ANN JOHNSON is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working with the Human Animal Bond Trust for the past 22+ years.  Ann has found that the Pet Loss Support Group/Human Animal Bond Trust provides a perfect combination for her professional psychotherapy skills and her love of animals and interest in the human-animal bond. Facilitating the Pet Loss Support group since 1989 during April, May and June has been both professionally and personally inspiring, rewarding, painful, and healing. Her animal family consists of Tucker, her Briard, and Lexi and Jonah, her adopted cats.

Ann Johnson,  LCSW
E-mail: annj2005@comcast.net
303-861-5699
 

KAY GILCHRIST is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 35+ years working with grief issues with both adults and children. A graduate of Catholic University's National School of Social Work, Kay has worked for a number of agencies, specializing in child therapy and women's issues. She was also engaged in private practice in Jefferson County for 20 years. Kay has been a facilitator of the Pet Loss Support Group since its inception, having done the first group in 1988. She continues as an active member of the Human Animal Bond Trust. Kay lives in Denver with her dog, Sophie, and cat, Molly.

Kay Gilchrist,  LCSW
E-mail: kegilchrist1@comcast.net
303-995-2311
 

SUSAN ANSCHUETZ is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist with twenty-plus years of experience in private practice seeing individuals, families and couples and running groups. Concurrently, Susan has worked in a community mental health facility as an outpatient therapist and case manager. Susan was trained as a facilitator of 10-week grief support groups through the nationally renowned Grief Education Institute in l984 which then we adapted for our use with the pet loss support group. Susan has been a facilitator of the Pet Loss Support Group since its inception, having done the first group in 1988.
During the l990's, Susan served as a board-elected director for the United States Curling Association as well as competing as a member of a highly successful women's curling team attending many national and 4 world championships.
She is a single parent of two adopted children, two dogs and three cats.

Susan Anschuetz,  LMFT
E-mail:  susananschuetz@msn.com
303-860-9228

These three counselors have been providing services for the past 20 years to those who have lost or are about to lose a pet.

Kay, Susan, and Ann are all licensed therapists.  In addition to the services they provide at the Pet Loss Support Group, they share an office suite at 777 Grant St. near downtown Denver, where they see individuals, couples, or families in their private practices.

Their experience as facilitators of the Pet Loss Support Group for the past 22 years has provided the unique opportunity for them to learn about the power and importance of the human-animal bond and the enormity of the grief and loss when having to say ‘good-bye’.

If you would like to receive individual assistance from any of the therapists, you may contact them directly.