AWC Grief Support
Grief Therapy.
www.awcgrief.com
AWC Grief Support is one of the largest grief therapy practices in Canada, offering therapy, education, and resources to help individuals (adults and children), families, and professionals feel supported, informed, and understood. Our work is grounded in compassion, clinical integrity, and a deep commitment to strengthening grief and death literacy across Canada and beyond.
We are a connected team of therapists located across Ontario. Our skilled clinicians offer therapy in-person (in their local communities) and virtually by phone and video (including to other provinces, where permitted).
In October, Colleen and Andrea will be returning to Paco Da Gloria in northern Portugal to facilitate the grief programming again for Camp Alex Family Bereavement Retreat.
This weekend is a small (eight family) three night bereavement retreat designed to support and nurture a surviving parent with a child or children under the age of 19.
The retreat, held in english, provides an incredible opportunity for families to process grief together, while having fun and being nourished by the surrounding beauty, the food and the community.
Rebecca Illing
The
Founder.
The founder Rebecca Illing — death doula, based in London.
After the sudden death of her brother Alex, she founded Camp Alex in his memory, shaped by her experience of his absence and a need to create a space where families living with death can come together and be supported.
Rebecca’s own experience of death shapes the way this work is held. Her brother, mother, and father have all died. That reality informs the care and attention given to both the families who attend and the people who support them. This work is grounded in lived experience.
Paço da Glória
Location.
www.pacodagloria.comPaço da Glória, Jolda Madalena
4970-205 Arcos de Valdevez
Portugal
Built in the 18th century to defy indifference, its history is one of many stories. People have come here to meet, celebrate, seek refuge, assess life and handle grief.
Throughout the years, Paço da Glória has been the property of a Count, an Aesthete, a Bon vivant, a Scholar, and finally, a family, all of whom have cherished and valued it for what it is: a place of gathering, comfort and incredible beauty.
By sharing fresh local produce or engaging neighbours in on-site activities, Paço is a continuous, collaborative effort of sustainability and inclusion.
© 2026 Paço da Glória
Collaborators.
Netty Burnette
Sofia Varanda Events
Cássia Cardoso
Play brincar para crescer
Sacha Mavroleon
Markus sound refuge
Paço da Glória Team