ANN JOHNSON is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working with the Human Animal Bond Trust for the past 20+ years. Ann has found that the Pet Loss Support Group/Human Animal Bond Trust provides a perfect combination for her professional psychotherapy skills and her love of animals and interest in the human-animal bond. Facilitating the Pet Loss Support group since 1989 during April, May and June, has been both professionally and personally inspiring, rewarding, painful, and healing. Her animal family consists of Paddington, her Briard, and Lexi, her "found" cat.

E-mail: Annj2005@comcast.net

 

KAY GILCHRIST is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 35+ years working with grief issues with both adults and children. A graduate of Catholic University's National School of Social Work, Kay has worked for a number of agencies, specializing in child therapy and women's issues. She was also engaged in private practice in Jefferson County for 20 years. Kay has been a facilitator of the Pet Loss Support Group since its inception, having done the first group in 1988. She continues as an active member of the Human Animal Bond Trust. Kay lives in Denver with her dog, Sophie, and two cats, Molly and Abraham.

E-mail: kegilchrist1@comcast.net

 

SUSAN ANSCHUETZ is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapists with twenty-plus years of experience in private practice seeing individuals, families and couples and running groups. Concurrently, Susan has worked in a community mental health facility as an outpatient therapist and case manager. Susan was trained as a facilitator of 10-week grief support groups through the nationally renowned Grief Education Institute in l984 which then we adapted for our use with the pet loss support group. Susan has been a facilitator of the Pet Loss Support Group since its inception, having done the first group in 1988.
During the l990's, Susan served as a board-elected director for the United States Curling Association as well as competing as a member of a highly successful women's curling team attending many national and 4 world championships.
She is a single parent of two adopted children, two dogs and three cats.

E-mail: susananschuetz@msn.com