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Kathie Powell

Kathie Powell

Advanced Certified

Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist

Sherwood Park, AB, Canada

Online AvailableIn-PersonAccepting Clients
4.8 (11 reviews)

About Kathie

Hi, I'm Kathie Powell. I retired from corporate management in 2016 to enjoy being a grandmother which I LOVE. I am also a fur mom to my giant rescue dog Wendel and our new kitten Oreo. I love being me and part of being me is being a mother, doting grandmother to 7 amazing grandchildren, a dog and kitten mom to Wendel. I am a griever and an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist. Having taken the Grief Recovery Method Program I know it works. It has helped me tremendously in this recent devastating loss. My husband always told me that this was what I was meant to do. He was right. I found my passion, helping other grievers move through the pain of their loss to fully feeling their lives working through the pain of loss using this amazing evidenced based program. In my over 60 years on this earth I have experienced trauma and significant emotional loss throughout my life. Some of my losses include the death my husband, of both my parents, a tragic death of a dear friend, the death of beloved pets, moving many times, estrangement, loss of trust and retirement. Since embarking on this journey of healing through the GRM, I have learned that there are over 40 different types of loss and that each loss is unique to each individual. It comes down to the relationship we had with the person, place or thing we lost. Through this program I found hope again. I have also gained a vocabulary to express and voice my feelings. This program was like the missing puzzle piece for me in my journey through letting go of the pain I had been carrying for so many years. I found me. My life significantly changed for the positive after completing the GRM in August of 2020. I got my life back, the one that had been hidden in all the coping mechanisms I used to function before my recovery occurred. I feel more at ease in my emotions and am finding I can freely express them. I began to enjoy life again for real, no more pretending. I have a big heart and am driven to give back. I instantly felt compelled to share this new found understanding of grief recovery using the Grief Recovery Method (GRM) with others. There is recovery from the pain of loss! This led me to complete the training to become an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist. I am so honoured to share the amazing tools of this program with fellow grievers and listen as that heart with ears as they move through their unique grief experience to healing from the pain they carry. Currently I am practicing online and I love the ease of this for my clients. Being online makes it so easy to connect no matter where you live we are not limited by location. You can be in the comfort of your own space and still feel heard and connected. I am offering confidential online one on one education for Grief Support as well Helping Children With Loss online group education for adults and online group support using the GRM. If you have any questions, are thinking about working through your grief or you want to know about the program please feel free to email me and we can book a discovery call.

Programs Offered

Support Groups
Pet Loss Support
One-on-One Support
One-on-One Online Support
Helping Children With Loss

Reviews & Testimonials

4.8
11 reviews
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GRM Participant

Nov 2022

Support Group✓ Verified

My Experience

The Grief Recovery Method helped me come to terms with the unravelling of my marriage, the loss of the relationship with the person I thought I would spend my life with. It forced me to look at both the good and the bad aspects of my relationship through a commitment to total honesty. For the last year I have been very focused on villainizing my ex-spouse from a place of hurt, anger and grief. Through the relationship graph, I was able to look back and see that there were moments that were good in the relationship, and those needed to be acknowledged as a part of my healing journey. Writing the letter at the very end of the program was incredibly therapeutic, being able to say the things that I have maybe said to others about my relationship, but never had the opportunity to say to my ex-spouse. I am incredibly grateful that the Grief Recovery Method found me!

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GRM Participant

Nov 2022

Support Group✓ Verified

My Experience

This was incredibly therapeutic and essential for my personal growth and healing.

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GRM Participant

Jul 2022

Support Group✓ Verified

My Experience

This program helped me recognize and work through the grief I was carrying with my relationship with my father. Completing this program was scary at first, but once I started, I found myself eager to work through it. This really is an amazing program and was incredibly helpful. I now find myself free from years of grief I was carrying with me. I would highly recommend this program.

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GRM Participant

Apr 2022

One-on-One✓ Verified

My Experience

The program made me aware of what unhealthy behaviours I was using to deal with my grief. After completing the program I have closure in my loss and tools to deal with other past losses. Working one on one was very powerful for me and gave me the support to move through a painful loss. I felt supported and heard. My facilitator was very supportive and caring and I appreciate her guidance.

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GRM Participant

Apr 2022

One-on-One✓ Verified

My Experience

It worked very well for me, the time was right. I could have gone a bit longer and I am glad I can book another session if required. I was a little skeptical a the beginning and wasn't sure that it would be helpful but as time went on I could see that it actually made a difference. I am glad that it was an update from the Kubler-Ross process that I was familiar with.

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