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Let healing begin,
at your own pace.

We connect you with a registered therapist who truly understands loss - matched to your story, your pace, and your budget. Begin when you're ready. No pressure.

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At SolutionFirst, we're dedicated to helping individuals lead more fulfilling lives through their grief journey. Our registered therapists bring empathy and care.

Compassion
Integrity
Personal Growth

(How Grief Shows Up)

Grief can look like
love with nowhere to go.

There’s no right way to grieve, and no timeline for it. Often it sounds like the thoughts below. If any feel familiar, you’re not behind, and you’re not alone.

Pick what feels familiar

Waves that come from nowhere

It hits me out of nowhere, in the middle of an ordinary day.

Grief comes in waves. We help you ride them without going under.

Supporting You on the
Journey to Healing

At SolutionFirst, we provide evidence-based therapy tailored to your unique emotional needs, delivered with patience and compassion.

Carry the Pain More Gently

Work through painful thoughts and emotions tied to your loss, building healthier perspectives over time.

Honour Your Loss, Keep Living

Find balance between honouring your loss and continuing to live a meaningful, present life.

Find Your Way Forward

Rediscover purpose, identity, and direction after a profound loss has altered your world.

Meet Your Grief With Kindness

Heal with self-compassion and gentleness, addressing the guilt, shame, or numbness grief often brings.

(Your Grief Therapy Plan)

A path forward,
step by step.

Healing doesn't happen all at once.
Together, we move through it gently.

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01

Accepting the Reality of Loss

We acknowledge that your loss is real. This first step is about creating a safe space to honour what has changed, at your own pace.

You don't have to go through this alone.

02

Processing the Pain of Grief

Grief takes many forms - sadness, anger, guilt, numbness. Together we'll explore those feelings and give them the space to be felt.

Every feeling you have is valid and allowed.

03

Adapting to a Changed World

Loss reshapes your daily life, roles, and sense of self. We'll work on building new routines, finding meaning, and discovering what helps you feel steady again.

Small steps can help you move forward.

04

Finding a Lasting Connection

The goal isn't to forget - it's to find a meaningful place for your loss within your life. You learn to honour what you've lost while allowing yourself to be open to connection and joy.

You can carry love forward while still living fully.

(The Many Faces of Grief & Loss)

There is no one way to grieve.
And no wrong way, either.

Loss takes many shapes. Choose the one that feels closest to yours to learn what it is, and how we walk with you.

When someone dies

Learning to carry their absence

Losing someone you love is one of the deepest hurts a person can know. Grief after a death is not a problem to be solved but a form of love with nowhere to go, and it can move through you in waves - tender one moment, overwhelming the next. However it arrives for you, and however long it stays, your grief makes sense.

What it can feel like

  • Waves of sadness that surprise you
  • Missing their voice or presence
  • Days that feel strangely unreal
  • Both comfort and pain in memories

How therapy helps

Grief counselling gives you a steady, unhurried space to feel what you feel and to find your own way of staying connected to the person you love.

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(Together We'll Focus On)

Your therapist works
with you, not for you.

Our therapists work with you to explore your experience of loss - including your thoughts, feelings, and coping strategies. There is no right way to grieve. Only yours.

Process grief safely at your own pace

Understand your emotional and physical reactions to loss

Learn tools to manage guilt, regret, or numbness

Rebuild meaning and purpose after loss

Strengthen resilience and re-engage with life

(Your Care Team)

Meet our grief
expert Therapists.

Our grief therapists bring warmth, clinical expertise, and lived understanding to every session - so you never have to face loss alone.

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Maya Gdalska

Maya Gdalska

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

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Sasha Clarke

Sasha Clarke

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

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Flip Smith

Flip Smith

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

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(FAQ)

Questions about
grief therapy?

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Grief doesn't follow a timeline. Clients often notice meaningful shifts early in therapy, but every experience is different. Your therapist works at your pace - there is no rush.

That feeling is completely normal. Your therapist will help you explore it with compassion, and find ways to honour your loss while still allowing yourself to heal.

Yes. All sessions are 100% online, available anywhere in Canada. You can start from the comfort and privacy of your own home - no commute, no waiting room.

Many extended health benefit plans provide coverage for registered psychotherapists and social workers. We can help you understand your benefits during your intake call.

(Get Started)

Ready to begin
your healing?

It takes 30 seconds. We match you with care.

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Let's talk

Whether you have a question, need guidance, or are ready to begin - we're here. Reach out any way that feels right.

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By Phone

(647) 765‑5624

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