Therapy for Life Transitions, Grief & Divorce
Some of the hardest moments in adult life do not arrive with a warning. A marriage ends. A parent dies. A career you built over decades disappears. Children leave home. Your body changes. The life you thought you were living turns out not to be permanent. These are not failures. But they can feel like it, and trying to move through them alone is unnecessarily hard.
You might be going through:
Separation or divorce — and the grief, anger, guilt, and uncertainty that come with it
A major career transition or the end of a professional identity you built over years
A health change — yours or someone you love — that has reoriented your sense of the future
The loss of someone significant — a spouse, a parent, a friend, a role that defined you
An empty nest or shift in your parenting role as children become adults
The end of a relationship with your sense of who you are, as life moves into a new chapter
None of these experiences have a prescribed timeline or a correct way to feel. What therapy offers is not a faster route through grief, it is a steadier one.
How I work with people through loss and transition
My approach to grief and life transitions is built on the belief that major loss, whether through death, divorce, or change, asks something of us that goes beyond coping. It asks us to revise our understanding of who we are. Narrative therapy, mindfulness-based treatment, and solution-focused approaches are central to how I work with people navigating these moments.
I also work with family members and co-parents navigating the effects of divorce on children and adolescents, drawing on my years of clinical work with families in the Toronto District School Board and in hospital settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between grief counselling and regular therapy?
Grief counselling focuses specifically on processing loss, the emotional, psychological, and sometimes physical responses to death, divorce, or major life change. A therapist trained in grief work understands that grief is not linear and does not follow a fixed timeline and brings specific frameworks and tools designed for the experience of loss.
How soon after a divorce should I start therapy?
There is no single right time. Some people benefit from starting therapy during the separation process to have support through decisions and emotions in real time. Others find therapy most helpful once the legal process is complete and they are rebuilding. The most important factor is readiness, not timing.
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