Living Through Loss Counselling Society of BC

Welcome to Living Through Loss Counselling Society of BC

#206-1651 Commercial Dr,
Vancouver BC V5L 3Y3
(corner of 1st and Commercial)
Phone: 604.873.5013
Fax: 604.873.5002
Email: ltlc@shaw.ca

Hours

Monday to Friday
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Closed Stat Holidays

What Is Living Through Loss Counselling Society of BC (LTLC)?

LTLC (founded in 1972) is a not-for-profit organization that provides professional grief counselling to adults and children who have experienced any type of loss. We offer a confidential and supportive environment in which to discuss your concerns.

New Article

Read a beautiful sharing of the relationship with self-awareness and the process of grief recovery, from a client of LTLC, A Letter to Grief.

Who Funds Living Through Loss Counselling?

The United Way provides partial funding. Private Donations, Corporate Sponsors, Society Members and fees provide the balance. We are able to offer individual counselling at a reduced rate of $95/hr because of our partial funding.

We have dedicated a page on our site to people and organizations that have contributed to LTLC either through their time, resources or funding. Please see the Thank You page for details.

See Lynette Pollard-Elgert, Executive Director of the Living Through Loss speaks of the services offered by LTLC

Counsellors:

Our staff consists of Registered Clinical Counsellors and Registered Social Workers who are certified grief counsellors with a wide range of experience in helping others. The model used by the agency is Reality Therapy, which is proven effective to assist in regaining control while you deal with traumatic life changes.

We provide the following services at LTLC:

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

At $95/hr on all issues related to grief and loss. For reasons including:

Death of a loved one	Loss of health / disabilities (cancer, HIV, AIDS etc)	Personal life changes (career, work, organizational change, home)
Separation / divorce	Pregnancy loss and fertility issues	Compassion fatigue/burnout
Caregiver issues	Loss due to life changes	Abuse (sexual, physical or emotional)
Work loss	Adoption and foster care issues	Children affected by grief and loss
Emotional distress	Violent crimes, victimization
Accidents

GROUPS

These groups require registration and run for 6 or 8 weeks depending upon the group.

	6 Week Loss Through Death – for those people who have experienced a loss through death.
	Bereavement Training for Professionals – for therapists who want to explore bereavement issues related to their clients, including bereavement basics, suicide, homicide, cultural perspectives, and multiple losses.

Referrals are from other agencies and/or community professionals and self-referral.