Kim Vander Schelde (she/her) is a dedicated grief, bereavement, and loss specialist serving individuals across Canada with deep empathy and compassionate care. Grounded in both professional expertise and lived experience, Kim specializes in supporting parents of children diagnosed with cancer and brings personal insight shaped by infertility, partner loss, life with a first responder, suicide, life-limiting illness, and experiences with crime. She offers a safe, steady space for people to feel heard, understood, and supported—especially when other supports feel unavailable or insufficient—providing thoughtful presence, genuine connection, and hope during life’s most difficult moments

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Sam offers a warm, non-judgmental space for men, fathers, women, and families to explore grief, loss, identity, and life transitions in ways that feel safe, grounded, and authentic. With a deep understanding of masculine grief and the pressures many men carry to stay strong, he helps fathers and men express vulnerability, process complex emotions, and redefine strength on their own terms. He also supports women and mothers through the layered emotional demands of grief, providing compassionate validation and practical tools for healing. Drawing on his background in social work and thanatology, Sam focuses on building resilient, trusting relationships that empower individuals and families to grow, reconnect with purpose, and move forward with greater emotional clarity and confidence.

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Edin DeVries, RSW, BSW, MSW applicant, is passionate about supporting individuals as they navigate grief, loss, trauma, and life’s many transitions. She believes that grief is as unique as the relationship behind it and is committed to creating a safe, compassionate space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and accepted. Edin’s approach is trauma-informed, relational, and strengths-based, recognizing that each person’s experiences are shaped by their relationships, identities, and life circumstances. She works collaboratively with clients, helping them make sense of their experiences while honouring their own pace and resilience. Throughout her career, Edin has supported individuals in community mental health, crisis services, settlement services, gender-based violence, and grief support. She has extensive experience walking alongside people experiencing complex grief, traumatic loss, addiction, and significant life transitions. Edin believes healing happens through connection, trust, and the opportunity to rediscover hope while carrying the stories that matter most. I think this version also aligns well with the voice of This Thing Called Grief—compassionate, relationship-focused, and centered on grief as a lifelong journey rather than something to “get over.

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Sarah is a compassionate, trauma-informed Registered Social Worker with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals through life transitions, loss, and emotional challenges. She provides strengths-based, solution-focused counselling informed by CBT, along with practical resource navigation during vulnerable times. Sarah works with adults and individuals across the lifespan, offering care for concerns including anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, infertility and miscarriage loss, palliative care, relationship challenges, emotional regulation, and cognitive changes. Her passion lies in creating a safe, supportive space where people can process grief, build resilience, and move gently from struggle toward healing.

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