Grief Guidance
A custom number of gentle 1:1 sessions to affirm your experience, explore meaningful ways to remember, and make space for whatever you feel so that you can honor the love you shared with your dog.
Have you recently lost your dog or other companion animal? Or is the death of your companion on the horizon?
Are you…
feeling alone, dismissed, stuck, or hopeless?
yearning to feel seen, held, and normal in your grief?
feeling overwhelmed, confused, or unable to make a difficult decision?
struggling to get through your daily routine or engage in meaningful activities?
desperate for safety, community, or a container in which you can collapse, fall apart, and not be okay?
ready find a pathway through your grief that allows your lost love to come with you?
I’ve got you. Within a custom number of 60-min virtual sessions, using a combination of somatic exercises, empathic conversation, and exploration of meaningful activities, we will create space for your grief so that you can:
rebuild your daily routine in a way that feels like moving forward, not moving on
learn how to show up for yourself in the ways your dog showed up for you
celebrate your dog and the relationship you’ve had together
find relief from stress, anxiety, depression, or loneliness
access creativity, confidence, and joy
transform hopelessness into a new relationship with yourself
Here’s what we’ll do to get you there:
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We’ll create a Grief First-Aid Kit so that the next time those big feelings come up you’ll have a plan and resources to fall apart safely and with support.
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We’ll practice Somatic (body-based) Strategies to reduce blocks of anxiety, guilt or shame and acknowledge your pain without having to fix it.
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We’ll explore the meaning held in activities you did with your dog to celebrate your relationship and identify opportunities for ritual and ceremony.
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We’ll share stories to normalize your experiences with loving and losing a dog so that you can feel seen, heard, and less alone.
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We’ll use Activity Analysis to understand how your dog supported you and rebuild a daily routine that honors your relationship and allows it to keep growing.
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We’ll plan rituals and ceremonies to help you make space for grieving, invite others to grieve with you, and honor your loss in a way that feels authentic and safe.
from Kartik, with love for Orio
“With Sharon, I felt fully seen in my grief. I felt like I could finally open up and be myself in ways that I had struggled to in other support structures available to me. Sharon showed me how I could process the trauma and pain of losing my dog through somatic practices and reshaping my relationship to my body. Sharon helped me embrace - beyond mere logic and intellect - how trauma and grief live in the body, and what to do about it. By applying the exercises Sharon introduced me to, I finally had the means to cope with a kind of loss that isn't always given the recognition it deserves.
Beyond coping, these practices have transformed me by cultivating new relationships with myself. In a way, I honor the love that my dog showed me by learning to show up for myself in the ways he showed up to me. Through exercises and conversations, Sharon showed me how my relationship with my dog hasn't ended just because he is no longer physically with us.
My time with Sharon was also impacted by additional losses that came after my dog's passing, and nonetheless Sharon held space to explore how these forms of grief interrelated with one another. Our time together was not siloed by topic or modality, and the therapeutic value of our sessions have allowed me and my relationship with my dog to continue growing, I hope for years to come. I'll be forever grateful for Sharon and the support I was able to get, which in a time of profound hopelessness, was a launching pad for something truly transformative.”
About the Program
Through investing in yourself, you will receive a recording of each session, worksheets to guide you in learning / implementing coping strategies and sensory tools, links to video tutorials for somatic nervous system regulation strategies, and text support to ask questions and receive encouragement between sessions.
Ultimately, an emotional shift that transforms how you feel about yourself and the world around you!
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Grief Guidance is provided in a custom number of 60-minute sessions. Payment is required up front and is available at a sliding scale (below). Payment plans are available - please let me know what you need when scheduling your affinity call.
*This pricing structure is based on The Green Bottle Sliding Scale, developed by Alexis J. Cunningfolk www.wortsandcunning.com
Soulful Spaniel ($150 per session) Please invest at this level if you: frequently stress about meeting basic needs and don’t always meet them; have debt and it sometimes prevents you from meeting your basic needs; rent lower-end property or have unstable housing; do not have a car and/or have limited access to a car but not always able to afford gas; are unemployed or underemployed; qualify for government assistance, including food stamps and healthcare; have no access to savings; have no or very limited expendable income; rarely buy new items due to lack of funds; cannot afford to take a vacation or time off without financial burden. Paying one session at a time is available at this level. Sessions are available on a first-come, first-serve basis through an ongoing waitlist.
Reciprocal Rottweiler ($250 per session) Please invest at this level if you: may stress about meeting your basic needs but still regularly achieve them; may have some debt but it does not prevent you from meeting your needs; own or lease a car; are employed; have access to healthcare; might have financial savings; have some expendable income; able to buy some new items and thrift others; can take a modest vacation annually or every few years without financial burden.
Mutually Flourishing Mutt ($500 per session) This is the full price for this service. All prices below this rate are discounted. Please invest at this level if you: are comfortably able to meet all your basic needs; have some debt but it does not prevent you from meeting your needs; own your home or property OR rent a high-end property; own or lease a new car; are employed or do not need to work to meet your needs; have regular access to healthcare & financial savings; have expendable income; can always buy new items; can afford to take an annual (or more frequent) vacation.
Schedule your affinity call today!
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In-home sessions are not available for grief guidance services. Virtual sessions allow you to remain in the comfort of your home so that you can access the safety and vulnerability necessary to engage in this work. Being in your home environment also allows for you to access tools and resources that you already have available, which supports carryover from session to daily life.
Please feel free to email Sharon if you do not have the resources or space to access this service in a virtual format.
