Grief Therapist (Independent Contractor)

LivLove; Owen Sound; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office services and admin support

Caseload referrals

Team consultations

Professional development

Free parking

Job summary

LivLove Clinic seeks an independent contractor grief therapist to deliver depth-focused therapy and bereavement counselling. The clinician will honour the sacred nature of loss and work with clients to carry grief and life with presence and authenticity.

This role supports relational, somatic, and trauma-informed approaches within a collaborative team, offering ongoing professional development and a modern, supportive practice environment in Ontario.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or related clinical field.
• Hold a qualifying or full licence in psychotherapy, social work, or psychology and be registered in good standing with regulatory bodies (CRPO, OCSWSSW, etc.).
• Extensive experience providing grief therapy and bereavement counselling services.
• Experience with trauma-informed, relational, and presence-based care principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide grief therapy and bereavement counselling to clients.
• Support clients through death of loved ones, relationship endings, and other losses.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team of licensed therapists.
• Maintain timely clinical documentation aligned with practice standards.

Skills

Grief therapy

Bereavement counselling

Trauma-informed care

Relational approach

Ethical practice

Education

Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy

Licensed/registered with CRPO/OCSWSSW

Tools

Google Suite

Jane Scheduling

Job description

You will not be an employee of LivLove Clinic

About LivLove Clinic

LivLove Clinic is a relational healing practice grounded in the understanding that all healing happens in relationship. With a team of licensed therapists and wellness practitioners, we provide depth-oriented, relationally-focused mental health services that honour the inherent wholeness of every person.

We believe that symptoms arise when we lose connection to our sacred essence, and that unhealthy coping strategies developed to protect against pain can be shifted by accessing inherent internal resources. Our approach recognises that primary relationships contribute to wounds, and that the relationships we create often re-wound us, as well as, give us the opportunity to heal those wounds.

At LivLove Clinic, we exist to support the restoration of coherent relationship — with self, others, environment, and sacred essence. In a world increasingly shaped by AI, we protect what cannot be replicated: human presence, relational depth, and the irreplaceable power of being truly seen.

Contract Summary

LivLove Clinic is seeking a compassionate grief therapist to join our team as an independent contractor, providing depth-focused grief therapy and bereavement counselling. This role is ideal for clinicians who understand grief as love with nowhere to go, and who believe in supporting clients to carry both loss and life together rather than "getting over" grief.

The successful candidate will approach their work with presence, authenticity, and a deep commitment to honouring the wisdom and internal resources of every person navigating loss.

Here’s What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation $87.50 - $111.00/hr session (min 15 client hrs a week)
• Full office services and dedicated human adminstration support
• Referrals to help you build and grow your caseload
• Regular consultations and team meetings for support and connection
• Ongoing opportunities for professional development and growth
• A modern, light-filled space with free parking

Join a team that’s passionate, collaborative, and invested in your success.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice:

• Provide grief therapy and bereavement counselling using approaches that honour the whole person and sacred nature of loss
• Support clients experiencing death of loved ones, relationship endings, job loss, health changes, fertility struggles, pet loss, and anticipatory grief
• Work from a foundation that grief is not something to “fix” but love with nowhere to go
• Help clients learn to carry both grief and joy without guilt about either emotion
• Support clients in addressing complicated grief, anger, guilt, and regret that accompany loss
• Practice from trauma-informed, spiritually-inclusive, and presence-based care principles

Client Empowerment:

• Provide exceptional grief therapy services helping clients restore coherent relationship with life, love, and loss while remaining open to what’s still possible
• Collaborate with our multidisciplinary team of licensed therapists
• Participate in team consultation and collaborative care approaches
• Work with a dynamic team of therapists, sharing insights and strategies to continually enhance our depth-oriented services and outcomes

Professional Development:

• Benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities, including specialised training in relational and somatic approaches
• Access to ongoing training opportunities in Restorative Coherence Practice methodologies

Administrative:

• Maintain timely, respectful clinical documentation aligned with practice standards

Key Characteristics

• Relationally-attuned: Demonstrates capacity to create genuine therapeutic connection and hold space for authentic expression
• Trauma-informed and resource-oriented: Understands trauma as disconnection and believes in clients’ inherent capacity to heal
• Presence-based: Works from embodied awareness and authentic connection rather than technique-driven approaches
• Wholeness-oriented: Sees clients as inherently resourced rather than pathologised
• Collaborative and humble: Works in partnership with clients and honours their internal wisdom
• Growth-committed: Engaged in their own ongoing healing and professional development
• Emotionally regulated: Maintains grounded presence when working with intense emotions and trauma
• Authentic and vulnerable: Comfortable with genuine human connection within professional boundaries
• Systems-aware: Understands how relational patterns impact all areas of life

Qualifications

Education & Licensing:

• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or related clinical field
• Hold a qualifying or full licence in psychotherapy, social work, or psychology and be registered in good standing with relevant regulatory bodies (CRPO, OCSWSSW, etc.)

Experience & Expertise:

• Extensive experience providing grief therapy and bereavement counselling services
• Strong understanding of complicated grief, traumatic loss, and anticipatory grief
• Training or experience in narrative therapy, expressive arts therapy, or mindfulness-based grief approaches

Personal Qualities:

• Genuine desire and ability to help those experiencing loss and deep commitment to honouring the sacred nature of grief
• Engaged in own ongoing healing and professional development
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and contribute to supportive team environment
• Strong interpersonal, clinical, and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently while remaining connected to team collaboration
• Knowledge and ability to use Google Suite and Jane Scheduling software
• Proficiency with electronic documentation systems
  

Strongly Preferred

• Training in complicated grief therapy or traumatic loss support
• Experience with spiritual and existential aspects of grief
• Understanding of disenfranchised grief (pet loss, estrangement, etc.)
• Training in somatic approaches to grief healing
• Personal experience with significant loss and grief work

Pay: $87.50 - $111.00/hr session based on experience and credentials. Minimum 15 client hrs a week as an Independent Contractor.

Work Location:In-person and virtual sessions available at Owen Sound, Ontario and Port Elgin, Ontario locations