Ask a Therapist
What does loss teach us about being alive? Why do grief and change touch every part of who we are? And how can moments of heartbreak also awaken unexpected strength, clarity, or even connection?
In this workshop, licensed therapist Mark Shelvock will explore some of the deeper questions that arise when life is disrupted; questions about meaning, post-traumatic growth, and the ways people carry love forward. Participants will also have space to bring their own questions in an open conversation.
This session is for anyone who wants to better understand the human experience of loss: not only as something painful, but also as part of how we grow, adapt, and make sense of our lives.
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Mark Shelvock is a Registered Psychotherapist and he maintains his own clinical psychotherapeutic practice in St. Thomas, Ontario. He is also a Certified Thanatologist with the Association for Death Education and Counselling, and he teaches in the Grief Education Program at the University of Toronto. Mark’s expertise in the psychology of traumatic loss and grief has been published in peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and in online magazines.