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Pet Loss Resources

There are many other types of support that may help you cope with your loss such as websites, books and support groups. It may also be helpful to talk with a professional regarding your feelings of grief. Listed below are some resources for pet loss as well as mental health professionals located in North Carolina.

Pet Loss Support Websites

Books on Pet Loss/Grief for Adults

  • Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet by Moira Anderson, Second Edition, Peregrine Press, 1996
  • Pet Loss: A Spiritual Guide by Julia Harris, Llewellyn Publications, 1997
  • Goodbye Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet by Gary Kowalski, Stillpoint Publishing, 1997
  • Caring, Letting Go Without Guilt: A Compassionate but Straightforward Look at Pet Euthanasia by Dottye Steinbach, Willow Bend Publishing, 1997
  • Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children by Herbert A. Nieburg and A. Fishcher, Harper & Row, 1982

Books on Pet Loss/Grief for Children

  • Dog Heaven by Cynthia Ryland, Blue Sky Press, 1995
  • Cat Heaven by Cynthia Ryland, Blue Sky Press, 1995
  • The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst, Atheneum, 1971
  • Explaining Death to Children by Earl Grollman, Beacon Press, 1967
  • A Special Place for Charlee: A Child's Companion Through Pet Loss by Debbie Morehead, Partners in Publishing, LLC, 1996

Pet Loss Support Groups in North Carolina

  • Asheville:
    Christy Gunther, MA
    382 Montford Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
    Meets at Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville
    One Edwin Place, Asheville, NC 28801
    828.258.3229
  • Hillsborough:
    Unicorn Bereavement Center
    Triangle Hospice
    919.644.6869
  • Wake Forest:
    Counseling for Pet Loss Issues Support Group
    Suzanne Brady, MSW, LCSW
    919.801.0337

Counselors in North Carolina

  • Apex:
    Lifescapes Counseling
    Amy Benton Moulds, MEd, LPC
    Jennifer Terry, MS, LPC
    Karen Juntilla, MEd, LPC
    Marshall Glover, MEd, LPC
    Rhonda Sutton, PhD, LPC
    919.303.0273
  • Asheboro:
    Pet Bereavement Counseling
    Judith Stutts, PhD
    336.625.1400
  • Carrboro:
    Bree Kalb, LCSW
    919.932.3908
  • Cary:
    Ruth Echols, MAEd, LPC
    919.244.1885
  • Pinehurst:
    Tina Markoff, LCSW
    910.715.6013 or toll-free 866.861.7485
  • Raleigh:
    Tracie Barton-Barrett, MS, NCC, LPC
    919.559.4379

    Lynn Kurisko, MEd, LPC
    919.810.7848

    Andrea Shapiro, LCSW
    919.781.2020

    Robin Forgione, MEd, LPC
    919.784.0508
  • Wake Forest:
    Suzanne Brady, MSW, LCSW
    919.801.0337
  • Winston-Salem:
    Rev. Susannah Crolius
    336.716.4745

    Peggy Haymes, Mdiv, MA, LPC
    Susan Lautemann, MAEd, LPC
    336.750.0706

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606(919) 513-6500