Rachel Saffer (she/her/hers) earned her Masters of Social Work from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Starting as an office volunteer at Austin Grief, Rachel quickly grew to be an integral part of our team.
Rachel has experience in providing counseling to adults, teenagers and children who have experienced significant trauma in both group and individual settings. Rachel utilizes various interventions in her practice including therapeutic yoga, EMDR, and traditional play therapy. She believes in providing every client with a welcoming and safe environment so that they can work towards healing on their own terms.
FAMILY REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES
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Tell family stories. Don’t be afraid to talk about the person who died. What begins with tears often ends with laughter.
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Honor their memory together. Do something good as a family for someone else, make a donation of time or resources to a charity.
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Light a candle at your table as a reminder of your loved ones presence at holiday gatherings.
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Create a special place for remembering: garden, play space, corner chair, etc.
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Go to the cemetery. Take flowers, letters, balloons, etc.
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Start a collection of stories, poems or quotes to place in a book that honor your loved one.
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Fix your loved ones favorite meal to share with family and friends.
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Consider doing things the person loved to do.
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Create a memory book with stories, photos, and drawn pictures of special times together.
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Make a plan together and develop rituals for holidays and the anniversary of the death.