1:1 in-person/virtual peer support

Support groups in-person/virtual

Educational resources/teaching (psychoeducation)

Lifelong grief & loss learning/support

All  services are trauma-informed, culturally sensitive and enhanced by extensive training in Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Mate

Spiritual Direction

End-of-Life Care

Grief and Loss Support

Critical Incident Stress Management

Grief Education

I can provide workshops on the topic of grief and how to work through the grief, especially in workplace settings.  I am also available to facilitate a grief group, specifically in the area of perinatal loss as I have a certificate in specializing in Canadian Perinatal Mental Health training.

I have also worked extensively with international people as an ESL teacher.  I would be happy to assist those struggling with English who have experienced loss on all kinds of levels (loss of family due to move, loss of identity, loss of job, loss of culture, etc) along with a loss of a loved one.

I am also very familiar with complex and complicated grief that Indigenous communities face because of intergenerational trauma and experiences with being a Residential School Survivor.  I can provide and facilitate grief groups specifically dedicated to Indigenous peoples.

All services are virtual, trauma-informed and delivered in a culturally safe and inclusive way.

Spiritual Direction

End-of-Life Care

Critical Incident Stress Management

Grief and Loss Support

Grief Education

I am Cathy Carphin, writer, poet, facilitator, mentor, Grief Educator, Life Coach and Healing Trauma presenter of polyvagal practices. I have experienced the ups and downs of life including:

– the trauma of a cancer diagnosis and treatment,

– being a home care manager and caregiver for my husband who had cognitive impairment due to stroke,

– his death,

– the isolation of COVID,

= my decision to retire and

– a motor vehicle accident.

My joy has been to receive counseling through my grief, to understand how these experiences impacted my internal wellbeing, to integrate these disruptions in my world, find purpose again and share my learnings with you.

I have been named Elder by my communities – one who is a holder of history and wisdom. It is my privilege to support those who did not ask for nor initiate their own grief journey.

It is difficult to go through grief on our own; there are many resources on line and hopefully in your community. And it is often easier to know that many others have gone through and are going through the same experiences as you are. Often it helps to talk one on one with someone who understands and can help make sense of the impact on your life.

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Please Don’t Give Me Something More to Worry About! – my grief journey and learnings

Grief Unveiled – a collection of my articles from 2023-2026