Grief and Loss Counselling in South Bruce Peninsula, ON.

Dr. Wands using a variety of perspectives to help clients work through issues of grief and loss. Education around the process and exercises to increase insight and obtain closure are the primary focus. Sometimes cognitive behavior therapy is incorporated to look at ineffective thinking patterns, reduce stress or teach coping techniques. Activation strategies are also utilized to help people return to their life before the loss occurred.

Grief is a normal process that each of us goes through when we have been separated from someone or something that we have felt connected to. There is no time limit to the experience. During this journey, you may find yourself grappling with a range of emotions, from anger and isolation to fear and many others. These emotions are all part of the normal process of grief, as we navigate our way through the loss. You can stay trapped in these feelings which will extend the time you grieve. Alternatively, you may consider new events from the perspective of how your loved one enjoyed or managed them in the past.

Grief is a complex experience that may be accompanied by a diversity of difficult emotions that are challenging to work around. However, you are not alone. Each of us have a unique relationship with grief, and I am here to support you in discovering what that relationship looks like for you. You don’t have to know where to start or where you are going in your pathway to healing. There is no correct way to grieve. Contact me to book a free consultation to see if we would be a good fit.

Many people have ideas about how grief should look or feel based on expectations from family, society, or the media. There are so many experiences and events that deserve be mourned, whether society recognizes them or not, and your feelings about the loss are valid. Your experience of grief is unique to you and there is no correct way to process your loss, which is why I work collaboratively with clients to explore meaning in the thoughts and feelings that emerge as you begin your healing journey. Book a free consultation to learn more about my approach and explore if we are a good fit.

We all grieve differently; there is no right or wrong way to grieve. It is a uniquely personal experience. My therapeutic approach is to meet my clients where they are and address their current needs. That may be sitting in a safe space and expressing your emotions, talking about how life will be different after the loss or focusing on self-care. I will provide guidance, validation, and support but this journey is yours so I will check in with you regularly to ensure that your needs are being met. Please contact me if you would like to book a free consultation.

At some point in life, everyone will experience grief and loss. Grief is a normal response to a final disconnection from something or someone important to us. While grief is a common human experience, we will all experience loss in very different ways. It may occur following the loss of a pet, job, relationship, or loved one. Together, we will explore your grief to develop an understanding of what your loss means to you, and how it has impacted you. Together, we will explore how you can effectively experience and express your grief in a way that makes sense for you - there are no rules or timelines when it comes to grief.

Grief and Loss happen at any stage and any age. In counselling, we honour your feelings and stages of grief, as well as moving on to embrace a new life without your loved one. Grief is a common experience for any loss and we look at it as such. Grief is not only death, but loss of relationship, loss of job, loss of any other important figure or event in your life. We look at how you can transition into a new way of being without that which you have lost.

Difficulty with grief and loss can be aided with counselling. Our therapists help unpack the difficult emotions and events that make grieving complicated. There is no time limit to grief or loss, and no way to limit this process to humans only. Loss of employment, pets, important places, and relationships can all result in a grieving process. We can help.