Grief Counselling Services in Victoria, BC

Grief is a natural response to loss, yet it can feel profoundly disorienting when you are living inside it. Loss may arrive through death, changes in health, identity, relationships, roles, or life direction. Sometimes grief is recent and raw. Other times it has been quietly carried for years. There is no single timeline for when grief should arrive, how it should look, or when it should soften.

This page offers an overview of grief and loss and the different ways it may show up in your life. From here, you can explore counselling options that speak more specifically to your experience. Whether your loss is sudden, anticipated, complicated, or difficult to name, you are welcome here.

Grief often moves in waves rather than straight lines. It may shift over time, resurface around anniversaries or transitions, or appear unexpectedly in moments of connection or absence. Many people wonder whether what they are feeling is normal, or feel pressure to grieve in ways that feel more acceptable to others. Here, grief is understood as personal, contextual, and shaped by your relationships, history, and lived experience.

Counselling for grief and loss offers a steady and compassionate space where your experience can be met with care and respect. This is not about fixing grief or moving it along. It is about making room for what is present and walking alongside it at a pace that feels right for you.