Grief and Loss Counselling in Saskatoon, SK.

You will learn about aspects of healthy grieving. You will learn how to work your way through grief. You will also learn how to have times of reprieve from your grief so that you can stay in touch with your present living. You will see yourself getting stronger, honoring your feelings, making meaning out of chaos and in time find yourself able to live again.

Grief and loss touch many parts of our lives. While we often associate grief with the death of a loved one, but it can also arise after the loss of a marriage, a job, a dream, or a relationship you had deeply hoped for. Grief can feel like a rogue wave, knocking you off balance when you least expect it — or like a dull ache that quietly lingers. However it shows up for you, Alison offers a safe, compassionate space to explore your feelings, relationships, and experiences. Together, you’ll work toward clarity, stability, and renewed strength — finding your footing again and supporting your overall mental wellness. You do not have to walk this journey alone.

Loss is inevitable in life, it can be do to a loss of a loved one due to death or loss of relationships for various reasons. Some losses are also traumatic and have an even greater impact on the individual's life, talking to a therapist can be a very helpful process in processing grief. Cindie guides clients as they process their unique grief journey.

Grief and Loss is a pivotal aspect of counseling / therapy that applies to work in trauma, bereavement, addiction recovery, and more. Sadly, in today's society, we have been conditioned to minimize our wounds, downplay the effects of the loss, and somehow pretend that we have nothing to grieve. We may find ourselves profoundly effected by a loss, but not receive the care required, because few recognize the significance. Grief and loss is important to process and embrace. It is not a systematic routine of stages that comes to a neat resolution. And grief/loss should not be endured alone.

Although a natural part of life, grief and loss have a way of knocking us down like few other life events. Grief is complex in that it is often associated with trauma and guilt. Therapy will provide you a safe space to talk about your loss, and process any trauma or guilt that is getting in the way of your healing. I will walk with you while you learn to let go if the stuff that holds you back and hang onto and cherish the pieces that inspire you to keep going. There is life after loss.

Losing someone important is one of the most difficult experiences a person can face. Approaching bereavement with psychological insight does not mean setting aside spiritual questions or the concept of the soul. Rather, counselling seeks to understand the complex emotional, relational, and existential dimensions of loss. Grief, pain, and sorrow often run deeper than many people initially realize. Through reflection and support, counselling can help individuals process their loss, make sense of their experience, and gradually find ways to live with the absence of someone who mattered deeply.

I have offered Grief and Loss workshops over the past two years and focus on normalizing the different experiences of grief. This includes feelings of isolation, secondary losses (for example, family and friends that were also lost as part of the original loss), physical symptoms (such as exhaustion and pain), self-blame, denial and a change to identity. We debunk the 'stages of grief' and recognize that we might go through each of these stages in a day alone, and that we may be surprised when grief returns to us in a new and surprising way when we thought we had in fact 'moved on'. We will also explore meaning and purpose, and the difficulty of being 'where we are' emotionally.

Grief and loss can affect every part of life, often bringing waves of emotions that feel overwhelming, confusing, or isolating. Together, we explore the emotional, physical, and relational impact of loss while building healthy coping strategies, self-compassion, and meaning through the healing process. Whether you are grieving the loss of a loved one, relationship, identity, or life transition, therapy can support you in navigating grief with care, connection, and hope.

Grief is varies in the ways it shows up for different people, and the different reasons why it shows up. Together, we can explore both death and/or non-death losses (job loss, relationship loss, loss of access to things that are important etc.) My approach aims to help you explore the pain from the absence/loss and make meaning of what's left. I use an integrative approach that draws from narrative therapy, schema therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.

While grief and transition are a natural part of life, we are still often overwhelmed by sadness, anger and all the confusing emotions that come with loss. There is no right or wrong way to grieve—just your body and mind doing what it can to process the pain of major life change and the loss of how things were. Working with me means compassionate care that helps you to approach and feel your feelings in a safe way, taking things one step at a time. I promise you that all grief can be transformed into a gentle honouring of who or what was lost. I would be happy to team up with you in your journey towards peace and acceptance.

There are no words to express the anguish of grief. Rev. Jodi Bryant uses a biblical Christ-Intervention Transformation and Spirit-led Soul Discipleship Model with integrated clinical approaches and psycho-education to assist people who are journeying through grief and loss. She's helped hundreds of people acknowledge their spiritual, emotional, and mental roots that were present and affecting their journey towards healing in this area. One must work through their grief, however long that journey is so they can move forward in a healthy way. Let Jodi assist you on your journey through grief. She also offers support through grief recovery groups.

Our natural response to any loss is to grieve. Maybe there is grief for a loved one, for a broken promise or betrayed trust, for lost opportunities, for the suffering of another, for the end of a relationship, or the loss of a job. It can be a complicated process involving a complex (and often confusing) array of painful feelings that often affect us on all levels - mind, body and spirit. In my practice, I help people to work through the mourning process, exploring ways to honor their loss, and begin to adapt to changes and new realities. Maybe together, we can find a way through.

Grief is felt for many different reasons. At Crossroads Therapeutic Solutions we are here to provide a safe, supportive space to help you understand and heal. Our trained staff can help you with the loss of a loved one, loss of a pet, health-related loss, loss of employment/career, loss of a relationship, life transitions or loss of hopes and dreams.