If you’ve lost someone or something that mattered, and the weight of it is more than you can hold on your own, you don’t have to carry it alone. Grief isn’t a problem to be fixed. It’s a process to be supported through, gently and at your own pace.
No pressure, no commitment. Just a calmer first step.
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Does this sound familiar?
There’s no right way to grieve, and it rarely looks the way people expect. You might recognize yourself in a few of these, or in something that isn’t here at all.
Waves that knock you down without warning
You're okay, and then suddenly you're not. A song, a smell, an ordinary moment brings it all rushing back. The grief comes in waves you can't predict, and they can be overwhelming.
A world that's moved on while you haven't
The people around you have returned to their lives, and you feel left behind in your loss. The casseroles stopped coming, the check-ins faded, and you're grieving in a quiet that can feel very lonely.
Grief that doesn't fit
the expected shape
Maybe the relationship was complicated. Maybe the loss wasn't a death at all, but the end of a marriage, a friendship, a future you'd imagined. Your grief is real, even if others don't fully understand it.
Feeling stuck in the pain
Time has passed, but the loss still feels as raw as it did at the start. You wonder if you're grieving wrong, or if you'll ever feel anything other than this. You're not broken, and you're not behind.
Guilt, anger, or relief
you didn't expect
Grief isn't only sadness. It can come with guilt over things left unsaid, anger at being left, even relief that brings its own complicated guilt. All of it is part of grief, and none of it makes you a bad person.
Not knowing how to keep living around the loss
You're trying to figure out how to move through your days carrying this. How to honour what you've lost while still finding a way forward. It's one of the hardest things a person can do.
You don't need every one of these to deserve support.
Our approach
We’re often told that grief has stages, that it follows a timeline, that eventually we should be over it. None of that is quite true. Grief isn’t a problem to solve or a process with a finish line. It’s the price of having loved, and it changes shape over time rather than disappearing.
In grief counselling, we don’t try to take your grief away or rush you through it. We walk alongside you as you find a way to carry it. We make space for all of it, the sadness, the anger, the guilt, the moments of unexpected lightness, without judgment. Over time, the goal isn’t to forget or to move on, but to find a way to hold the loss and keep living, with the person or the thing you lost still part of you.
Sessions your way
In person in Calgary, or securely online across Alberta and British Columbia.
Our process
We believe every person holds three aspects of self. Lasting healing means caring for all three.
01
Past self
Honoured
We honour what you’ve lost and the love behind the grief, making space for the memories and the pain.
02
Present self
Met
We meet you exactly where you are in your grief, on the hard days and the lighter ones, without judgment.
03
Future self
Freed
We help you find a way to carry your loss and keep living, with what you’ve lost still part of you.
How it works
STEP 01
Book a free 15-
minute discovery call
Book with the therapist of your choice. Not sure who’s the right fit? Book with our clinical director, Shianne, and she’ll match you with an aligned therapist, either in person in Calgary or online across Alberta and BC.
STEP 02
Meet for your consultation
Your consultation happens online, so you can talk from wherever feels most comfortable for you.
STEP 03
Your first appointment
Your therapist works with you to build safety first and shape a plan that goes at your pace. Continue in person in Calgary or virtually via telehealth.
Life during Grief therapy
For many people, the first relief is simply having somewhere to take the grief, fully and without apology, to someone who won’t flinch from it or try to fix it. So much of grief is carried in silence. Being met with it openly can ease the isolation that makes it so much heavier.
Within the first several sessions, people often find that the waves, while still painful, become a little more bearable when they’re not faced alone. They begin to make space for the harder emotions, the guilt or anger, that they may have been holding back. Nothing is rushed, and nothing is off limits.
The bigger shifts come slowly, as grief does. The loss doesn’t disappear, but the relationship to it begins to change. The waves come a little less often, or feel a little less drowning. And gradually, you start to find a way to carry the loss while still living your life.
Life after Grief therapy
The waves become more bearable
The grief doesn’t vanish, but it stops knocking you flat the way it once did. The waves come less often, and when they come, you’re more able to ride them without being swept under.
You make peace with the harder feelings
The guilt, the anger, the complicated emotions that came with the loss find room to be felt and understood. You stop judging yourself for the messy reality of grief, and you treat yourself with more compassion.
You carry the loss forward with you
You find a way to hold what you’ve lost while still moving through your life. The person or the thing you lost stays part of you, woven into who you are, and you discover that living again isn’t a betrayal of them.
You don't have to carry this alone, and you don't have to carry it the way anyone else says you should.
The team
Psychologists, counsellors, and social workers who hold space for grief with patience and genuine compassion, without trying to rush you or fix you. Not sure who’s the right fit? Your free call will match you.
Alysha Dosanjh
Founder
Helena Morris
Jennifer Seniuk
Khanjan Pandya
Lyndsay Mckerracher
Brittni Marshall
Shaambhavi Sharma
Our space
You’re already doing the hard part by showing up. Our Calgary office is designed to do the rest, with quiet rooms, soft light, and a sense of privacy that lets you settle in before the session even begins.
Dorchester Square · 1333 8 Street SW, Calgary
Our services & fees
Direct billing is available to 9+ insurers, so most clients pay little or nothing out of pocket.
Individual Therapy
30 minutes
$125
50 minutes
$225
90 minutes
$300
Relationship Therapy
50 minutes
$225
90 minutes
$300
Family Therapy
50 minutes
$225
90 minutes
$300
Every journey starts with a free 15-minute discovery call.
A free 15-minute call is the easiest first step. We’ll listen first, then help you find the right support for what you’re going through.
Good to know
There's no wrong time. Some people reach out in the early days; others years later when the grief resurfaces or they realize they never fully processed it. Whenever you're feeling the weight of a loss and could use support, that's the right time.
Yes. Grief follows many kinds of loss: the end of a relationship, a divorce, a friendship, a job, a future you'd imagined, a loss of health. If something that mattered to you is gone, your grief is real and valid, and support can help.
No, and that's not the goal. Grief counselling isn't about leaving your loss behind. It's about finding a way to carry it that lets you keep living. The person or the thing you lost stays part of you. We just help you hold it in a way that doesn't pull you under.
There's no right way to grieve, and grief rarely follows the neat stages people expect. Whatever you're feeling, or not feeling, it's likely a normal part of your own process. A big part of the work is letting go of the idea that you're doing it wrong.
Yes. We offer online sessions across Alberta and British Columbia, which many people find comforting when they'd rather grieve in the safety of their homes. In-person sessions are also available at our Calgary office.
Our sessions are covered by most extended health plans, and we offer direct billing to a number of insurers. Coverage depends on your specific plan, so it's worth checking what your provider includes for your therapist's designation.
It's a free, no-pressure conversation where we learn a little about what you're going through and help you find the right therapist for it. There's no commitment and nothing to prepare. Just a chance to ask questions and see if it feels like a fit.
In a crisis, please call 911, or call or text 9-8-8 (Suicide Crisis Helpline), available 24/7. Inspire Wellness Therapy does not provide emergency services.
Begin when you're ready
Book a free 15-minute discovery call, and we’ll walk alongside you as you find a way to carry what you’ve lost.
In person at our Calgary office · Online across Alberta and British Columbia · Direct billing is available to 9+ insurers
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