Grief Recovery Specialist Diane Pomerance, Ph.D.

Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has been certified as a Grief Recovery Specialist, by the internationally recognized  . She was trained directly by the founder of the, John W. James.

She is a highly internationally respected grief and pet expert who has appeared on many national television programs such as CNN Headline News, Fox News, Fox & Friends, Hallmark Channel, Montel Williams, Lifetime TV, The Daily Buzz and on numerous stations throughout the country and Canada including all the network affiliates in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has been interviewed on over 1,600 radio programs and has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers including Woman's World, Redbook, Dog Fancy, Quick & Simple and so on.

Dr. Pomerance also established and is director of the Pet Grief Counseling Program for the SPCA of Texas in Dallas. She is actively involved in animal welfare and rescue and has adopted 46 "rescue" dogs over the past decades. She currently has 21 rescue dogs - who have been injured, abused, neglected or abandoned. She also has multiple Animal assisted therapy dogs who bring joy, healing and comfort to those in need in hospitals, hospice care facilities, assisted living centers, schools, etc.

Dr. Pomerance counsels those grieving from any loss; however she has a special interest in those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. The loss of a pet can be devastating to adults as well as children. Dr. Pomerance has a wide and varied scope of accomplishments. She is the author of "When Your Pet Dies", "Animal Companions: Your Friends, Teachers & Guides", "Animal Companions: In Our Hearts, Our Lives & Our World.", Animal Elders: Caring About Our Aging Animal Companions", "Finding Peace After the Loss of a Loved Animal Companion", "Pet Parenthood: Adopting the Right Animal Companion for You" and her most recent book "Our Rescue Dog Family Album", which all can be found on her website: www.animalcompanionsandtheirpeople.com

Dr. Pomerance learned during her Grief Recovery Certification training how to move beyond living in the "if onlys" of the past, avoiding the present and fearing the future. She is offering the Center's programs to help you move beyond your pain to a richer, more fulfilling life.