Pet Loss Support Groups

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beginning

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

Online
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 6:00pm Central
$320.00
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The loss of a pet can be emotionally devastating. Sadly, the impact of the heartbreak of this type of loss is often downplayed or ignored by friends and family. This 6-meeting program is focused on offering pet owners an effective mechanism for taking action to move through and beyond their grief.

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About The Format

This program is taught in 6 sessions, either once a week for 6 weeks or twice a week for 3 weeks. There are 2-3 days in between sessions if offered twice a week. Each session is approximately 2 hours long. There is reading and assignments in between sessions. GRM Support Groups are not drop in style groups. All GRM programs are confidential, structured and action oriented.


A Note From The Presenter:

Grief is emotional, not logical.
The grief that comes with any emotional loss can be overwhelming and also very isolating. Often people find that those they normally count on for emotional support are at a total loss when it comes to offering effective and meaningful assistance. This is particularly true when it comes to the loss of a pet. Most people would never consider telling someone who had lost a child or a parent to “go out and get a new one,” but that is often what they tell someone who has just lost their very special pet companion! Pet owners (guardians) often find that the emotional pain of their loss is totally discounted by others around them. The loss of a pet can be emotionally devastating.
The Grief Recovery for Pet Loss 6-week Program is focused on offering pet owners an effective process for taking action to move through and beyond their grief.

Presented by:
Karen Paschke, MS-Psych

Welcome, My name is Karen, and I am a Grief Recovery Method Specialist with a Master’s degree in Psychology. My background includes a special focus on early childhood trauma, loss, and grief. I also hold a deep commitment to supporting our military service members as they return from deployment and face the challenges of reintegration.

My personal journey with loss—losing both of my parents in consecutive years—showed me firsthand how overwhelming grief can be for individuals and families. During this time, my son introduced me to the Grief Recovery Method through his own counseling experience. That introduction was life-changing, and it inspired me to dedicate myself fully to this work.

The Grief Recovery Method is an educational program that equips individuals with practical...