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
- Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement
- Pet Loss Support
- Hoof Beats in Heaven
- Harmony Animal Hospital: Pet Loss
- Argus Institute
- Delta Society: The Human-Animal Health Connection
Books on Pet Loss/Grief for Adults
- Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet by Moira Anderson Allen, 3rd edition, Peregrine Press, 2007
- Goodbye Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet by Gary Kowalski, Stillpoint Publishing, 1997
- The Loss of a Pet by Wallace Sife, Wiley Publishing, 2005
- Grieving the Death of a Pet by Betty Carmack, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003
- Goodbye My Friend by Herb and Mary Montgomery, Montgomery Press, 2001
Books on Pet Loss/Grief for Children
- Dog Heaven by Cynthia Ryland, Scholastic Trade, 1995
- Cat Heaven by Cynthia Ryland, Scholastic Trade, 1995
- The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst, Simon and Schuster, 1975
- A Special Place for Charlee: A Child’s Companion Through Pet Loss by Debbie Morehead, Partners in Publishing LLC, 1996
- When Friendship Lives Beyond the Stars by Dr. Amy Sugar, Pawsitive Resources, 2004
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 - Raleigh:
NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine
(for NCSU Veterinary Hospital clients)
919.513.6008
SPCA of Wake County
919.772.2326
- Wake Forest:
Counseling for Pet Loss Issues Support Group
Suzanne Brady, MSW, LCSW
919.801.0337
Counselors in North Carolina
- Apex:
Lifescapes Counseling
919.303.0273 - Asheboro:
Pet Bereavement Counseling
Judith Stutts, PhD
336.625.1400 - Carrboro:
Bree Kalb, LCSW
919.932.6262 ext 16 - Cary:
Tracie Barton-Barrett, MS, LPC, NCC
919.559.4379
Ruth Echols, MAEd, LPC
919.244.1885
Robin Forgione, MEd, LPC, NCC
919.602.6449
- Hillsborough:
Unicorn Bereavement Center
Triangle Hospice
919.644.6869
- Raleigh:
Lynn Kurisko, MEd, LPC
919.866.1435
Andrea Shapiro, LCSW
919.781.2020
- Wake Forest:
Suzanne Brady, MSW, LCSW
919.801.0337 - Winston-Salem:
Peggy Haymes, Mdiv, MA, LPC
Susan Lautemann, MAEd, LPC
336.750.0706