Integrative and Nature-Based Mental Health Care

"Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection", my exhibition of 24 wildlife and landscape photos, ran from August 11 - December 2, 2023 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. My sincere thanks to all who visited! My own journey of reconnecting with the landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert has brought experiences of deep healing and meaning. I think about photography as a practice of seeing the land and animals with love, care, and attention, and acknowledging our

"Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give."

I was grateful for the chance to share comments for this very moving article on pet loss by Nandini Maharaj, Ph.D. for Apartment Therapy.

My goal in grief counseling is to provide compassionate care and a supportive environment for clients experiencing the pain of loss.

The loss of an animal companion (a pet, working animal, or other special animal in our lives) can cause intense grief.

In the midst of social distancing requirements and a time of grief and anxiety across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some have experienced a loss that compounds these difficulties: the death of an animal companion. I hope that readers who are missing a special animal during this time will feel a little less alone through having their experience recognized. This article will touch on the grief process, offer tips for self-care after loss, and provide a list of resourc