Andrea St.Hilaire
Professional Certifications and Licenses
Professional:
Relevant training, certificates, and roles include Certified Grief Educator; Grief Movement Guide with Paul Denniston; Secular Chaplain endorsed by The Humanist Society of American Humanist Association; trained end-of-life doula by International End-of-Life Doula Association; trained patient advocate with National Patient Advocacy Foundation; Certified Specialist with Association of Animal-Assisted Intervention Professionals; Multidisciplinary Certificate in Pediatric Palliative Care through Shiley Haynes Institute of Palliative Care at Cal State Univ; training through Views On Interdisciplinary Childhood Ethics program at McGill Univ.; and multiple trauma-informed mindfulness certificates for children and adults.
Academic Experience: Currently a PhD researcher through Univ of Glasgow, with support through McGill Univ, studying critically ill adolescents’ perspectives, voice, and empowerment in pediatric palliative care.
M.Ed., University of Missouri, positive psychology (2018)
B.A., Mount Holyoke College, psychology (2006)
Services Offered
Andrea provides support, comfort, compassionate education, and positive experiences to families, children, and adults navigating grief, loss, significant change, dying, and trauma. Individual conversations can take place online/phone/Zoom, at off-site locations, or at Halcyon Healing Center, Andrea’s farm in central NC. In the non-winter months, group outings, bonfires, celebrations of life, and memorial services are also hosted at Halcyon. The animals, nature walking trails, and farm immersion provide a copacetic setting for all participants.
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