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Let GAPs help you cope with pet loss grief!
Let GAPs help you cope with pet loss grief!
Pet loss leaves a huge gap in our hearts. Often it is difficult to find people who truly understand the depth of our pain.
GAPs (Grief About Pets) helps before and after our pets go over the rainbow bridge to heaven.
We have two trained grief professionals: Brenda Brown, MA, FT, and Chanda Joy, Certified Pet Loss Specialist (See About page.)
GAPs offers these services:
1- Individual support sessions for adults, teens & children
( $65.00 per hour - online, by phone, or on-site at Family Care Counseling office in N. Canton, OH)
2- Free pet loss support group twice a month on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. (EST)
Second Wednesday 6:30 p.m. group is on-site at our sponsor Eternal Paws at 3104 Wadsworth Rd. Norton, OH 44203
Fourth Wednesday 6:30 p.m. group is on Google Meet and is sponsored by Faithful Companion Pet Cremation Services
3- Pet loss educational presentations for vet offices, organizations, etc.
To sign up for a service, click the contact us button below.
Pet loss leaves a huge gap in our hearts. Often it is difficult to find people who truly understand the depth of our pain.
GAPs (Grief About Pets) helps before and after our pets go over the rainbow bridge to heaven.
We have two trained grief professionals: Brenda Brown, MA, FT, and Chanda Joy, Certified Pet Loss Specialist (See About page.)
GAPs offers these services:
1- Individual support sessions for adults, teens & children
( $65.00 per hour - online, by phone, or on-site at Family Care Counseling office in N. Canton, OH)
2- Free pet loss support group twice a month on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. (EST)
Second Wednesday 6:30 p.m. group is on-site at our sponsor Eternal Paws at 3104 Wadsworth Rd. Norton, OH 44203
Fourth Wednesday 6:30 p.m. group is on Google Meet and is sponsored by Faithful Companion Pet Cremation Services
3- Pet loss educational presentations for vet offices, organizations, etc.
To sign up for a service, click the contact us button below.
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"I contacted Brenda Brown at Grief About Pets after losing three of my dogs in a short time. Brenda was very
helpful in the process of learning to deal with losses. She is a kind and compassionate person, who truly cares
about helping people. It is comforting to have someone to share with and know they will listen and understand."
- Mary, GAPS client
- Mary, GAPS client
"I have been in the bereavement field for years, and am always looking for great resources for my clients.
GAPs is the best resource I've found for pet loss. Brenda is an engaging speaker and wonderful therapist."
I highly recommend her!
-Julia Ellifritt, LISW-S, Program/Education Director, Cornerstone of Hope
-Julia Ellifritt, LISW-S, Program/Education Director, Cornerstone of Hope
"True story: Brenda Brown with Grief About Pets helped me tremendously when I was grieving for my dear
dog, Louie, and I thank her for that!!!!
-Amanda, GAPS client
-Amanda, GAPS client
"Grief over pet loss is still socially and culturally less accepted than human loss. Grief About Pets can
really make a difference as you try to walk through this rough journey. I saw Brenda Brown several times
after my sixteen year old cat, Peach, died. Her support was helpful and made a difference."
- Marnie, GAPS client
- Marnie, GAPS client
"I can't thank Brenda enough for helping me with phone call support after my dog, Wags died."
-Jeff, Toledo GAPS client
-Jeff, Toledo GAPS client
As I suffered the most horrendous grief and depression for more than a year over the loss of my dog,
Sam, I met Brenda, who pulled me from that horrific place and helped me live a normal life again. She will
forever be in a special place, next to my beloved Sam, in my heart.
Ken, GAPs client
Ken, GAPs client
"I want to thank, Brenda, for the phone session we had last week. Each day is getting a
little better with my grief."
Stephanie, Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center
Stephanie, Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center
Thank you for all you do! You and the group are really helping me with Milo's death and I can't thank
everyone enough. I feel so much better after our meetings.
Laurie, GAPs pet loss group participant
Laurie, GAPs pet loss group participant
"Chanda Joy is one of the most compassionate people I have ever met. She has always taken the time
during her work at the vet office by sharing kind words, a hug, and even offering her presence to be with
pet parents during the end of their furbaby's life. I feel so lucky to have witnessed her support when my
own pet died. I cannot thank Chanda enough for being there when I needed her the most."
Marianne, pet behavior specialist
Marianne, pet behavior specialist
It's tough for dog groomers to grieve the loss of their own furbabies as well as their client pets too. It was
helpful to have Brenda from GAPs come to help facilitate a memorial service for us.
Dar from Dar's Dirty Dogs in Youngstown, Ohio
Dar from Dar's Dirty Dogs in Youngstown, Ohio
Chanda Joy and GAPs were a great support system during the early stages of my grieving process. After
the sudden loss of my dog, I needed a safe place to go ad be supported by fellow grievers. It's comforting
listening or talking to others who recognize your pain with no judgment. Chanda is an outstanding grief
coach who makes you feel welcomed and understood no matter where you are in the grieving process.
Jessica, GAPs support group pet parent
Jessica, GAPs support group pet parent
Disclaimer statement: GAPs-Grief About Pets, LLC, is a grief support business not a counseling business. Brenda Brown, MA, FT, is qualified to give compassionate care and grief support to all persons requesting her service. However, any client needing additional mental health care will be referred to licensed counselor colleagues. GAPs’ grief support service is not intended as a substitute for seeking professional medical or psychological assistance and is not meant to be a substitute for in-person counseling or treatment for suicidal ideation or severe psychiatric problems. GAPs grief support counselors do not practice as professional doctors, nurses, psychologists, or psychiatrists in their role as GAPs’ specialists. The counseling offered is non-professional grief support.
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