THERAPY FOR GRIEF & LOSS · In-person in Toronto & Online across Ontario
There is no right way to grieve.
Therapy for grief and loss can offer a place to make sense of loss, experience what you are feeling without having to rush through it, and find ways to continue living while carrying what matters to you
Grief can change the way the world feels.
Loss can affect our emotions, relationships, bodies, identities, and sense of the future. Sometimes grief comes in waves. Sometimes it feels like numbness, anger, relief, guilt, longing, or exhaustion. Sometimes we don’t recognize what we are experiencing as grief at all. You may notice that you:
- feel overwhelmed by sadness or longing
- feel numb, disconnected, or unable to cry
- experience anger, guilt, regret, or relief
- replay what happened or wonder what you could have done differently
- struggle with sleep, concentration, motivation, or everyday routines
Grief does not follow a predictable timeline. There is no correct way to feel after losing someone or something that mattered to you.
HOW THERAPY CAN HELP
What We Can Work on Together
- making space for sadness, anger, guilt, relief, and other complicated emotions
- processing the death of someone you love
- coping with sudden or traumatic loss
- developing boundaries without using distance as protection
- understanding grief after a relationship ending or major life transition
- exploring grief connected to immigration, displacement, or leaving home
- finding ways to stay connected to what was meaningful while continuing to live your life
Grief does not end, but we learn to hold it better.
- feeling less overwhelmed when grief comes in waves
- being able to remember without always becoming flooded
- experiencing joy without feeling that you are betraying what you lost
- feeling more connected to other people
- making space for both love and loss
- allowing grief and life to exist alongside one another
- reconnecting with parts of yourself that became difficult to access after the loss
- carrying what mattered to you forward in a way that feels meaningful
WHO THERAPY CAN SUPPORT
Therapy for grief and loss may be a good fit if…
- someone important to you has died
- you are anticipating the death or decline of someone you love
- a death was sudden, violent, traumatic, or difficult to understand
- you have complicated feelings about the person you lost
- immigration or displacement has meant losing proximity to people, places, language, culture, or a former life
We are here to support you.
Choose a therapist and appointment time that works for you. You can meet in person in Toronto or virtually across Ontario.
Your first session is a chance to talk about what brings you to therapy, what you hope will feel different, and what support might be most helpful.
Begin at your own pace
Together, we’ll build a therapy process that feels collaborative, thoughtful, and responsive to your needs..
Therapy for Grief and Loss with Ivana Psychotherapy
Our therapists support people experiencing bereavement, traumatic loss, anticipatory grief, relationship endings, immigration and displacement, and other significant life transitions. Our approach to grief is relational and trauma-informed. We do not assume that grief follows a particular sequence or timeline. Therapy can offer space for what has been lost, what remains, and the life that continues alongside it.
“Pozivam za svjedoka vrijeme, početak i svršetak svega — da je svaki čovjek uvijek na gubitku.”
— Meša Selimović
Therapy for Grief and Loss in Toronto and online across Ontario
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Individual and couples therapy for adults Grief & Loss In-Person and Online