OUR GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES

The death of someone important to you is always difficult.  When they die by suicide, it can leave you feeling lost, confused and out of control. You may experience powerful and conflicting emotions like anger, guilt, denial, shock, helplessness and abandonment, that are difficult to cope with on your own. Stigma casts a shadow over suicide deaths that may leave us feeling alone and like no one understands.

Heartache2Hope recognizes how unique and complicated the grieving process can be after a suicide death. We believe sharing our grief journey with other suicide grievers helps ease the pain. We recognize that different types of support are helpful at different times in the grief journey. With that in mind, we offer a variety of supportive services to respond to these changing needs.

All these services have the goal of  providing the right kind of grief support at different times in the grief journey and offers the opportunity to give and receive support.

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Suicide Loss Closed Groups

Our 12-week Closed Groups are trauma-informed and co-facilitated by professionals and specially trained peer facilitators. Our Closed Groups:

  • Provide a safe place for suicide loss grievers to share their experiences and feelings with others.
  • Provide education about the uniqueness of suicide loss grief, trauma, and traumatic grief, and teach mindfulness-based stress reduction coping strategies
  • Relieve isolation created by suicide loss for the survivors.
  • Assist with healing and reconciliation.
  • Extend hope for a positive and productive future.

When: Winter, Spring and Fall sessions each year

Where: Virtual and In-person groups occur each session. In-person Groups are held in Oakville and Hamilton.

Registration is required to participate in our support groups. If you would like to register for one of our support groups, refer a client, or just need more information

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Suicide Loss Open Group

We offer virtual monthly drop-in group meetings for suicide loss grievers.

When: Mondays and Wednesdays 

Where: Zoom

Click here to view our Open Group Schedule 

Registration for each meeting is required. Information about our Open Groups can be found on our social media or website.  You can also subscribe to receive our emails.

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Individual Grief Counselling & Trauma Therapy

Grieving a loss to suicide is a unique, complex, and deeply isolating journey. It brings grief and trauma. Heartache2Hope has a team of psychotherapists and social workers who specialize in suicide loss grief and can provide individual grief counselling that helps with both the trauma and intense grief after suicide loss. Up to 12 grief counselling sessions are provided.

Heartache2Hope offers specialized trauma therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy designed to individuals who have witnessed or discovered the death. This evidence-based, compassionate clinical support helps your brain safely reprocess traumatic memories, reducing the intensity of flashbacks, distress, and the profound shock of traumatic bereavement.

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Individual Peer Support

Navigating the devastating loss of a loved one to suicide can feel profoundly isolating. Heartache2Hope’s Individual Peer Support Program connects you with a trained volunteer who has walked a similar path of suicide loss. This individual support service provides a safe, confidential space to share your feelings and process your grief with someone who truly understands.

Individual sessions may be virtual or in-person.

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Wellness Activities

Heartache2Hope’s trauma-informed Wellness Activities offer a safe, grounding space to process grief and release the physical and emotional impacts of trauma.

Through mindful movement and creative expression, these sessions provide alternate, holistic ways to acknowledge, explore, and release complex emotions.

Our Wellness Program Includes:

Yoga: Gentle movements and poses designed to help reconnect with your body, regulate the nervous system, and ease emotional tension.
Guided Meditations: Calming, breath-focused sessions to ground your mind, reduce stress, and foster a sense of compassionate self-awareness.
Qigong: Fluid movements and controlled breathing designed to promote the smooth flow of energy, releasing physical and mental distress.
NIA Movement: A sensory-based movement practice that combines dance, martial arts, and mindfulness to help you move stuck energy and emotions.
Art-Based Activities: Guided, non-clinical creative sessions (e.g., painting, writing, mandala-making) that provide an outlet for feelings that are hard to put into words.

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Community Education

Heartache2Hope is able to provide educational presentations on the unique aspects of suicide loss and the grieving process that follows. If you wish to have us speak to your organization about suicide loss grief or about our program, please contact us.

Educational Presentations – We support the community by providing education on the unique aspects of the suicide loss grieving process.

Professional Training - We provide training to professionals and organizations on topics such as traumatic bereavement, suicide loss, and grief support.

*Please contact us to access the above services.

You don ‘t have to do it alone. For survivors, there is no right or wrong way to handle grief after suicide. Sharing feelings and experiences, and giving and receiving support can help survivors cope with their grief.

Take the first step towards healing from your loss.

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