Grief Therapy
Grief can bring waves of sadness, anger, guilt, numbness, or emptiness. Grief therapy offers a supportive space to process your loss and navigate this difficult time at your own pace.
When Grief Feels Overwhelming
How Grief Therapy Can Help
Grief therapy doesn’t erase your pain or rush you through it — it holds space for all of it while helping you find your way forward. You’ll learn to carry your grief without it carrying you, honouring what you’ve lost while rebuilding a life that holds both sorrow and joy.
When grief is tangled with unresolved trauma — sudden loss, violent death, or losses layered on top of earlier experiences — we draw on EMDR and other trauma-informed approaches to help you process what feels too big to face alone.
Make sense of the complex, painful emotions that feel like they’re pulling you in every direction
Rebuild daily routines and reconnect with people when isolation feels safer but lonelier
Honour and hold the memory of what or who was lost without being consumed by it
Regulate the intense emotional waves so they don’t knock you off your feet every time
Process guilt, regret, or unfinished business that keeps you awake at night
Find meaning and purpose again, even as you continue to grieve
Grief Therapy Approaches We Use
Grief is deeply personal, and there’s no single “right way” to heal. We draw from evidence-based modalities specifically suited to grief, bereavement support, and loss counselling, tailoring treatment to your unique experience. Whether your grief is fresh or you’ve been carrying it for years, whether it’s from death, divorce, illness, or any significant loss, we have the tools to help you heal.
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Helps you access, understand, and transform the complex emotions that come with grief. EFT creates space for anger, guilt, yearning, and sadness to be felt fully and processed, rather than suppressed or avoided.
Available in person, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Narrative Therapy
Supports you in telling and retelling your story of the loss, of the relationship, of who you were and who you’re becoming. You’ll explore how to honour your loved one’s legacy while writing new chapters of your own life.
Available in person, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Teaches you to be present with your grief without being overwhelmed by it. You’ll learn to observe painful emotions and memories with compassion, creating moments of peace even in the midst of sorrow.
Available in person, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Addresses unhelpful thought patterns that can complicate grief, like persistent guilt (“I should have done more”), self-blame, or catastrophic thinking that keeps you stuck in suffering.
Available in person, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
When loss is sudden, traumatic, or tangled with images you can’t stop replaying, EMDR helps your brain process the experience so it no longer overwhelms you in the present. Especially useful for grief tied to traumatic death, accidents, or violent loss.
Available in person at our St. Catharines and Kitchener clinics (Oakville and Grimsby coming soon), virtually across Ontario, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Trauma Informed Therapy
Recognizes that grief can reactivate past trauma and that the body holds loss as much as the mind does. Our trauma-informed approach moves at your pace, honours your nervous system, and addresses how loss and earlier experiences interact.
Available in person, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, and in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT)
Specialized treatment for when grief becomes so intense and prolonged that it prevents you from functioning. CGT helps you process the loss, address avoidance, and gradually re-engage with life while maintaining a connection to your loved one.
Available in person and virtually.
What We Treat
Depression Therapy
Grief & Loss
Trauma & PTSD
Eating Disorders
Neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD)
Gender Identity & LGBTQIA2+
Addictions & Substance Use
Chronic Pain & Concussion
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Grief Therapy for Every Age & Stage
Grief looks different at every age, and healing requires approaches that honour where you are developmentally and what this loss means in the context of your life.
For Adults
For adults, grief can be complicated by responsibilities that don’t pause — caring for children, showing up to work, managing finances. You might feel pressure to “move on” before you’re ready, or struggle with grief that shows up years after the loss.
Sometimes grief travels alongside depression or anxiety, especially when loss is recent or layered. We help you navigate grief while meeting life’s demands, process ambiguous losses (like estrangement or dementia), and find ways to honour your loss while building a meaningful future.
For Teens
For Children
For Families
The CTT Process: How to Get Started
Step 1: Free 15-minute consultation
Share your story and your pain. We listen without rushing you, answer your questions, and help you determine if grief therapy feels right for you.
Step 2: Therapist match + customized
care plan
We match you with a grief-informed therapist who understands your specific type of loss, then create a healing plan that honours your unique grieving process.
Step 3: Begin sessions in the format that
feels safest
Meet in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, or in-home or community in select Ontario regions.
When You're Ready, We're Here
Care That Meets You Where You Are
Healing should fit your life. Whether you prefer the structure of an in-person visit, the convenience of a secure virtual session, or the comfort of care closer to home, we have an option that works for you.
Virtual Care in Ontario
Connect securely from home, work, or anywhere in the province. Our full virtual service is available to clients across Ontario, with the same care and attention you’d find in clinic.
Virtual Care Beyond Ontario
In-Home/ Community Care
Why Choose CTT Wellness for Grief Therapy
Because grief deserves more than platitudes and timelines. We offer evidence-based grief therapy delivered by therapists who understand that healing doesn’t mean forgetting. You’ll receive compassionate, trauma-informed care that honours your loss while helping you find your way back to living.
Safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed care
Our therapists recognize that grief can reactivate past trauma and that loss affects marginalized communities differently. Your grief is valid here, regardless of who or what you lost.
Personalized grief support for every type of loss
Whether you’ve lost a person, relationship, health, identity, home, or dreams for the future, we honour all forms of grief. Disenfranchised losses are met with the same respect.
Therapists trained in grief-specific modalities
Our therapists have specialized training in grief and bereavement, including complicated grief, traumatic loss, and anticipatory grief. You’ll work with someone who truly understands loss.
FAQs About Grief Therapy
Reaching out when you’re grieving takes tremendous courage. You may wonder if therapy can really help with something so painful. We’ve answered common questions below, but please know that every question you have is welcome here.
Therapists Who Hold Your Pain
All Types of Loss Are Honoured Here
Flexible Support
Start Grief Therapy at CTT Wellness
Reaching out takes courage, especially when the pain feels too big for words. You don’t have to have it figured out. You don’t have to know what to say. You don’t even have to be sure therapy is what you need — that’s what the free consultation is for.
We offer free 15-minute consultations where you can share as much or as little as feels right. Ask questions, hear about our approach, and see if one of our grief-informed therapists feels like the right fit.
Book your free consultation today. Sessions available in person at our Ontario clinics, virtually across Ontario and select Canadian provinces, or in-home or community in select Ontario regions. Evening and weekend appointments available.
New Clients
New clients may request a consultation using the form below or may book an appointment immediately using Jane.
Returning Clients
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