MAiD & Assisted Dying Support

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and other end-of-life decisions can enter a person’s life in many different ways.

You may be:

supporting a loved one who has chosen MAiD,
grieving after their death, or
personally considering MAiD as part of your own end-of-life care.

Each of these experiences can carry complex and often conflicting emotions, including sadness, relief, fear, guilt, uncertainty, tenderness, or a quiet sense of calm.

These feelings may shift from day to day, or even moment to moment, and can feel heavy to carry alone.

MAiD and assisted dying support offer a steady and compassionate space before, during, and after the MAiD process.

This is a place where your experience is welcomed with care and respect, without expectation to feel a certain way or to make sense of everything at once.

Sessions are available in person in Victoria and online across British Columbia.

MAiD Counselling Offers a Compassionate Space

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) can bring up complex and deeply human experiences.

This may be a time of supporting someone you love, grieving after their death, or navigating your own thoughts and feelings about end-of-life decisions.

Some people may also be navigating anticipatory grief or preparing for an expected loss alongside the MAiD process.

These experiences can carry many emotions at once, sometimes shifting unexpectedly, and often difficult to hold alone.

MAiD counselling offers a steady, compassionate space alongside these experiences.

There is no expectation to feel a certain way or to have everything understood or resolved. You are invited to come as you are, with whatever emotions, questions, or uncertainty you are carrying.

My work in this area is informed by additional training in end-of-life care, which supports a grounded and ethical understanding of the emotional and relational aspects of MAiD.

Counselling is offered as emotional and relational support and is not involved in eligibility assessment or decision-making.

Understanding MAiD, Assisted Dying & Grief

Complex
and Changing Emotions

When MAiD becomes part of your life, it can bring forward deeply personal and often complicated emotions and feelings.

You may find yourself moving between moments of connection, sorrow, clarity, or uncertainty. At times, there can be a sense of waiting, or a heightened awareness of time passing.

Personal Meaning and Reflection

You may find yourself thinking about what matters most to you, your relationships, and the time you have right now.

These reflections can feel tender or heavy, and may shift from one moment to the next.

Holding More Than One Feeling at Once

Relief and sorrow can exist side by side. Acceptance may come and go, alongside doubt or uncertainty.

These grief experiences can feel confusing, but it is a very human response to a situation that holds both love and loss.

How Counselling Can Support You

MAiD counselling offers a calm and collaborative space to explore your experience, whether you are supporting someone else, grieving a loss, or considering MAiD yourself.

We move at a pace that feels right for you, guided by what feels present and meaningful in each session.

If you are supporting someone who has chosen MAiD, counselling can offer space to acknowledge the emotional weight of this role. This may include love, fear, responsibility, or uncertainty.

Your experience matters, even as you care deeply for someone else.

If you are considering MAiD yourself, counselling can provide space to reflect on values, hopes, fears, and the meaning of this decision within your life.

Conversations may include relationships, identity, legacy, or the emotional landscape of living with serious illness. There is no expectation to arrive at certainty or resolution. We stay close to what feels true for you.

In all cases, the focus remains on emotional and relational support. Counselling does not influence eligibility or decisions related to MAiD.

It offers a place to be accompanied through an experience that can feel isolating, complex, and deeply human.

What to Expect in Sessions

A Calm and Respectful Space

Sessions offer a calm, steady space where your experience is met with care.

There is no expectation to arrive at clarity or to feel a certain way.

Led by What Matters to You

Sessions are guided by what feels most important to you.

Some conversations may focus on what you are feeling in the moment. Others may move toward reflection, connection, or simply sitting with what is here.

Sitting With,
Not Solving

Counselling offers a place to sit with what you are carrying, rather than trying to fix or resolve it.

You do not have to go through this alone.