Aubrey is the Youth and Family Specialist for Tamarack Grief Resource Center. She coordinates and facilitates camps, workshops, and groups for children and adults experiencing grief and trauma. Aubrey attended the University of Montana and has her Bachelor of Social Work. She has a specialized interest in compassionate peer support for those grieving a death by suicide and focuses on postvention activities as a critical part of suicide prevention efforts in her work at TGRC. Certified in SOS and QPR, Aubrey, also enjoys leading suicide prevention workshops for all ages. 

my “why”:

I choose to work at Tamarack Grief Resource Center because I so fully believe in the power of human connection and it's ability to aid in healing after devastating loss. We don't get to choose the grief life deals us but finding an understanding companion or community of others can make all the difference. I'm proud to be immersed so fully in a culture of care, one that believes no one has to grieve alone. Being invited to walk alongside folks on their grief journey is truly an honor. 

re-charging & delight-finding:

I love being outside spending time at the nearest natural body of water. Ocean, lake, or stream -- I'm there. Live music, pup and kitty cuddles, and time with family and friends are also the best medicine for my soul.  

Specialized Trainings

• Grief and the Quest for Meaning: Trauma-Informed Interventions, March 2020

• Grief and the Quest for Meaning: Attachment-Informed Interventions, March 2020

• Debriefing Critical Incidents: Creating Healing Spaces - A Train the Facilitator Workshop - February 2020

• Out of the Shadows: Meeting the Needs of Widowed Parents, June 2019 

• Building a Trauma- and Bereavement-Informed Community, June 2019

• Surviving the Unimaginable: Supporting Families After Domestic Homicide, June 2019

• Preparing the Student: Grounding Techniques for School-Based Groups, June 2019

• Exploring Posttraumatic Growth with Bereaved Children and Adolescents Utilizing Expressive Arts, June 2019

• Honoring One's Love Stories, June 2019

• ASIST Suicide Intervention Training, September 2018

• Creative & Inclusive Approaches to Grief, April 2016

• Suicide Bereavement Clinician Training Program, April 2016

• Community Workshop: Grief After Suicide, April 2016

• The Dirt on Childhood Grief: TGRC Volunteer Training, June 2015