Grief Educator Coaching, Advance Directive Facilitator, Conscious Dying Guide, Funeral & Celebration of Life Consultant

As a Certified Grief Educator trained by David Kessler, I provide peer-to-peer grief support and grief coaching that honors the complexity of loss with compassion, presence, and care. My work is rooted in the belief that grief is not a problem to be solved, but a journey to be witnessed.

I offer non-clinical grief support for those navigating personal loss, including the unique and often overlooked grief experienced after the death of a companion animal (pet). I also hold space for culturally responsive grief exploration, honoring how identity, culture, and lived experience shape the way we grieve.

Services include one-on-one grief support sessions, pet loss support, journaling and writing guidance, and memory-making or ritual planning. I also offer grief education workshops for community groups and organizations.

In addition to peer support, I provide collaborative services for researchers, educators, and nonprofits. These include grief-related curriculum consultation, research support (especially in human-animal bond and cultural grief topics), guest speaking, and academic writing or editing partnerships.

If you’re seeking a supportive companion on your grief journey or a collaborator in grief-centered research or education, I welcome the opportunity to connect.

Services include:

• 1:1 grief support sessions (general & pet loss)

• Culturally-informed grief reflection

• Grief journaling & writing prompts

• Memory-making & ritual guidance

• Grief education workshops

• Research & curriculum consultation (grief, identity, human-animal bond)

• Academic writing/editing (grief-related topics)

• Guest speaking & collaborative projects

Supportive. Compassionate. Culture-aware.
Let’s connect—whether you’re navigating grief or working to understand it.

One Hour Clarity Call (Getting Started) – A focused coaching session for women seeking clarity and support as they navigate dementia, caregiving, anticipatory grief, ambiguous grief, post-caregiving grief, or other significant losses or life transitions. Together, we’ll explore where you are, what you need most right now, and your next best step.

https://jenniferwatson.nz/one-hour-clarity

1:1 Coaching (Ongoing Support) – Personalised coaching for women who want ongoing support to navigate grief with compassion, rediscover their identity, and build a meaningful life alongside their grief. Guided by Jennifer’s philosophy, “Grow through what you go through,” coaching focuses on living well with grief.

Jennifer Watson is a New Zealand-based Certified Coach and Grief Educator.  Drawing on both lived experience and professional training, she specialises in supporting women navigating the unique challenges of dementia and caregiving. Jennifer is the founder of the international Facebook community “Support for Women whose Partners have Dementia”, connecting more than 6,000 women on the caregiving journey, and serves on the Alzheimer’s New Zealand Lived Experience Advisory Group.

Available online throughout New Zealand and internationally.