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Caregiving & Caregiver Grief

I support adults in Ontario who are caring for someone they love, anticipating a loss, or adjusting after caregiving has ended.

Caring for someone you love can hold so many things at once: love, responsibility, exhaustion, worry, guilt, uncertainty, and grief.

I offer a space where there can be room for your experience, too.

I support the person who is doing the caring

When much of your energy has gone toward another person’s needs, it can be difficult to notice what you have been carrying yourself.

You may be caring for someone who is ill, living with uncertainty about what comes next, anticipating a death, grieving changes that have already occurred, or adjusting to life after a period of caregiving.

In our sessions together, you do not have to minimize those experiences simply because someone else also needs care.

There can be room for conflicting emotions

I understand that caregiving can involve emotions that seem contradictory.

You may feel grateful and heartbroken. You may feel love and exhaustion. You may feel sadness alongside relief, resentment alongside devotion, or hope alongside anticipatory grief.

I do not ask you to decide which feeling is the “right” one.

Instead, I offer a collaborative place where we can understand what you are carrying, explore your needs and boundaries, and make room for your own emotional experience while so much of your attention has been directed toward someone else.

I may draw from Attachment-based Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness-based techniques, and Somatic Experiencing as we shape the work around you.

Free 15-minute consultation

Let’s start with a conversation.

You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out. Complete this short form to request a free 15-minute consultation, and I’ll follow up so you can tell me a little about what is bringing you to therapy, ask questions, and see whether working together feels like the right fit.

Use digits and standard phone punctuation such as +, spaces, parentheses, periods, or hyphens.

You can briefly share what is bringing you to therapy and let me know whether you would prefer that I contact you by phone or email.

Please avoid including highly sensitive medical or personal information in this initial form.

Submitting this form does not create a therapist-client relationship with me. I can discuss my current availability and whether my services may be a good fit with you during our initial contact.

Practice Notice: While digital resources are openly accessible, I conduct all active psychotherapeutic sessions, intakes, and consultations strictly in English.