Counselling & Coaching Services
Counselling (Available in Ontario and New Brunswick)
Counselling offers you a space to talk openly about your grief, at any stage.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to cope with everything you’re carrying. You don’t need to know where to start. We’ll begin with where you are.
In our sessions, we focus on what’s coming up for you right now, your thoughts, your emotions, and how your loss is affecting your day-to-day life. This is your space to be heard, without needing to hold anything back.
Over time, many people begin to feel less overwhelmed, understand their grief more, and find ways to cope with the moments that feel hardest.
Counselling is available to clients in Ontario and New Brunswick.
If you’re not sure whether counselling or coaching is the right fit, we can figure that out together on a call.
✅ 60-minute 1:1 sessions
✅ Online via Zoom
✅ Booked individually, not as a package
✅ Offered under supervised practice
✅ Covered by most extended health insurance plans
✅ We’ll talk before your first session so you can ask questions and see if this feels like the right fit for you
Grief Coaching (Available Internationally)
You might be doing your best to get through each day, but underneath it still feels like too much.
Coaching gives you space to talk things through, understand what’s going on, and figure out what to do next.
You might be here because:
✨You feel stuck and don’t know what to do next
✨You’re managing on the outside, but struggling underneath
✨You want support, but not in a group setting
✨You’re tired of trying to figure this out on your own
Start With 3 Sessions
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and neither should the support you get.
That’s why I offer a way to start that gives you support, without pressure or long-term commitment.
✅ Three 60-minute sessions (use within 6 weeks)
✅ Email or Voxer support between sessions
✅ No obligation to continue
✅ We’ll talk before you book your first session so you can ask questions and see how this feels.
Ongoing Monthly Support
After the trial, many clients choose to continue month-to-month.Some stay for a few months, others longer — it’s entirely up to what feels right for you.
✅ Two or four 60-minute sessions per month
✅ Email or Voxer support between sessions
✅ Month-to-month structure
✅ Cancel or adjust anytime
Over time, grief coaching can help you:
✨Give yourself permission to grieve in your own way,
✨Feel more confident in everyday decisions
✨Begin to build a life that includes your loss, not leaves it behind
✨Reconnect with yourself, with more kindness and less judgement
If you’re reading this and thinking this might be what you need, let’s start with a conversation and see how this feels.
From the very first call, I felt safe with Carol.
She helped me understand what was happening in my body and mind,
and gave me simple tools that helped me take small steps forward.
Cheryl G.
Looking for support in a different way?
Women in grief need friends in grief.
Not advice or fixing, just others who understand why this is still so hard, even now, without you having to explain or feel like a burden.
If one-to-one support doesn’t feel right for you right now, I’ve co-created The Grief Gurus, an online community for women navigating life after loss together.
Connect with other women who understand.
Be part of real conversations about grief and life after loss.
You can join in, or just listen, there’s no pressure either way.
Are you ready to start moving through your grief?
Are you ready to choose to live your life?
Are you ready to accept Gratitude for the life you have now?
Grief had me feeling like an empty shell.
I now know it won’t go away, but it will shift
and lighten, and I’m going to be OK.
Cheryl G.
Read more client experiences ➡️ here
Would you like to work with me?
If so, it's time to explore your unique situation and how we can open up the possibilities of moving forward, despite your loss. Instead of holding your grief inside, pretending to be ‘fine’, you’ll give yourself permission to grieve.
Showing your grief outwardly is called mourning, and as you openly express your feelings, you’ll start to feel the softening of your grief. It will be a journey of self-discovery. Because life is different, you are different after loss. It will be a time of reconnecting with what you want to do next, with what brings meaning to you now, and finding ways to let joy back into your heart.
It is by doing the grief work that you are able to acknowledge your loss fully, express your feelings fully, and get back to life… fully.
Carol Banens
Certified Grief To Gratitude Coach
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