Pet Bereavement Counselors:
New Jersey
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There are literally hundreds of people who are now counseling in pet bereavement, and it is not possible for the APLB to register them all. Some hesitate to be listed in any directory, others are first discovering the benefits of this wonderful service, and many more are still unknown to us. We welcome all new applicants to contact us directly by mail or online at aplb@aplb.org. This listing is arranged according to geographical location. We are pleased that every counselor registered below is a member of the APLB.
Basking Ridge
Deborah Antinori, MA, RDT, NCC, NBCCH
Director, Davison Counseling Center
97 Lyons Place
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Phone: (908) 766-0110
Fax: (908) 766-2451
Email: petlossaudio@worldnet.att.net
Website: www.petlossaudio.com
Trained at NYU in Drama Therapy and Psychodrama, Deborah utilizes an eclectic blend of creative/expressive therapies to address the unique needs of each pet loss client: Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization) & Reprocessing (for trauma, disturbing memories), Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (“inner child” work), and traditional counseling. Recently produced audiotape “Journey Through Pet Loss", is a personal, therapeutic and artistic treatment of the subject of pet loss. Presents at conferences and speaks locally on pet loss and the human-animal bond.
Midland Park
Nancy Saxton-Lopez, LCSW, DCSW
6 Prospect Street, Suite 3C
Midland Park, New Jersey 07432
Phone: (201) 447-1409
Email: nsaxtonlopez@csmpc.com
I am a licensed clinical social work with a MSW from NYU and a Certificate in Family Training from the New Jersey Center for Family Studies. I have now been in the behavioral health field for over 20 years — and experience in bereavement and trauma for 15 years — from participating in the implementation of a bereavement and trauma response in a community hospital emergency room to founding The Animal Bereavement Center in 1990. I have co-led the Companion Animal Loss Support Group at St. Hubert’s Giralda, in Madison, since 1990. I have spoken at various conferences (Association for Death Education and Counseling, and the New Jersey Veterinarian Association), as well as multiple workshops and seminars. I treat individuals, couples and families around grief and loss, helping individuals to heal, using their own unique strengths.