The Night Sky Garden - Pet Loss Counseling and Bereavement - Nationwide
About the Supports I Offer: When you connect with me as your Animal Chaplain, you can establish a transformative relationship with your emotions and navigate your day-to-day life with more confidence. My heart lies in companioning animals and their humans in grief and other emotions. I support people with difficult decisions when it comes to animal loss.
As an Ordained Interspecies Animal Chaplain, I honor animal lives and heal human hearts. Additionally, I help humans and animals thrive and aid people with difficult decisions. Whether you're in need of memorials, ceremonies, rituals, or one-on-one support, I work with you individually to create care that shapes your needs.
What is an Animal Chaplain? As an Animal Chaplain, I honor animal lives and heal human hearts. Additionally, I help humans and animals thrive and aid people with difficult decisions.
Whether you're in need of memorials, ceremonies, rituals, one-on-one support, guidance with compassion fatigue, or in need of something else, I work with you individually to create care that shapes your needs. Other ways I can support you include small memorial gardens, becoming an animal advocate, or you have a human-wildlife conflict.
About Me: From a young age, Alaina was delighted and inspired by other beings from the tiny squiggling worms to the furry, finned, and shelled family members who she shared a home with. With over a decade of experience working with children and teenagers of all abilities, she brings a unique skill set to empathize and understand regardless of someone’s age. Alaina’s passion for advocacy blends interests in freedoms for animals, humans, and our beautiful planet. Given her history of direct support aiding individuals of various species in animal shelters and in animal sanctuaries, Alaina’s experiences and ability to companion others lend to deep understanding.
- Licensed
- Certified
Pricing Packages
How do you serve precious pets?
- Pet Loss Grief Counseling
Do you offer online sessions?
- Yes
How do you help pet parents honor the lives of their pets and cope with difficult loss?
- Pet Burial
- Pet Loss Grief Counseling
- Pet Memorials
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Birds
- Cats
- Chickens
- Dogs
- Ferrets
- Fish
- Gerbils
- Hamsters
- Mice
- Rabbits
- Rats
- Snakes
What licensing do you have?
- Business License
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
Pet Certifications
- Certified Animal Reiki Practitioner
Proud member of...
- Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA)
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- Flexible
Education
I am an Ordained Interspecies Animal Chaplain through the Compassion Consortium, a Level 1 Certified Practitioner in the Let Animals Lead method of Animal Reiki, and hold a Certification in Animals and Human Health from the University of Denver. I am also a member of Spiritual Directors International.
Without pet parents, Petworks wouldn't exist. What discount do you offer our dedicated members? (e.g. 20% off their first session, etc.)
All care seekers will receive their initial session (up to 30 minutes) for free. Please learn more here: thenightskygarden.org/resources-help
Which part of the country do you serve pets?
I live in the Greater Denver area. I also support individuals and groups via video conferencing and over the phone.
What year did you begin serving pets?
The Night Sky Garden: Bereavement Care started in February 2023. My experience includes a decade of volunteering in various animal advocacy roles in addition to seven years of animal care at farmed animal sanctuaries. I have engaged in animal rescue work for over five years.
How did you hone your craft?
I studied for over a decade in many capacities. I studied with the Compassion Consortium to become an Ordained Interspecies Animal Chaplain.
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
When we slow down and sit in presence with other beings, our connections strengthen and our desire to act compassionately and in the interests of other beings will grow like a seed along the riverbank. With patience this too can become a beautiful flower.
What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!
My heart lies in companioning animals and their humans in grief and other emotions.
How do you serve precious pets?
- Pet Loss Grief Counseling
Do you offer online sessions?
- Yes
How do you help pet parents honor the lives of their pets and cope with difficult loss?
- Pet Burial
- Pet Loss Grief Counseling
- Pet Memorials
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Birds
- Cats
- Chickens
- Dogs
- Ferrets
- Fish
- Gerbils
- Hamsters
- Mice
- Rabbits
- Rats
- Snakes
What licensing do you have?
- Business License
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
Pet Certifications
- Certified Animal Reiki Practitioner
Proud member of...
- Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA)
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- Flexible
Education
I am an Ordained Interspecies Animal Chaplain through the Compassion Consortium, a Level 1 Certified Practitioner in the Let Animals Lead method of Animal Reiki, and hold a Certification in Animals and Human Health from the University of Denver. I am also a member of Spiritual Directors International.
Without pet parents, Petworks wouldn't exist. What discount do you offer our dedicated members? (e.g. 20% off their first session, etc.)
All care seekers will receive their initial session (up to 30 minutes) for free. Please learn more here: thenightskygarden.org/resources-help
Which part of the country do you serve pets?
I live in the Greater Denver area. I also support individuals and groups via video conferencing and over the phone.
What year did you begin serving pets?
The Night Sky Garden: Bereavement Care started in February 2023. My experience includes a decade of volunteering in various animal advocacy roles in addition to seven years of animal care at farmed animal sanctuaries. I have engaged in animal rescue work for over five years.
How did you hone your craft?
I studied for over a decade in many capacities. I studied with the Compassion Consortium to become an Ordained Interspecies Animal Chaplain.
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
When we slow down and sit in presence with other beings, our connections strengthen and our desire to act compassionately and in the interests of other beings will grow like a seed along the riverbank. With patience this too can become a beautiful flower.
What is one thing you want pet parents to know about you? It can be whatev-fur you'd like!
My heart lies in companioning animals and their humans in grief and other emotions.
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