a powerful step towards changing your life. I am a Registered Psychotherapist who works from a trauma-informed perspective. I bring compassion and understanding to each session. I work to ensure that a safe and comfortable space is created, so you can explore your emotions and thoughts.
If you are experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or a disconnect from yourself or others, you do not have to go through it alone. Starting therapy can be a powerful step towards changing your life. I am a Registered Psychotherapist who works from a trauma-informed perspective. I bring compassion and understanding to each session. I work to ensure that a safe and comfortable space is created, so you can explore your emotions and thoughts.
Harlene Kundhal
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RP (Q), RN
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M1T (Online Only)
I am a trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist. My primary focus is on individuals struggling with addiction and other mental/emotional issues such as: grief, trauma, relationship issues, anxiety/depressive disorders, and generational trauma. Sometimes it feels like no one can help because they won't fully understand our issues. Talking to a professional can be the first step in healing.
I am a trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist. My primary focus is on individuals struggling with addiction and other mental/emotional issues such as: grief, trauma, relationship issues, anxiety/depressive disorders, and generational trauma. Sometimes it feels like no one can help because they won't fully understand our issues. Talking to a professional can be the first step in healing.
Danielle Tamm
Registered Psychotherapist, MS, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5A (Online Only)
We will work towards lowering your anxiety, healing from past trauma(s), processing traumatic grief, and empowering you and your ability to manage your symptoms.
Compassionate and effective trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and loss therapy. I work with adults who have survived a trauma and/or loss and want to move forward. My clients have thoughts like, "I should have done something different" or "I am a bad mother/father/daughter/son/sibling." In our work together, you will feel less shame and guilt. Moreover, somewhere between two to six months of treatment, my clients feel more fulfilled and more in-control of their symptoms. They also say they can have more control of their thoughts. I work with trauma from being a first responder, navigating divorce/separation, infertility, and death.
We will work towards lowering your anxiety, healing from past trauma(s), processing traumatic grief, and empowering you and your ability to manage your symptoms.
Compassionate and effective trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and loss therapy. I work with adults who have survived a trauma and/or loss and want to move forward. My clients have thoughts like, "I should have done something different" or "I am a bad mother/father/daughter/son/sibling." In our work together, you will feel less shame and guilt. Moreover, somewhere between two to six months of treatment, my clients feel more fulfilled and more in-control of their symptoms. They also say they can have more control of their thoughts. I work with trauma from being a first responder, navigating divorce/separation, infertility, and death.
Sexuality, intimacy, identity. Addiction and recovery. Relationships and connection. Grief and loss. So many of us wonder how to live in our skin comfortably. Who are you, and how do you want to live? The next question is how to bring that authenticity into your life, your relationships, your communication. Sometimes our bodies don't connect with our hearts and minds. Erotic and sexual diversity is a part of the human experience. If you're struggling with shame, belief patterns that no longer serve, or wondering if you're alone - there is hope.
Sexuality, intimacy, identity. Addiction and recovery. Relationships and connection. Grief and loss. So many of us wonder how to live in our skin comfortably. Who are you, and how do you want to live? The next question is how to bring that authenticity into your life, your relationships, your communication. Sometimes our bodies don't connect with our hearts and minds. Erotic and sexual diversity is a part of the human experience. If you're struggling with shame, belief patterns that no longer serve, or wondering if you're alone - there is hope.
With 10 years of experience and a background in child, trauma and grief, my focus is not just on providing professional support but co-creating an environment where you and your child feels safe to explore and express yourselves.
When your child is going through a challenging time (like navigating divorce, separation, loss or trauma) it can be devastating to watch them suffer. As a parent, you might feel lost and confused about how to support your child. Or, perhaps you are navigating through the choppy waters of grief, unsure of how to withstand the next tidal wave of your emotions. You might be trying to make sense of a traumatic loss, a catastrophic event or feelings of hopeless and despair that you can't seem to move through. Every day, I help children and individuals reclaim their peace, ease and joy, reclaiming their lives and healing from pain.
With 10 years of experience and a background in child, trauma and grief, my focus is not just on providing professional support but co-creating an environment where you and your child feels safe to explore and express yourselves.
When your child is going through a challenging time (like navigating divorce, separation, loss or trauma) it can be devastating to watch them suffer. As a parent, you might feel lost and confused about how to support your child. Or, perhaps you are navigating through the choppy waters of grief, unsure of how to withstand the next tidal wave of your emotions. You might be trying to make sense of a traumatic loss, a catastrophic event or feelings of hopeless and despair that you can't seem to move through. Every day, I help children and individuals reclaim their peace, ease and joy, reclaiming their lives and healing from pain.
Ashley Mathew
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M5B (Online Only)
Specializing in direct work with individuals around themes of Grief, Trauma (inter-generational trauma), Loss; Abuse & Violence; Healthy Relationships (Relationship Counselling for non-monogamous, Poly); Gender Identity, Sexual Issues; Mental Health and Addictions (Harm Reduction Approach); Career and Employment Counselling (resumes).
I take a holistic approach to a person’s life, recognizing the impact and continued effects of colonization and systemic racism on racialized bodies. Marginalized communities experience higher rates of loss. Understanding that people experience micro-aggressions, discrimination and racism (overt and covert) socio-political injustices. People may come to me for multiple reasons: Identity development. Economic and health inequities. Over-policing, violence and incarceration, detentions and deportations. Interracial relationships. Workplace stress.
Specializing in direct work with individuals around themes of Grief, Trauma (inter-generational trauma), Loss; Abuse & Violence; Healthy Relationships (Relationship Counselling for non-monogamous, Poly); Gender Identity, Sexual Issues; Mental Health and Addictions (Harm Reduction Approach); Career and Employment Counselling (resumes).
I take a holistic approach to a person’s life, recognizing the impact and continued effects of colonization and systemic racism on racialized bodies. Marginalized communities experience higher rates of loss. Understanding that people experience micro-aggressions, discrimination and racism (overt and covert) socio-political injustices. People may come to me for multiple reasons: Identity development. Economic and health inequities. Over-policing, violence and incarceration, detentions and deportations. Interracial relationships. Workplace stress.
Marc is a cultural anthropologist, psychotherapist, and chaplain who provides professional counseling for people of all faiths and people of no faith. Marc is ready to work with you in-person or online on the challenges of being human. Having earned a Ph.D. based on anthropological fieldwork across Europe, North America, and Latin America, Marc maintains respect for different cultural ways of knowing. He compassionately helps clients identity, explore, and address some of the most difficult problems of human existence, including issues of Meaning, Grief/ Loss, Mood (anxiety, depression), Addiction, Eating Disorders, and Trauma.
Marc is a cultural anthropologist, psychotherapist, and chaplain who provides professional counseling for people of all faiths and people of no faith. Marc is ready to work with you in-person or online on the challenges of being human. Having earned a Ph.D. based on anthropological fieldwork across Europe, North America, and Latin America, Marc maintains respect for different cultural ways of knowing. He compassionately helps clients identity, explore, and address some of the most difficult problems of human existence, including issues of Meaning, Grief/ Loss, Mood (anxiety, depression), Addiction, Eating Disorders, and Trauma.
Melody Cesar
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BA, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5V
I provide a safe, supportive space to help clients overcome challenges like trauma, attachment wounds, and traumatic grief.
Are you feeling weighed down by everyday life? Does it feel hard to ask for what you need? Maybe you are feeling stuck in patterns that seem impossible to break? You’ve come to the right place! I specialize in helping clients heal and make sense of their experiences and find relief from anxiety, depression, and emotional overwhelm. I work mostly with clients who seek to break cycles of generational trauma in their lives. I also provide a specialized approach to those recovering from the traumatic loss of a child. Together, we can move beyond just coping and work towards rebuilding healthy connections and creating the life you want.
I provide a safe, supportive space to help clients overcome challenges like trauma, attachment wounds, and traumatic grief.
Are you feeling weighed down by everyday life? Does it feel hard to ask for what you need? Maybe you are feeling stuck in patterns that seem impossible to break? You’ve come to the right place! I specialize in helping clients heal and make sense of their experiences and find relief from anxiety, depression, and emotional overwhelm. I work mostly with clients who seek to break cycles of generational trauma in their lives. I also provide a specialized approach to those recovering from the traumatic loss of a child. Together, we can move beyond just coping and work towards rebuilding healthy connections and creating the life you want.
I utilize a person-centred approach to support individuals in navigating anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and other emotional challenges. My goal is to foster well-being and healing within a safe, comfortable environment. By building a collaborative working relationship, I prioritize the client’s voice and perspectives, recognizing their inherent resources and capacity for change. I also support individuals diagnosed with Adult ADHD.
I utilize a person-centred approach to support individuals in navigating anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and other emotional challenges. My goal is to foster well-being and healing within a safe, comfortable environment. By building a collaborative working relationship, I prioritize the client’s voice and perspectives, recognizing their inherent resources and capacity for change. I also support individuals diagnosed with Adult ADHD.
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Registered Social Worker
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M3C (Online Only)
We are a growing collective of independent mental health professionals who are radically anti-oppressive, anti-empire, and abolitionist in our approach, and working towards decolonizing mental health and wellness spaces. We provide care that is culturally responsive, social justice informed, emotionally attuned, trauma focused, systems-oriented, collaborative, inclusive, respectful, and compassionate. Our clinical team includes psychotherapists who specialize in working with grief, anxiety, depression, complex trauma, neurodivergence, and navigating life transitions. We've been changing people's lives since 2019!
We are a growing collective of independent mental health professionals who are radically anti-oppressive, anti-empire, and abolitionist in our approach, and working towards decolonizing mental health and wellness spaces. We provide care that is culturally responsive, social justice informed, emotionally attuned, trauma focused, systems-oriented, collaborative, inclusive, respectful, and compassionate. Our clinical team includes psychotherapists who specialize in working with grief, anxiety, depression, complex trauma, neurodivergence, and navigating life transitions. We've been changing people's lives since 2019!
Room of One's Own (ROO)
Counsellor, RCC, MC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5V (Online Only)
Hiu is experienced in working from an Intersectionality-focused lens with predominantly people of the Global Majority with different neurotypes who identify as queer and have ongoing relationships with grief. Trained in Somatic Attachment and Feminist Narrative Therapy, Hiu privileges a person’s survival story and relationships to their agency, emotions, boundaries, and people. Hiu takes on a co-researcher role in therapy sessions with deconstructive conversations, insightful and possibly challenging questions, curiosity, and a commitment to naming the oppressive systems and dominant narratives at work.
Hiu is experienced in working from an Intersectionality-focused lens with predominantly people of the Global Majority with different neurotypes who identify as queer and have ongoing relationships with grief. Trained in Somatic Attachment and Feminist Narrative Therapy, Hiu privileges a person’s survival story and relationships to their agency, emotions, boundaries, and people. Hiu takes on a co-researcher role in therapy sessions with deconstructive conversations, insightful and possibly challenging questions, curiosity, and a commitment to naming the oppressive systems and dominant narratives at work.
Dr. Sofia Alyssa Forman
Registered Psychotherapist, PsyD, RP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5N (Online Only)
Feeling overwhelmed by parenthood? Navigating grief, transition, and relationship strains while overwhelmed with social pressure can be exhausting. I offer you a safe, inclusive space to explore your challenges. My holistic approach combines psychology, body-centered therapy, and spiritual wisdom to support your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Let's rediscover your joy and purpose together.
Feeling overwhelmed by parenthood? Navigating grief, transition, and relationship strains while overwhelmed with social pressure can be exhausting. I offer you a safe, inclusive space to explore your challenges. My holistic approach combines psychology, body-centered therapy, and spiritual wisdom to support your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Let's rediscover your joy and purpose together.
Irish Dhindsa
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RP(Q), CCC, MACP, TAP
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M2M (Online Only)
I offer a holistic model to wellness (mind, body, and spirit), supporting clients experiencing grief, emotional distress, low self-esteem and complex trauma.
Feeling grief, disconnection, sadness? Do you feel like you don’t know who you are anymore? Do you show up for others, but do not know how to meet your needs? The grief of losing your sense of self results from going through loss and trauma. One’s identity is comprised of their experiences, relationships, and beliefs/values. When an interruption or loss occurs in any of these areas, it shakes up one’s sense of self, self worth/confidence, and access to emotions of joy, calm, and love. I can support you in re-establishing a connection to self through self-discovery alongside processing the experiences of grief and trauma.
I offer a holistic model to wellness (mind, body, and spirit), supporting clients experiencing grief, emotional distress, low self-esteem and complex trauma.
Feeling grief, disconnection, sadness? Do you feel like you don’t know who you are anymore? Do you show up for others, but do not know how to meet your needs? The grief of losing your sense of self results from going through loss and trauma. One’s identity is comprised of their experiences, relationships, and beliefs/values. When an interruption or loss occurs in any of these areas, it shakes up one’s sense of self, self worth/confidence, and access to emotions of joy, calm, and love. I can support you in re-establishing a connection to self through self-discovery alongside processing the experiences of grief and trauma.
Kaitlin MacLean
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M1T (Online Only)
My areas of specialization include depression, anxiety, addictions, perfectionism, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, trauma, grief and loss.
Accepting New Clients! Evening Availability! Do you want to feel more in control of your life and put a stop to negative thoughts and feelings? Sometimes, past experiences can leave us feeling stuck and unable to find enjoyment in life. Reaching out for support is not always easy and can leave us feeling vulnerable. It is my goal to work alongside you to build your self-esteem, self-compassion, process grief and loss, work through the negative effects of past trauma, or address whatever other therapeutic goals you may have while we work together.
My areas of specialization include depression, anxiety, addictions, perfectionism, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, trauma, grief and loss.
Accepting New Clients! Evening Availability! Do you want to feel more in control of your life and put a stop to negative thoughts and feelings? Sometimes, past experiences can leave us feeling stuck and unable to find enjoyment in life. Reaching out for support is not always easy and can leave us feeling vulnerable. It is my goal to work alongside you to build your self-esteem, self-compassion, process grief and loss, work through the negative effects of past trauma, or address whatever other therapeutic goals you may have while we work together.
Allison Hillier
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6H (Online Only)
Major life transitions such as the loss of a loved one, relationship or job, navigating health issues, the aging process or a shifting identity can produce disorientation, loss of meaning, existential angst, and even a quarter/mid/end-of-life crisis.
We’re spinning through this vast galaxy, having appeared on this planet out of nowhere, and destined to return to where we came from. What will you do with your time here? Let’s explore that. I work best with people asking some variation of the following questions: “What does it all mean? What am I doing with my life? Why is this happening to me? What the hell is going on? or Is this it? " -- all honest questions and great starting points for developing depth, meaning, and purpose in your life.
Major life transitions such as the loss of a loved one, relationship or job, navigating health issues, the aging process or a shifting identity can produce disorientation, loss of meaning, existential angst, and even a quarter/mid/end-of-life crisis.
We’re spinning through this vast galaxy, having appeared on this planet out of nowhere, and destined to return to where we came from. What will you do with your time here? Let’s explore that. I work best with people asking some variation of the following questions: “What does it all mean? What am I doing with my life? Why is this happening to me? What the hell is going on? or Is this it? " -- all honest questions and great starting points for developing depth, meaning, and purpose in your life.
Clients seeking my help have difficulty coping, and feel emotionally overloaded; but they are also ready for a change. Their distress can create anxiety and depression that results in negative thoughts, which influence your behavior and emotions. Avoiding unpleasant emotions can cause harm and inappropriate reactive behaviors. Emotional and psychological support for issues involving depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, relationship issues, self-improvement, are some of the stressors I work with. Through counselling we can focus on your needs and set goals that will ultimately give you tools to cope with life on life's terms.
Clients seeking my help have difficulty coping, and feel emotionally overloaded; but they are also ready for a change. Their distress can create anxiety and depression that results in negative thoughts, which influence your behavior and emotions. Avoiding unpleasant emotions can cause harm and inappropriate reactive behaviors. Emotional and psychological support for issues involving depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, relationship issues, self-improvement, are some of the stressors I work with. Through counselling we can focus on your needs and set goals that will ultimately give you tools to cope with life on life's terms.
Melina Ladouceur
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M2M
I specialize in working with people coping with anxiety, depression, cancer, ADHD and coping with grief and loss, of all kinds.
You're feeling anxious, hurt or overwhelmed. You want to build a life where you are not just surviving and going through the motions, but it feels like that is out of reach. You want the anxiety to stop, or at least to find ways for it to have less power over your life. You are facing new changes or losses in your life and you're wondering where to go from here and how to work through the pain. You need someone to listen and to help you in finding ways to help yourself, to heal, to learn strategies to cope with the emotions that are flooding you. You are ready to make changes to help you live the life YOU want to live. I get it.
I specialize in working with people coping with anxiety, depression, cancer, ADHD and coping with grief and loss, of all kinds.
You're feeling anxious, hurt or overwhelmed. You want to build a life where you are not just surviving and going through the motions, but it feels like that is out of reach. You want the anxiety to stop, or at least to find ways for it to have less power over your life. You are facing new changes or losses in your life and you're wondering where to go from here and how to work through the pain. You need someone to listen and to help you in finding ways to help yourself, to heal, to learn strategies to cope with the emotions that are flooding you. You are ready to make changes to help you live the life YOU want to live. I get it.
My ideal client is someone who has experienced the depth of life's challenges, perhaps grappling with Trauma, PTSD, Grief, or Relationship Issues. They could be facing anxieties, behavioral concerns, or family conflicts stemming from diverse issues. These challenges have shaped them, but they haven’t defined them. Their goal? To find clarity, healing, and empowerment. They seek a therapeutic space that is both culturally sensitive and technically adept. They want to be seen, heard, and understood. They yearn for resilience, growth, and a renewed sense of purpose.
My ideal client is someone who has experienced the depth of life's challenges, perhaps grappling with Trauma, PTSD, Grief, or Relationship Issues. They could be facing anxieties, behavioral concerns, or family conflicts stemming from diverse issues. These challenges have shaped them, but they haven’t defined them. Their goal? To find clarity, healing, and empowerment. They seek a therapeutic space that is both culturally sensitive and technically adept. They want to be seen, heard, and understood. They yearn for resilience, growth, and a renewed sense of purpose.
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