Providing Compassionate and Comprehensive Care
Elizabeth is a Social Worker offering strengths-based counselling to children, youth and adults following the diagnosis of a complex illness, into remission, at end of life and into bereavement. She has extensive experience providing support for individuals and families following the diagnosis of a complex illness offering support navigating essential conversations, uncertainty and grief. Understanding that professional caregivers are impacted by grief and loss, Elizabeth offers support to healthcare providers and professionals across disciplines, and is a clinician resource for the Ontario Medical Association.
“Vulnerability is not weakness,
and that myth is profoundly dangerous.
Vulnerability is the birthplace
of Innovation, Creativity and Change.”
Individual, Couple and Family Counselling
Sessions may consist of on-going counselling, a one-time consultation, or referral to community resources as needed. Personalized support is provided via:
Phone (across Ontario)
Online (across Ontario)
Health-related counselling provided by a Registered Social Worker is exempt from Canadian Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and may be covered by private insurance benefits.
More About Support Provided by Elizabeth
Featured on The Waiting Room Revolution discussing support for individuals and families of all ages facing a complex illness
Featured in Anticipatory grief: Why people mourn before a loss in The Globe and Mail
Featured on The Blood Cancer Experience discussing Grieving a Former Reality with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
“Grief is not a disorder,
a disease or sign of weakness.
It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity,
the price you pay for love.
The only cure for grief is to grieve.
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