Understanding. Compassion. Education.

With more than 25 years of combined experience in the bereavement field as grief support facilitators, end-of-life companions, trainers, grief educators, Program Directors and Board members, we recognized an opportunity to complement our work through a dedicated grief education service.

That vision became Ottawa Grief Care+.

Our mission is to help normalize conversations about grief while providing evidence-informed education and practical tools that empower individuals who are grieving, as well as those supporting others through loss. Through education, we aim to foster greater understanding, compassion, and confidence in navigating the many complexities of grief.

JANE DAVEY : certified as a Grief Educator, Grief Support Facilitator, Trainer and End-of-Life Doula.

The facilitators and grief educators at Ottawa Grief Care+ have completed training under:

  • David Kessler: Grief Educator certification

  • Dr. Martha-Jo Atkins: Dying (D) School graduate

  • Douglas College: End-of-Life Doula certification

  • Centennial College: Thanatology degree

  • Champlain Hospice: Palliative Care Program

  • Bereaved Families of Ontario: Facilitator training

  • Edu-Therapy, Providing a Cognitive Behavioral Process to Relationship and Loss Resolution: Grief Educator certification

  • Crises & Trauma Resource Institute: Trauma Specialist training

EDUCATION and TRAINING

LAURIE RAIL : certified as a Thanatologist, Grief Educator, Grief Support Facilitator, Trainer, and End-of-Life Doula.