Grief and Loss Counselling in Saskatoon, SK.

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.

My approach to grief counseling recognizes that we can never be fully prepared for the loss of a loved one, regardless of the circumstances. I work with clients to understand the grief process and identify how such experiences impact their lives, their coping mechanisms, and available individual and community-based strategies and methods of intervention. I also work with clients experiencing complicated mourning, anticipatory grief, and sudden and unexpected death.

Narrative therapy is a type of experiential therapy that works by identifying individuals separately from their lived experiences, and empowering those individuals to use that same approach when dealing with their problems. By removing blame and others’ perceptions, individuals are able to re-author their stories and re-establish their experiences in the here-and-now. Over time with the use of narrative therapy, individuals are able to understand themselves better and separately from their problems and recognize how the language of their stories shape their life and identity.

Life is seldom fair. You may have lost someone you love through death or divorce. Or maybe you have lost your job, your beloved pet, or your mobility. At times it may seem like there is not much point in going on, but there is hope. I will help you move through the grieving process without getting stuck. Discover the answer to the question, ‘What now?’ Turn your life around in a constructive and courageous way. Contact me for an appointment today.

Grief and loss are different for every individual. No one can truly feel the grief and loss you are experiencing and what that looks like for you. My approach is to meet you where you are at with the understanding that grief and loss can take on many shapes and forms. I am here to give you the support you need to get one foot in front of the other.

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.

Grief, bereavement, and mourning are a normal part of life that at some point we all must go through-but often mix up when we express our emotions. Healing from each process is a challenging path to walk on your own alone. We can help to make sense of where you are, so you feel confident about your personal journey. Book your appointment with us and experience a new way of therapy online.

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.

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.

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.