If you are considering seeing me for grief support, or for guidance in “being there” for someone who is grieving, I work in person or by phone. The following information will give you an idea of my commitment to you and my fees. I wish you the very best on your journey. Thank you.

If we choose to work together one-on-one, we will have chosen to enter into a relationship, for which I am grateful. In the spirit of that relationship, and the healing journey of grief we will embark on together, I will gift to you my time; my deepest presence; my listening self; and, most importantly, my unwavering faith that you have within you all the resources you need to heal and to answer the deepest questions you have inside.

When we are in session, what you share about your grief, or about helping someone you love through their grief, will be up to you. You may share what’s on your mind, in your heart, what you dream, fear, and wonder. You might share what makes you angry, sad, what you remember, or what you anticipate.

• If you come to me for grief support, my role is to care for you by being a safe container in which you can do the work of your grief. The specifics of this are outlined thoroughly in my book, Being There for Someone in Grief. The work I do is very healing, but I am not a therapist. I will not provide therapy. I believe grief is a normal reaction to loss, and as such, is not pathology. However, there are times when grief is complicated. I have no problem referring people to therapy and I’ve done it often. If I feel therapy it is appropriate for you, I will make that suggestion.
• If you should come to me to develop or strengthen your grief support skills, I will listen well to your story, and I will teach. I believe every person alive can be a powerful healing presence for someone who is grieving, should they learn a few simple, yet profound, skills. I would be honored to work with you and build upon the skills taught in my book.
• As you know, grief and loss are inevitable. At one time we will need to midwife someone we love through their grief; at another time we will need to be held in ours – each taking turns loving, grieving, and holding each other along the way. We learn to do this by doing it. And I have been doing it for thirty years. It is from this point of view that I do my work.

At the end of a session, you will have the choice to make a gift to me or to someone else in honor of the work we do together. If so, the amount will be up to you. This way of working is considered a Gift Economy model.

My motive for working this way has to do with creating the kind of world I want to inhabit and leave as my legacy – a world in which we care for one another and the spirit of generosity is alive in every human heart. I have made a conscious choice to stretch myself and live in trust moment by moment, day by day. Developing this trust is not always easy, but most of the time I am humbled and grateful for what I have been given, and especially to have been entrusted to do this grief work, which I love and do well. My personal journey involves living more and more from this place of gratitude which I am coming to see is the wellspring of generosity.

Should you and I work together, my deep wish is that we are awake to the full capacity of our relationship which includes the choices we make about our common work – from the time and attention we devote, to deep listening, the loss and grief, your heart’s honest sharing and the gifts – monetary and otherwise – we offer one another and others.

May the healing that occurs as we work together shine from within us and be felt by everyone. May it ignite a wildfire of Healing, Generosity and Kindness.

In Gratitude,

Marianna Cacciatore
Being There for Someone in Grief

Available at: www.mariannacacciatore.com, or Amazon, or wherever books are sold. If purchased on my website, I am delighted to personally sign each book. Thank you.