Mental Health Counseling Resources

Deah Baird, ND, MS
Emily G Barrett, PsyD
Erin Harrell, LPC (Aging, Elderhood, Chronic Illness)
Jeannie Songer, LPC, CGP
Jordan Curtis, MA, PCA, NCC
Kerry Weymouth, LCSW, MDiv
Magnolia Medlin, Pre-licensed Professional
Michael Running, MS, NCC, LPC
Neurotherapeutic Pediatric Therapies (Support for kids & parents)
Rinzan Pechovnik, LCSW
Robyn Cullen, LMFT
Sophie Holliday, MS, NCC, LPC, PMH-C (Perinatal Grief)

Death and Grief-Centered Resources

Oregon Funeral Resources and Education
Oregon POLST (Physician’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Information
General POLST Information & Related Resources
Oregon Advanced Directive
Guide for Creating Personal Ceremony (from Nature Knows & the Somatic Nature Therapy Inst)
Windphone Map

Abigail Singer - Tending the Web (Grief Circles)
Ahlay Blakely - Healing at the Roots (Communal Grief Rituals & Song Circles)
Anat LeBlanc - Counseling Support in Grief and Dying
Alyssa Rose Healing Arts - Grief Support & Ritual Tending
Cascadia Quest - Grief Ceremonies
Drake Living and Dying Design - EOL Doula and Counseling Services
The Dougy Center (Support for grieving children)
Elizabeth Fournier - The Green Burial Guidebook
Evening Star - EOL Doula Services
(The Work of) Francis Weller
Funerary Artisans Collective
Heather Michet/Purple Crow Sings - Ceremonial Song
Holly Pruett - Life Cycle Celebrant & Home Funeral Guide
Mt. Hood Hospice Community Services and Grief Resources
Mikyö Black-Wangmo - Grief Ritual and 1:1 Support (New Mexico)
National Home Funeral Alliance
North Coast EOL Collective
Portland Threshold Singers
Sacred Grove (Grief Rituals on Bainbridge Island, WA)
Threadgill’s Memorial Services
Wild Grief (Peer Support Nature Program for Grieving Youth, WA)


Video Links & Listening Resources

“Death: Out of the Shadows” - Documentary (featuring Asher and a number of the above practitioners)
"Griefwalker" - Documentary about the work of Stephen Jenkinson
"Death DIY" - Short introduction to home funerals in Oregon
"Speaking Grief" - Public media documentary aimed at creating a more “Grief Aware” society
Grief Out Loud - Dougy Center Podcast
"Our Apprenticeship with Sorrow” - Interview with Francis Weller and Tami Simon

Meditation & Self Compassion