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Grief and loss counselling

Professional Grief and Loss Counselling for Emotional Healing, Guidance, and Bereavement Support

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Start with a free 20-minute matching consultation.

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Is this you?

Have you recently experienced the death of a loved one or another significant loss and feel unsure how to move forward?

Do thoughts and feelings about the loss weigh heavily, making daily life feel harder than it should?

Do you wish for a safe, understanding space where you can express your grief, talk to someone, and feel supported?

No waitlists. In-person in Barrie, Orillia, Newmarket, or online across Ontario.

Phone line open· closes at 4:30 pm

Phone line closed· opens the next business day at 8:00 am

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Losing a loved one or someone important can feel overwhelming, leaving you unsure how to move forward. The grief reactions, feelings of guilt, anger, or confusion that come with experiencing grief and loss can make daily life feel heavy. Professional grief and bereavement counselling provides a safe space to express your grief, understand your response to loss, and find ways to cope while supporting grief and healing.

Grief counsellors, therapists, and social workers offer in-person or online counselling, grief support, and access to programs and support groups, including bereavement support groups or loss groups. Counselling helps those grieving the death of a loved one connect with others, share their feelings, explore self-care, honour rituals that can provide comfort, and gradually move on with their life while navigating their unique grief journey.

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Our team

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Nol Feldman

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Golnoosh Shahbaz

Golnoosh Shahbaz

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

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Melanie Solomon

Registered Social Worker (MSW)

Soban Khalid

Soban Khalid

Registered Psychotherapist

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Helen Khaleghi

Registered Psychotherapist

Nicole Reason

Nicole Reason

Registered Social Worker (MSW)

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Brooklyn Arroyo

Registered Psychotherapist

Jordhin Banner

Jorhdin Banner

Registered Psychotherapist

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William Stanus

Registered Psychotherapist

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Christina Furtado

Registered Psychotherapist

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Bilikis Adebayo

Registered Social Worker (MSW)

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Wendy Lee

Registered Psychotherapist

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Natasha Stasiuk

Registered Social Worker (MSW)

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Ilan Strauch

Registered Psychotherapist

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Stephanie Carpino

Registered Social Worker (MSW)

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Aria Martinez

Therapist Counsellor

Travis Ford

Travis Ford

Operations Manager

Devika Rogers, Matching Specialist

Devika Rogers

Matching Specialist

Emily Naranja

Emily Naranja

Internal Bookkeeper

Your roadmap

1

Intake Phase

Knowing what to expect

Your therapist makes sure you are fully informed about counselling, understand what to expect from Family TLC and the Family TLC Method, and have the information you need before moving forward.

2

Discovery Phase

Understanding what is happening

Together you explore what brought you to counselling and what you want to be different. Your therapist notices patterns and connections and works with you to develop a Care Plan with your concerns, goals and the approaches that may help.

3

Working Phase

Working directly on the goals

You and your therapist put your Care Plan into action. Your therapist uses therapeutic modalities, strategies and interventions based on your needs and what emerges in the work, reviewing what is helping and adjusting when needed.

4

Check-In Phase

Maintaining and building on your progress

Once your goals are achieved, appointments become less frequent. You use what you have learned independently while you and your therapist check how progress is holding up, reinforce what is working and decide if new goals have emerged.

5

Follow-Up Phase

Staying connected after active counselling ends

When you and your therapist agree that regular appointments are no longer needed, active counselling comes to an end. You remain connected with Family TLC and can reconnect with counselling in the future if support is needed again.

Where we work

Three Offices and Virtual Care

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Barrie

160 Bradford St, Barrie, ON

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Orillia

349 West St N, Unit 2A, Orillia, ON

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Newmarket

17070 Yonge Street, Newmarket, ON

Anywhere in Ontario

Virtual

Secure video sessions anywhere in Ontario

FAQ

Grief counselling gives you a safe space to share your feelings and feel understood during a time when emotions can feel overwhelming.

Understanding and processing emotions: It helps you grieve in a way that makes sense for you and recognize normal grief reactions.

Coping with loss and grief: Counselling provides tools to manage sadness, anger, guilt, or confusion after losing someone important.

Connecting with a professional: A grief counsellor walks alongside you in your grieving process, helping you feel less alone.

Building emotional resilience: Sessions support you as you begin to heal and honour the person you lost.

Feeling supported throughout grief: Counselling ensures you always have a trusted space to express your feelings and navigate this difficult journey.

Recognizing the stages of grief can make the process feel less confusing and more natural.

Identifying emotional patterns: Understanding stages like denial, anger, or acceptance can help you see that your feelings are normal.

Managing grief reactions: Knowing the stages allows you to handle emotions without feeling overwhelmed.

Supporting your emotional journey: Awareness encourages self-compassion and patience with yourself.

Learning ways to help yourself: Understanding your grief helps you take small, manageable steps toward healing.

Finding hope in the process: Seeing grief as a journey can give reassurance that healing is possible over time.

Support groups connect individuals with others who understand firsthand what it’s like to lose someone.

Sharing experiences: Talking about a loss helps participants process grief and feel heard.

Finding peer support: Being with people who are also grieving reduces loneliness and provides emotional comfort.

Learning ways to cope: Hearing how others navigate loss can offer new strategies for managing one’s own grieving process.

Feeling less alone: Support groups remind individuals that losing someone is a shared experience and that others care.

Connecting with others: Peer support groups provide safe spaces to express their grief and offer support to others while continuing their own healing journey.

Professional grief services guide you through your emotions with care, helping you make sense of a difficult loss.

Expressing grief safely: Therapists provide a space to share your feelings openly, without judgment.

Navigating complicated grief: Support helps you work through grief that feels too intense or long-lasting.

Learning healthy coping strategies: Counselling shows practical ways to grieve while still caring for yourself.

Supporting emotional healing: Professional guidance helps you process grief in a structured, safe way.

Connecting with resources: Grief services may also connect you to hospice care, loss groups, or peer support for extra support.

Joining a loss group helps you feel less alone and reminds you that healing can happen alongside others who understand.

Sharing experiences: Talking about your loss allows you to process grief while also hearing others’ stories.

Receiving and giving support: Peer support encourages you to accept help and also to help others in their journey.

Building a sense of community: Loss groups provide connection, understanding, and a safe place to express grief.

Finding ways to cope: Hearing how others manage grief can give you new ideas for your own grieving process.

Strengthening emotional well-being: Being part of a supportive community fosters resilience, understanding, and hope while you mourn and heal.

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Phone line open· closes at 4:30 pm

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