Services
Grief & Loss Counselling
Grief is not a problem to solve — it is a relationship to tend. Our counsellors walk alongside you as you find a way to carry what you have lost without losing yourself.
How Wellness Talks Can Help
Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, and one of the loneliest. At Wellness Talks Health Centre, we offer grief counselling that honours the weight of your loss and the complexity of the life you are rebuilding around it.
We support clients through the death of a loved one, pet loss, anticipatory grief during a long illness, pregnancy and infant loss, and the quieter griefs of divorce, estrangement, identity change, health diagnoses, and major life transitions.
Our approach draws on contemporary grief therapy, Narrative Therapy, and meaning-making frameworks. We do not believe in 'stages' or timelines. Your grief is yours, and healing looks different for everyone.
Sessions are a place where you do not have to manage anyone else's feelings about your loss. You can cry, be angry, laugh at a memory, sit in silence, or question what you thought you believed. All of it is welcome.
Available in person at our Downtown Vancouver clinic and virtually throughout BC.
How it Works
Your first session is a chance to tell us what has been happening and what you want to be different. Your counsellor will listen carefully, ask thoughtful questions, and — together with you — shape the work from there.
Sessions are available in 50, 70, or 90 minute options, depending on your needs and whether you are attending individually or with a partner or family. Most clients see their counsellor weekly or bi-weekly at first, with spacing lengthening as things settle. Pacing is collaborative: you are never pushed beyond what your nervous system can hold.
Between sessions, your counsellor may suggest simple practices to try at home — journalling prompts, conversations to have, grounding exercises, or readings. Nothing is mandatory; everything is offered.
Specialized Support Includes
- Death of a Loved One
- Pet Loss
- Anticipatory Grief
- Life Changes
Why it Works — Evidence-Based Approaches
We use therapies with strong research backing — chosen to fit you, not the other way around. Your counsellor will explain the rationale for what they suggest, and adjust based on what moves the needle for you.
- Grief Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Meaning-Making
What to Expect
Sessions are held at our Downtown Vancouver clinic — Unit #604, 402 West Pender Street — a five-minute walk from Waterfront Station. The space is designed to feel calm, inclusive, and unhurried.
We accept direct billing from most major extended health plans (Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life, Canada Life, Manulife, Green Shield, and more). Rates are visible inside Jane App before you book.
Not sure which counsellor is right for you? Book a free 15-minute consultation and we will help you find the right fit.
Location & Virtual Options
Available in-person at our Downtown Vancouver clinic (402 West Pender Street, a 5-minute walk from Waterfront Station) or via secure video across British Columbia.
Clients frequently travel from Gastown, Yaletown, Coal Harbour, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano, and Burnaby, with virtual sessions reaching clients across Richmond, Coquitlam, Langley, Abbotsford, and the Fraser Valley.
Virtual sessions are held at the same rate as in-person work and are eligible for direct billing where your plan allows.
Ready to Begin?
Book a session with a counsellor who fits your needs. Sessions are available in person in Downtown Vancouver and virtually throughout BC.
Meet the counsellors for this service
Esha Shoker
MACP, RCC · Founder & Clinical Director
Esha is the Founder and Clinical Director of Wellness Talks Health Centre. With 9+ years of clinical practice and 16+ years in the behavioural sciences, she supports adults, couples, and families with anxiety, burnout, chronic pain, ICBC trauma, relationship conflict, cultural identity, and major life transitions. Sessions in English, Punjabi, and Hindi.
- English
- Punjabi
- Hindi
Lynsey Dobbie
MACP, RCC · Senior Counsellor
Lynsey is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with 10+ years of experience in psychology and relational communication. She supports individuals, couples, and families navigating relationship conflict, anxiety, attachment wounds, fertility and postpartum transitions, perimenopause, grief, family stress, and major life changes.
- English
Erin Cullinane
MACP, RCC, RPT(Q) · Counsellor — RCC (BC) & RPT(Q) (Ontario)
Erin is a Registered Clinical Counsellor supporting adults, teens, and youth with anxiety, stress, burnout, perfectionism, people-pleasing, self-criticism, emotional regulation, and life transitions. Her approach is calm, collaborative, and non-judgmental.
- English
Manpreet Sanghera
MCP Student · Master's Counselling Intern
Manpreet is a Master's level counselling intern at Wellness Talks completing her Master of Counselling Psychology at City University of Seattle. She supports children, youth, adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, stress, grief, family conflict, burnout, and major life transitions through a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, strengths-based lens.
- English