Grief is heavy to carry alone, and sometimes you just need another person in the room. Our in-person grief therapy gives you a quiet, face-to-face space with a registered psychotherapist at an Ontario office near you.
In-person grief therapy is simply a room where your loss is allowed to take up space, with a registered psychotherapist beside you. There's a particular comfort in being physically present with someone who can sit in the hard moments with you — no screen, no lag, no performing 'fine'.
At Counselling Toronto — by McDowall Integrative Psychology & Healthcare — every session happens face to face with a registered psychotherapist (or closely supervised clinician) at one of our Ontario offices, and every plan starts with a free consultation so you know the fit, the approach and the cost before you commit to anything.
You don't need to be in crisis to book an in-person session. If any of these feel familiar, coming in for a free consultation is a low-pressure way to see what face-to-face support could do.
No single method fits everyone. In the room, your therapist can read what's working in real time and draw on approaches with real research behind them — adjusting to how you work best.
Follows your grief rather than a schedule — space to speak the loss fully, with support for the practical and emotional adjustments.
Gently rebuilds a sense of identity and future around the loss, without pressure to 'move on' from the person or thing you lost.
When grief stays disabling past a year, structured approaches specifically for complicated grief have strong evidence.
Tell us what's going on and what you're hoping for. No commitment, no cost.
We match you with a registered psychotherapist who fits your needs and style.
Start weekly or bi-weekly sessions, in person in Ontario or by secure video.
Sessions follow your grief, not a script. Early on, that often means simply having a place where the loss can be fully spoken. Over time, counselling helps with the practical and emotional adjustments, the relationships around you, and the guilt or 'what ifs' that keep many people stuck. You set the pace throughout.
Master's-level clinicians under close clinical supervision — quality care at the most accessible rate.
The most popular choice for grief counselling — covered by most extended health plans.
Senior clinicians for complex or specialized work. Receipts provided for insurance.
In-person sessions are the same fee as virtual, and most extended health plans in Ontario cover registered psychotherapists — check your plan's "psychotherapist" or "mental health" coverage. OHIP does not cover psychotherapy. Your free consultation always comes first, so there are no surprises.
Warm, private offices in Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton — with evening and weekend appointments so face-to-face therapy fits a working week.
Secure, privacy-compliant video sessions with the same registered psychotherapists. Ideal for busy schedules, parents, and anyone outside Toronto.
Because we have offices in Toronto, Brampton and Mississauga, in-person therapy is realistic across most of the GTA and beyond — pick the location that's the shortest trip from home or work, and switch to secure video on the weeks getting there isn't practical.
No referral, no waitlist. Book a free consultation, or let us match you with the right counsellor in Ontario.
