Grief & Ambiguous Loss Counselling

Healing after loss doesn’t follow a timeline — and your grief deserves space, compassion, and support.

Our therapists provide specialized counselling for people facing all forms of grief, including deaths, sudden loss, medical trauma, pregnancy loss, relationship endings, family estrangement, immigration-related grief, and the unique pain of ambiguous loss — when closure is missing, unclear, or impossible.

Whether your loss is recent or years old, grief can impact mood, identity, energy, relationships, and daily functioning. At Wong Counselling Canada, we help you understand your grief process, reduce emotional overwhelm, and rebuild a sense of meaning that honours what you’ve lost while supporting the life you are still building.

What We Support

Healing after loss doesn’t follow a timeline — and your grief deserves space, compassion, and support.

Bereavement after expected or unexpected death
Complicated or prolonged grief
Trauma-related grief (ICU, accidents, sudden events)
Pregnancy loss, stillbirth, missed IVF cycles
Ambiguous loss:
- a loved one emotionally but not physically gone
- dementia or cognitive decline
- estrangement
- adoption-related loss
- chronic illness progression
- partner with addiction or untreated mental illness
Immigration grief and cultural displacement
Grief after divorce or relationship breakdown
Spiritual, existential, or identity-based grief

Our Approach

Healing after loss doesn’t follow a timeline — and your grief deserves space, compassion, and support.

Our clinicians use trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, evidence-based methods including:

Grief-informed CBT
Meaning-Centered Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Compassion-Focused Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Trauma-informed techniques for overwhelming grief
Faith-integrated or spiritually grounded counselling where desired

We follow your pace — never pushing for “moving on,” but helping you integrate your loss in a way that feels authentic and manageable.

Who This Service Is For

Healing after loss doesn’t follow a timeline — and your grief deserves space, compassion, and support.

“Stuck” in grief
Anxious, numb, guilty, or angry
Unable to make sense of what happened
Overwhelmed by a loss that others don’t understand
Conflicted because the relationship was complicated
Lingering pain from estrangement or a parent-child cutoff
A sense of “I lost someone, but they’re still physically here”
Distress that resurfaces around anniversaries or reminders

You do not need a formal diagnosis for grief counselling.

FAQ

1. What is ambiguous loss?

Ambiguous loss occurs when a person is physically present but psychologically absent (e.g., dementia, addiction) — or physically absent but emotionally present (estrangement, missing persons). It creates chronic uncertainty and lack of closure.

2. How is grief counselling different from regular therapy?

Grief therapy is specifically designed to address the emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and relational effects of loss. It uses targeted frameworks for meaning-making, memory integration, and coping.

3. Do I need to have lost someone to benefit from this service?

No. Loss can also include divorce, infertility, immigration, identity transitions, and chronic illness.

4. Is online grief counselling effective?

Yes. Research shows that virtual grief therapy is equally effective and allows people to access care from the comfort of home.

5. Do you offer counselling for children and teens?

Yes — select clinicians provide grief support for youth and families.

6. Can I integrate faith, spirituality, or cultural traditions?

Absolutely. We work respectfully with Christian, Catholic, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Indigenous, and non-religious healing traditions.

7. Is this covered by insurance?

Most extended health plans cover Registered Psychotherapists, Registered Clinical Counsellors, Social Workers, and Certified Counsellors. MVA/ICBC funding may apply if the grief is MVA trauma-linked.