Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW, Founder/Clinical Director
Jill is certified in Grief Recovery, was a certified Intimate Partner Violence and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing trainer/provider in Florida. She specializes in her private practice work in end of life, grief and loss, dementia, chronic illness, and trauma. She spent more than a
decade doing hospice work, and created children’s grief programs for schools in Florida. Jill is an expert trainer/coach in areas that include correctly treating childhood trauma, grief and loss, and dementia care.
She also provides trainings for a wide variety of audiences, ranging from therapists to judges and physicians, as well as community groups. She holds a BA from UC Riverside, and her MSW from the University of South Florida.
Jill is the author of Your Own Path Through Grief a workbook for those in the grief process to work toward recovery, which can be used individually, in a group, or with a therapist. She’s also the author of the children’s
books “Someone is sick- how do I say goodbye?” “Someone I love Just Died: What happens now?” and “My Pet Is Sick; It’s Time to Say Goodbye”. In addition, she wrote the book for preparing for end of life
and surviving loss, “The Rebellious Widow.” You can find more about that at www.therebelliouswidow.com. Jill was a member of the Purple Cities coalition in Riverside when it existed, and works to make Riverside more dementia friendly. To that end, she facilitates a free dementia support group monthly. Jill has been featured in NPR, KNBC, more than four dozen podcasts around the globe, and programs from Australia to Great Britain to Canada and throughout the US.
Grief and loss: All ages, all kinds of losses (pets, family, friends, chronic illness, and sudden losses). Topics include hospice and what to expect, new ways to see grief, coping strategies, and how loss impacts the grieving person and others. She also addresses intimate partner losses and Widow’s Fire.
Dementia: The losses involved, coping strategies for those with dementia and their loved ones, recovery after a loss from dementia, and family dynamics in coping with dementia.
Funeral industry: Helping families cope without becoming their grief counselor, identifying families with complex grief needs or high-risk individuals, assisting families after mass casualty events, self-care for professionals, and guidance on talking with children and supporting parents through loss.
Other customized topics: Available to meet the specific needs of your group, including schools, community groups, professional organizations, and national or international audiences.
