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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 cooperative 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

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📌 Grief Therapist (Independent Contractor) (Ontario)
🏢 LivLove
📍 Ontario