Grief & Loss Counselling
When something important is no longer there
A gentle space to process the death of a loved one, pet loss, breakups, and the quieter grief that can come with life transitions or feeling far from home.
Grief & Loss Support
Grief can feel different from person to person. Sometimes it comes with sadness, tears, or longing. Other times it feels more like numbness, anger, guilt, confusion, or feeling disconnected from the life around you.
You may still be going to work, taking care of others, or trying to keep things together on the outside — while inside, something feels changed.
Not all grief comes from death. Sometimes it comes from a relationship ending, losing a pet, moving away from home, friendships changing, or realizing that a part of your life is no longer the same.
You may not always call it grief, but you can feel the loss.
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At Love Heals Counselling, I believe grief hurts because connection matters. When something important is no longer there, your heart may need time to understand what has changed.
An Attachment-Based Lens
Grief can feel so painful because the person, pet, relationship, place, or part of life you lost was connected to your sense of comfort, safety, routine, and belonging.
When something important is no longer there, your emotions may need time to understand what has changed. You might feel sadness, anger, longing, guilt, numbness, or confusion — sometimes all at once.
In counselling, we do not need to rush toward “moving on.” Instead, we can slow down and make space for what this loss means to you, how it has affected your life, and how you can begin to carry it in a way that feels more manageable.
Healing does not always mean letting go. Sometimes it means finding a new way to carry what mattered, while slowly reconnecting with life again.
How Counselling Can Help
Grief counselling is not about rushing you to move on. It is a space to slow down, understand what this loss means to you, and begin to find steadiness again at your own pace.
Sadness, anger, guilt, numbness, longing, relief, confusion — there is room for all of it.
We can explore how this loss has affected your sense of safety, identity, belonging, relationships, or future.
Not by forgetting or forcing yourself to be okay, but by slowly reconnecting with life in a way that feels manageable.
My Approach
Grief can be shaped by culture, family expectations, identity, relationships, and the ways we learned to hold emotions. Some people grew up being told to stay strong, keep going, or not talk too much about pain.
In counselling, we can slow down and make space for what feels hard to name. My approach is trauma-informed, attachment-based, culturally sensitive, and LGBTQ+ affirming. Together, we can explore how this loss is affecting your sense of self, connection, and everyday life.
I offer grief and loss counselling in English and Mandarin, in person in Vancouver and online across BC.
At your pace, without pressure to “move on” before you are ready.
With space for sadness, anger, numbness, guilt, longing, or mixed emotions.
Through a relationship-focused lens that honours the bond and meaning of what was lost.
Start Here
Grief can feel hard to explain, especially when the loss is complicated, private, or not fully understood by others.
You do not need to have the right words before reaching out. We can start with a free 20-minute consultation and see whether working together feels like the right fit.
Grief Counselling FAQ
Grief counselling offers a supportive space to process loss, understand your emotions, and begin finding steadiness again. It is not about rushing you to “move on,” but about making room for what the loss means to you.
Yes. Pet loss can be deeply painful. Pets are often family, companions, and a source of comfort and routine. Counselling can help you process the grief, loneliness, and changes that may come after losing a beloved pet.
Yes. The end of a relationship can involve grieving the person, the bond, the routines, and the future you imagined. Breakup grief can feel confusing because love, hurt, anger, longing, and relief may all exist together.
Yes. Not all grief comes from death. Moving to a new city, immigration, friendship changes, family distance, and major life transitions can bring a quieter kind of grief around belonging, identity, and connection.
Yes. I offer grief and loss counselling in both English and Mandarin. Sessions are available in person in Vancouver and online across BC.
Yes. I offer online grief counselling across BC, as well as in-person counselling in Vancouver near West Broadway.
I live and work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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