Pet Loss & Bereavement

Coaching for difficult decisions related to rehoming or the loss or impending loss of a pet for reasons of health, age, aggression or mental distress due to cognitive decline.

Rates: $200/hour

Viviane brings over 20  years of animal behavior experience, education, and a lifetime of empathy and compassion to her practice.  Her continuing education includes courses on human therapeutic models and child psychology, counseling pet guardians related to grief and loss of a family companion, and the ethics and challenges of humane euthanasia.

Pet Loss and Bereavement

Have you recently lost a beloved companion and feel the need to get knowledgeable support and understanding for navigating your sadness?

Over the years Viviane has assisted clients and friends in the aftermath of the loss of a beloved family companion.  This is an experience that is different for each person, and yet carries common threads. 

When you lose a canine companion due to sudden or protracted illness or behavior issues that can’t be solved, it can be hard for others to understand your grief and loss.

The loss of an animal family member is never easy, and it can be difficult to find the support we need when we lose a beloved animal. Whether the loss is due to advanced age, or diseases of the body or the mind, we all experience feelings of sadness and an emptiness in all the spaces where we are used to hearing and seeing our pet.  We may experience regret for things we think we could have been done differently, or question the timing of our decisions and so much more.

Feelings of grief, regrets, shame, frustration, anger and more are all normal, and everyone’s experience is different. There are tools and supports that Viviane can give you to help you navigate the feelings you may experience after the loss of your beloved companion and to memorialize your pet. 

Our animals, dogs, cats and other companion animals are an integral and deeply loved part of our lives.  We get such joy living with animals and, losing them, is terribly sad.  You don’t have to face that sadness alone.  

Please fill out this contact form for counseling services with Viviane, including difficult conversations about behavior, animal bereavement counseling, rehoming, humane euthanasia etc.

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