Erica Sonnabend, Grief Recovery Specialist
Meet Erica Sonnabend…
Erica Sonnabend is a Grief Recovery Specialist from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Certified by the Grief Recovery Institute, Erica helps others to connect to their unresolved grief and the unexpressed emotions surrounding deep personal loss.
Through one-on-one support or group sessions utilizing the Grief Recovery Method, Erica creates a comforting and compassionate space for healing to occur.
A desire to be of service to others led Erica to earn a Masters degree in Public Administration.
Since earning her masters, Erica has worked in the non-profit, government, and healthcare fields for more than 20 years, specializing in the areas of program development, grants administration, and accounting.
““When I began working on my own unresolved grief with the help of support groups, meditation and the Grief Recovery Method, my passion to help others grew. As a bereaved daughter and mother, I learned at a very young age that it was easier and more acceptable to hold in my true feelings and give the illusion that I was ok. I continued to override my deep emotions when my first marriage ended and when my mother was diagnosed with early onset dementia. Suppressing the pain of those events and several others took its toll. The weight of that cumulative unresolved grief was too much and it was effecting my energy, my self-image, my health, and my relationships.””
Erica helps others experience the gift and the freedom of releasing the painful emotions connected to their losses. She compassionately holds space for her clients as they learn how to honor the thoughts and emotions that come up and discover their pathway to recovery from grief.
In her spare time, Erica loves to travel with her husband, spend time with her three girls, meditate and read at the beach. If you would like to connect with Erica, you can reach her through the contact page on her website Sonnabend Grief Support.