About Us

Shiri Joshua: Founder, CCPLB

Shiri R. Joshua, M.A. (coun. psych), began her career as a child and family therapist in private practice in Toronto, Ont, before she formed the Canadian Centre for Pet Loss Bereavement (CCPLB) in 2002. Inspired by the profound grief response often felt after the loss of a beloved animal companion, Shiri wished to create a service that would be accessible to everyone in need, and would offer carefully selected professional support. CCPLB began as a small counselling private practice in Toronto, and grew to be a resource for bereaved animal lovers as well as for animal care professionals. Since the conception of CCPLB, Shiri has appeared as a guest speaker, keynote, and educator at numerous annual conferences within the veterinary medicine and mental health fields, in addition to offering countless of in-house professional development training to vet clinics across Ontario and British Columbia. Shiri's work in the field of the Psychology of the Human-Animal Bond and Pet Loss Grief Bereavement has been featured at various media venues such as Global TV, CITY TV, The Pet Network, CTS TV, The Globe & Mail, Best Health Magazine (Reader's Digest), Toronto 24 Hours, Vancouver's CKNW Radio, and more.

Shiri no longer offers training seminars or counselling sessions, and currently dedicates her life to be of service to animals and people as a speaker and author. Her first book: "The Animals' Messenger" was published in April 2011, and she is currently working on her upcoming second book, due in 2012.

Kevin and Joanna Woronchak

Kevin and Joanna were thrilled when they were asked to be a part of the CCPLB family.  Kevin and Joanna are the founders of Until We Meet Again Pet Memorial Center.  Their journey began after the tragic loss of 3 beloved pets.  Kevin and Joanna were left with nowhere to turn as it was a weekend and there were no pet crematoriums open.  It was through the difficult grieving process that followed, that Kevin and Joanna believe they found the inspiration to help others.  Since that time Kevin and Joanna have created something truly unique.  Until We Meet Again is a full service pet memorial center which is dedicated to the respectful care of all pets and committed to providing grief support and education for pet parents and pet health care providers.

Kevin and Joanna are raising their 3 sons and their ever-increasing pet family in North Vancouver, BC.  Kevin is a firefighter with a background in critical incident stress debriefing and is an active member of their community.  Joanna worked for many years caring for people in the health care industry.   Although she misses it, she feels blessed to have the opportunity to continue caring for people and their pets at Until We Meet Again.