Breakup & Relationship Loss Therapy · Online in Six Provinces
A breakup is a real loss. You’re allowed to grieve it.
The end of a relationship can unsettle your sleep, your confidence, and your sense of who you are. Working with a therapist for breakup recovery gives you room to grieve what ended, understand what happened, and rebuild at your own pace.
If you need immediate support
If you or someone you know is in crisis or having thoughts of self-harm, please reach out right away — you don't have to wait for a therapy appointment.
- 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline — call or text 988 (24/7, Canada-wide)
- Emergency — call 911 if there is immediate danger
Why a breakup can hurt like a death
Waves of sadness set off by songs, places, or dates that used to mean something
Replaying conversations on a loop — what you said, what you should have said
Losing more than a partner: a routine, a friend group, a home, a future you’d planned
Relief tangled with guilt, especially if you were the one who left
If any of these resonate, you’re not imagining it — breakup grief is real grief, and it responds to support.
Therapy after a breakup can help you:
Grieve the relationship properly — including the future you had planned
Understand the attachment patterns beneath how you loved and how you’re hurting
Rebuild trust in other people and in your own judgment
When it’s time to reach out
Plenty of people get through a breakup with friends, time, and distance. Consider support when the loss isn’t loosening its grip: you’re months out and still can’t sleep or focus, you’re cycling between no-contact and checking their profile at 2 a.m., the breakup has reopened older wounds, or the same pattern keeps repeating across relationships. You don’t need to be in crisis — ‘this is taking more out of me than I expected’ is reason enough.
What we work on together
Depending on what you need, we may focus on:
Grieving the relationship
Naming and mourning the loss properly instead of minimizing it because ‘nobody died’.
Attachment patterns
How early bonds shaped who you chose and how you loved — with IFS or EMDR when older wounds sit underneath.
Trust after betrayal
Working through infidelity or deception without letting it define your future relationships — or your judgment of yourself.
Identity rebuilding
Rediscovering the person outside the couple: preferences, friendships, routines, and plans that got absorbed into ‘us’.
Rumination & anxiety
CBT-informed tools for mental loops, the urge to check up on your ex, and anxiety that spikes at night.
What comes next
Getting clear on what you want — and what you’ll do differently — before your next relationship.
Who you’ll work with
Book with whoever fits best, or ask in your free consultation.
Rola Shbib, BSW (Hons), RSW (OCSWSSW)
Rola’s honours degree in thanatology — the study of grief, dying, and loss — shapes how she approaches breakups: as real grief that deserves real mourning. Her background spans crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and addictions & mental health. English & Arabic; based in London, Ontario.
Mohamad Shabib, MACP, CCC — Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO
Mohamad works with the attachment and trauma patterns beneath painful breakups, drawing on EMDR (EMDRIA-trained), IFS (Levels 1–2), Gottman Method (Levels 1–2), and CBT for Trauma. English & Arabic.
Alison Shaji, MA Clinical Psychology, RCC (BCACC)
Alison supports BC clients using DBT, EMDR, CBT, psychoanalytic, and inner-child approaches — a strong fit when a breakup touches self-worth or old family patterns. Malayalam, Hindi & English.
Session details
Receipts are provided after every session. Many extended health plans cover Canadian Certified Counsellors, Registered Psychotherapists, or Registered Social Workers — check your plan before booking.
If you need immediate support
If you or someone you know is in crisis or having thoughts of self-harm, please reach out right away — you don't have to wait for a therapy appointment.
- 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline — call or text 988 (24/7, Canada-wide)
- Emergency — call 911 if there is immediate danger
Frequently asked questions
Is therapy worth it for a breakup?
For many people, yes. Attachment research treats the loss of a partner as genuine grief — not something you should be able to shrug off. If a breakup is disrupting your sleep, work, or self-worth, or has stirred up older wounds, therapy helps you process the loss instead of waiting it out.
How much does breakup therapy cost?
Individual sessions are $150 per hour; if you and a partner or ex-partner attend together, couples sessions are $175 per hour. The first 15–20 minute consultation is free, and sliding scale is available if cost is a barrier. Receipts are provided after every session — check your plan for coverage.
Can therapy help with trust issues after infidelity?
Yes — trust is one of the most common threads in breakup work. Betrayal doesn’t just end a relationship; it can make you doubt your own judgment. Therapy for trust issues focuses on separating what happened to you from what it says about you, and rebuilding the discernment that lets you trust — carefully — again.
How long does it take to feel better after a breakup?
There’s no fixed timeline, and we won’t promise one — it depends on the length of the relationship, how it ended, and what else it stirred up. What therapy changes is how you move through that time: with support, more clarity, and less looping rumination.
Which provinces do you serve — and is it all online?
All sessions are virtual, over Zoom, Google Meet, or Jane — there’s no office to travel to. Mohamad and Rola see clients in British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador; Alison sees clients in British Columbia.
You don’t have to figure this out alone
A free 15–20 minute consultation — no pressure, no commitment — to see whether this is the right fit.
Book Free ConsultationOr call us: (519) 760-5211