I am an online Grief Group Leader for bereaved parents brought together by a non profit, Love in the Trenches, that is based in Baltimore. We are parents that have lost our children due to substance use disorder.
In addition to my work with Love in the Trenches, I support those in their grief locally in Austin, in person and anywhere in the world, online. If you are interested in 1:1 support, please contact me for more information.

I combine my lived experience having lost my daughter to SUD in 2022, what I have learned in my personal grief work and in collaboration with others, study and reflection, as well as, via David Kessler’s certification process, to assist those experiencing grief in a thoughtful manner.

I’m committed to  providing the highest level of grief support through education, experience and insights into the stages of grief. I help people navigate the challenges of grief. I offer and individualized approach. I can reflect and guide people towards creating a life that honours their loved ones. I’m committed to provide a serenity space for those in grief.

As a Certified Grief Educator, Chaplain, and Advanced Grief Counselor, I support individuals, families, and professional caregivers as they navigate life after loss. My work is rooted in compassionate presence, practical education, and creating space where grief can be expressed without judgment or timelines.

1:1 Grief Support and Education

I offer individual grief sessions designed to:

• Witness and validate the reality of your loss

• Help you understand the emotional, physical, and spiritual impact of grief

• Address guilt, complicated emotions, and unresolved wounds

• Support integration of love and loss into daily life

• Explore meaning-making after significant change

My approach is not about fixing grief. It is about helping you feel safe enough to face it and supported enough to live alongside it.

Grief Support Groups

I facilitate grief groups that:

• Provide a safe, structured space for shared stories

• Focus on the Six Needs of the Grieving

• Encourage expression without comparison or advice-giving

• Support community connection and ongoing integration

Groups may include general grief support or focused themes such as:

• Loss of a parent

• Spousal or partner loss

• Complicated grief

• Workplace grief

• Grief in caregivers and healthcare professionals

Faith-Sensitive and Culturally Responsive Grief Care

As a hospital chaplain with extensive interfaith experience, I:

• Meet people within their own spiritual or non-spiritual framework

• Support those wrestling with faith after loss

• Help individuals explore signs, continued bonds, meaning, and doubt

• Honor cultural traditions and personal belief systems

I do not impose belief. I create space for your belief.

Complicated and Specific Losses

I provide education and support around:

• Death by suicide

• Addiction-related deaths

• Traumatic or sudden loss

• Anticipatory grief

• Disenfranchised grief

• Chronic illness and layered loss

My work includes helping individuals release the burden of guilt, challenge distorted grief narratives, and understand the difference between helplessness and responsibility.

Workshops and Professional Training

I provide grief education for:

• Healthcare teams

• Churches and faith communities

• Corporations

• Nonprofits

• Women’s organizations

• Community groups

Topics include:

• Supporting grieving families

• Grief and mental health

• Workplace grief and retention

• Cultural humility in grief care

• Supporting nurses and caregivers

• The connection between grief and chronic illness

Public Education and Resources

I am the host of the Permission to Breathe Podcast, where I provide reflective grief education for a global audience. I am also the author of multiple books on grief, including:

• Collateral Beauty: A Black Woman’s Metamorphosis of Grief, Self Love and Healing

• Let the Church Grieve

• The Grief Inside the Ache

• The Heartprint of a Black Woman

Through writing, speaking, and media, I help normalize grief as a human experience rather than a problem to solve.

My Approach

• Grief is not linear.

• There is no timeline.

• You are not broken.

• Your grief makes sense.

• Healing does not require forgetting.

I am a spiritual practitioner, grief advocate and educator, author, and host of the Permission to Breathe Podcast. I help individuals and communities grieve fully so they can live fully.