About Natalie
For more than twenty years, I have dedicated my professional life to helping individuals, families, caregivers, and professionals navigate grief and loss with compassion, understanding, and hope.
Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of supporting people facing the death of a loved one, serious illness, caregiving, and many of life's most difficult transitions. Through counselling, education, support groups, and workshops, my goal has always been to create a safe, compassionate space where people feel heard, understood, and supported.
As Founder and Executive Director of Good Grief Central, I am committed not only to helping individuals through private counselling, but also to making grief support, education, and free online support groups available to as many people as possible.
Like many people I have counselled over the years, my own life has also been shaped by profound loss. Those experiences have given me a deep appreciation of grief's complexity and have strengthened my commitment to walking alongside others with empathy, respect, and hope. They are one of the reasons I believe so strongly that no one should have to grieve alone.
Before entering private practice, I served as Cancer Patient Education Coordinator at the Oncology Day Centre of the Royal Victoria Hospital and on the oncology floor of the Montreal General Hospital. I also volunteered in Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital, facilitated grief and bereavement support groups for Hope & Cope at the Jewish General Hospital and Wellness Centre, and maintained a private psychotherapy practice at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex.
Whether you are grieving the death of someone you love, facing a life-limiting illness, supporting a family member, or struggling with another significant loss, my hope is to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you can share your story, find understanding, and discover a path forward at your own pace.
Qualifications & Professional Background
My professional experience spans private grief counselling, hospital-based cancer patient education, palliative care, bereavement support, grief support groups, and professional education. I have provided workshops and presentations for healthcare professionals, educators, caregivers, organizations, and community groups.
My Story
The work I do today is deeply rooted in my own experiences of profound loss and healing. If you would like to learn more about the journey that led me to become a grief counsellor, I invite you to read Why I Do This Work.
Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of supporting people facing the death of a loved one, serious illness, caregiving, and many of life's most difficult transitions. Through counselling, education, support groups, and workshops, my goal has always been to create a safe, compassionate space where people feel heard, understood, and supported.
As Founder and Executive Director of Good Grief Central, I am committed not only to helping individuals through private counselling, but also to making grief support, education, and free online support groups available to as many people as possible.
Like many people I have counselled over the years, my own life has also been shaped by profound loss. Those experiences have given me a deep appreciation of grief's complexity and have strengthened my commitment to walking alongside others with empathy, respect, and hope. They are one of the reasons I believe so strongly that no one should have to grieve alone.
Before entering private practice, I served as Cancer Patient Education Coordinator at the Oncology Day Centre of the Royal Victoria Hospital and on the oncology floor of the Montreal General Hospital. I also volunteered in Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital, facilitated grief and bereavement support groups for Hope & Cope at the Jewish General Hospital and Wellness Centre, and maintained a private psychotherapy practice at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex.
Whether you are grieving the death of someone you love, facing a life-limiting illness, supporting a family member, or struggling with another significant loss, my hope is to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you can share your story, find understanding, and discover a path forward at your own pace.
Qualifications & Professional Background
- M.A. in Educational Studies, Concordia University — Master's thesis focused on death and dying education
- Qualified Thanatologist - Certificate in Thanatology from St. Michael's College, University of Toronto
- Extensive training in Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, The Argyle Institute
- Specialized training in Death, Dying, Palliative Care & Bereavement Education
- Certificate in Emotional Intelligence
- Specialized grief and loss training with renowned grief expert Dawn Cruchet
- More than 20 years of experience in grief, loss, bereavement, illness, dying, and palliative care
- Former Cancer Patient Education Coordinator, MUHC–Royal Victoria Hospital
- Extensive experience facilitating grief support groups and providing professional grief education and workshops
- Co-Founder & Executive Director, Good Grief Central
- A qualified thanatologist is a professional with specialized education and training in grief, loss, death, dying, and bereavement.
My professional experience spans private grief counselling, hospital-based cancer patient education, palliative care, bereavement support, grief support groups, and professional education. I have provided workshops and presentations for healthcare professionals, educators, caregivers, organizations, and community groups.
My Story
The work I do today is deeply rooted in my own experiences of profound loss and healing. If you would like to learn more about the journey that led me to become a grief counsellor, I invite you to read Why I Do This Work.
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or Phone Call from Natalie
If you find it difficult to put your feelings into words right now, you don’t have to. Please share as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.
You’re welcome to call me directly at 514-222-9668, or use the form below to request an email or phone call.
I personally review every message and will respond within 24 hours. Whatever you choose to share will be treated with care, respect, and complete confidentiality.
or Phone Call from Natalie
If you find it difficult to put your feelings into words right now, you don’t have to. Please share as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.
You’re welcome to call me directly at 514-222-9668, or use the form below to request an email or phone call.
I personally review every message and will respond within 24 hours. Whatever you choose to share will be treated with care, respect, and complete confidentiality.