My name is Zykina Stewart, and I am a Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist® based in San Diego, California. My journey to the Grief Recovery Method began through my own lived experience with loss.

I lost my mother 10 days after the birth of my sister, before I was three years old. Throughout my life, I have experienced additional losses through death, inequity, repeated moves, health challenges, loss of identity, and major life transitions. Grief was not something I set out to specialize in. It found me through lived experience. For years, I understood grief personally. Becoming certified in the Grief Recovery Method provided me with structured, evidence based tools that strengthened my own healing and equipped me to guide others toward emotional completion.

I provide Grief Recovery Method services in San Diego, California, and I also offer my programs online. I offer the One on One Grief Recovery Program, 8 Week Grief Recovery Support Groups, the Helping Children with Loss Program for parents and caregivers, and the Pet Loss Grief Recovery Program for those grieving the loss of a beloved animal companion.

I hold dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Corporate Communications from Southern Methodist University, along with a Master’s degree in Interpersonal and Organizational Communications from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock . With more than 20 years of experience in public service and community leadership, I bring compassion, professionalism, and lived understanding to every individual and group I serve.

My commitment is to provide a safe and structured environment where people can move beyond simply coping with loss and begin experiencing meaningful, lasting healing.