Pet Loss & Grief Support
In-person and remote counseling + memorials for grieving pet parents.
The love we receive from our pets can be boundless.
When they die, our grief can be too. Let me help.
In-person funerals
I'm an ordained minister with experience in church, hospital, and community organizing settings. Now, I specialize in creating and leading memorials that honor the lives of our furkids. To begin, get some time on my calendar so we can discuss what you need.
Remote rituals
Once you book time on my calendar, we meet for an hour total: 30 minutes to talk about your pet's life, death, and what you're experiencing, and 30 minutes to do your custom ceremony together on Zoom, FaceTime or whatever you're comfortable with. You can invite others as well.
Presence, not proselytizing
As a hospital chaplain, I had the honor of meeting people where they were, whether in sadness, anger or joy and no matter their faith background (if any). If you're in the San Francisco Bay area, I can accompany you when it's time to let go, whether at home or at the vet.
"Grief, I’ve learned, is really love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes and in that part of your chest that gets empty and hollow feeling. Grief is just love with no place to go."
-Jamie Anderson, "As the Lights Wink Out..." 2014
"What is grief, but love, persevering?"
- WandaVision, 2021
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