How do you serve precious pets?

  • Pet Loss Grief Counselor
  • Pet Bereavement
  • Pet Loss Support

How do you help pet parents honor the lives of their pets and cope with difficult loss?

  • Pet Loss Grief Counseling
  • Pet Euthanasia
  • Pet Memorials

What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?

  • Birds
  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Horses
  • Parrots
  • Rabbits

What licensing do you have?

  • Business License
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?

  • 20-39 lbs
  • 40-79 lbs
  • 80+ lbs
  • under 20 lbs

Proud member of...

  • International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC)

Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?

  • 24 hours notice required

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker Certified Life Coach

Which part of the country do you serve pets?

I serve anyone in the world via Telehealth live video sessions.

What year did you begin serving pets?

2018; Since 1980, serving adults in other sources of loss and grief.

How did you hone your craft?

Masters in Social Work, Certified Life Coach and 40+years of service! Plus my own experience with Toaster and Pink, and training them as certified service dogs.

What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?

I get grief. I offer relief. Many pet parents are faced with a loss which they CAN anticipate. I specialize in helping pet parents navigate this part of the pet loss journey, called Anticipatory Grief, so that it's a healing journey for both people and pet instead of traumatic and a tragedy. Knowing your pet is dying and that you may have to make the decision to assist them is often is fraught with great angst, guilt, and deep sadness that can seem paralyzing. Many often wonder if they can even go on without their pet. Anticipatory grief is a window of opportunity for healing and growth if you get the support to transform that journey from loss into love and grief into growth. That is one of the services I offer in pet grief. I "lifted up" (vs put down) both my service dogs, within 9 months of each other. I used my own healing methodology called 7 Powerful Practices to Manage Your Mind and Heal Your Heart to get through it all and now help others do the same.

What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!

Animal Planet did a documentary on my story with my service dogs, Toaster and her whelping in which Pink, my 2nd service dog was born! Pink became 3 legged at age 1 and was my biggest mentor in dealing with my own disability.

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Pw without hitch Best of 2021 Award IAAHPC Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Petworks Best of 2023

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Went well

- Erin Riley

How do you serve precious pets?

  • Pet Loss Grief Counselor
  • Pet Bereavement
  • Pet Loss Support

How do you help pet parents honor the lives of their pets and cope with difficult loss?

  • Pet Loss Grief Counseling
  • Pet Euthanasia
  • Pet Memorials

What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?

  • Birds
  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Horses
  • Parrots
  • Rabbits

What licensing do you have?

  • Business License
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?

  • 20-39 lbs
  • 40-79 lbs
  • 80+ lbs
  • under 20 lbs

Proud member of...

  • International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC)

Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?

  • 24 hours notice required

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker Certified Life Coach

Which part of the country do you serve pets?

I serve anyone in the world via Telehealth live video sessions.

What year did you begin serving pets?

2018; Since 1980, serving adults in other sources of loss and grief.

How did you hone your craft?

Masters in Social Work, Certified Life Coach and 40+years of service! Plus my own experience with Toaster and Pink, and training them as certified service dogs.

What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?

I get grief. I offer relief. Many pet parents are faced with a loss which they CAN anticipate. I specialize in helping pet parents navigate this part of the pet loss journey, called Anticipatory Grief, so that it's a healing journey for both people and pet instead of traumatic and a tragedy. Knowing your pet is dying and that you may have to make the decision to assist them is often is fraught with great angst, guilt, and deep sadness that can seem paralyzing. Many often wonder if they can even go on without their pet. Anticipatory grief is a window of opportunity for healing and growth if you get the support to transform that journey from loss into love and grief into growth. That is one of the services I offer in pet grief. I "lifted up" (vs put down) both my service dogs, within 9 months of each other. I used my own healing methodology called 7 Powerful Practices to Manage Your Mind and Heal Your Heart to get through it all and now help others do the same.

What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!

Animal Planet did a documentary on my story with my service dogs, Toaster and her whelping in which Pink, my 2nd service dog was born! Pink became 3 legged at age 1 and was my biggest mentor in dealing with my own disability.

Customer Reviews

Went well

- Erin Riley