welcome to nurture ottawa
grief and loss services for the whole family
nurture ottawa is an ottawa based counseling service specializing in grief therapy and caregiver support. we offer an attachment focused, trauma-informed and compassionate care for adults and children.
nurture ottawa is dedicated to compassionately supporting and nurturing your grief or caregiver experience.
definition: nurture the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something. (oxford languages)
kindra lewis, msw,rsw
founder, nurture ottawa
our services
individual grief therapy
caregiver support
I work directly with children, youth, and adults with grief counselling including sudden loss, death by suicide, and living with chronic illness.
I offer direct support and consultation to caregivers who are experiencing compassion fatigue/ empathic strain anticipatory grief, and vicarious trauma.
our specialities
grief & loss
loss of someone close to you
loss by suicide
sudden & traumatic loss
prolonged grief
empathetic strain & caregiver stress
vicarious trauma
caregiver stress & burnout
anticipatory grief
moral distress
how nurture ottawa can help…
you are struggling to come to terms with a loss
you feel overwhelmed with grief, fear, despair, or worry
your faith or meaning seems shattered and you feel abandoned at your time of greatest need
you feel alone as everyone else seems to have moved on without you
you want to live a happier, more connected life
you would like professional support to better cope through the grieving process
“we don’t have to do all of it alone. we were never meant to.”
brene brown