Pet Loss
Graceful Passings offers gentle, informed support to help you navigate your pet’s end-of-life journey with clarity and compassion.
Pet loss is real grief and you don’t have to move through it alone.
Every journey looks different. Identify the phase that reflects where you are right now. I’ll walk beside you with clarity, comfort, and grounded care.
1. Preparation for Goodbye
Gentle guidance to help you get ready for the final stages of your pet’s life. From determining quality of life aspects, confronting early grief, carrying out rituals and developing end-of life plans to help you and your pet navigate this time.
Together, we may:
- Explore what quality of life looks like for your pet and your family
- Assist with decision-making for euthanasia and confronting early grief
- Prepare for euthanasia or a natural passing with clarity and care
- Create a personalized goodbye plan that reflects your values
- Develop grounding practices to help you stay present during anticipatory grief
- Design simple, meaningful rituals to begin honoring your bond
2. Death Support
A safe, compassionate and held space to support you and your pet during their transition. Guidance is offered around what to expect, advocating for your needs, making them comfortable, grief support and guidance on after-death care.
Support may include:
- Guidance through what to expect physically and energetically
- Holding a peaceful, intentional space during euthanasia or natural death
- Advocating for your needs (such as requesting more time) and supporting a final goodbye with your pet
- Emotional grounding and nervous system support during the dying process
- Incorporating nature-based elements (touch, breath, environment) to soften and naturalize the experience
- Immediate after-death care, grief support and guidance on next steps
3. Memorials and Rituals
Ritual offers a way to stay in relationship with your companion animal, while allowing grief to move. Support is provided to help you create meaningful, nature-rooted celebrations and rituals to help you honor your pet and integrate all that happened.
Together, we may:
- Create personalized memorial or remembrance ceremonies
- Design nature-based rituals using elements like water, earth, fire, and plants
- Feel into what kind of keepsakes or memorial projects you would like support in creating
- Build practices for ongoing connection and remembrance
- Support the expression of grief in ways that feel authentic to you
Once you’ve identified the phase you are in, select the level of support that meets your needs. All packages include compassionate care, personalised guidance, and ongoing communication.
Preparation for Goodbye
Making space for what is coming
Whether your pet is getting up there in years or you sense your pet nearing the end of life, the emotional and practical weight can feel overwhelming. This phase is about creating steadiness, clarity, and intention before the final goodbye.
Offerings:
- Single Session (60 min) — $150
- Grounded support, clarity, and decision guidance
- Goodbye Planning Package — $425
- Two 60-minute sessions
- Personalized goodbye plan
- Email/text support between sessions
Death Support
Being held in the moment of transition
The moment of death—whether at home or in a veterinary setting—can feel both sacred and disorienting. You don’t have to navigate this time alone. I offer calm, steady presence and gentle guidance so you can remain connected to your animal and yourself.
Includes:
- Single Session (60 min) — $150
- A focused conversation leading up to end-of-life to help you feel more clear and supported
- Vigil Support (Up to 3 hours) — $450
- In-home or virtual presence during active dying or euthanasia
- Extended Vigil (3–6 hours) — $800
- For longer or more uncertain timelines
- On-Call Add-On — $200
- Priority availability within a defined window of time
Memorial and Rituals
Honoring the bond, staying connected
Grief doesn’t end after the loss—it changes shape. Ritual offers a way to stay in relationship with your animal, while allowing grief to move. This phase centers on creating meaningful, nature-rooted ways to honor your animal’s life and your ongoing connection.
Includes:
- Single Session (60 min) — $150
- A focused conversation to help you understand ways to honor your pet, process their loss and feel supported as you move forward
- Memorial Session (75 min) — $175
- Guided ritual or remembrance ceremony
- Custom Ritual Design + Facilitation — $350
- Includes:
- Planning session
- Personalized ritual design
- Live guided facilitation
- Includes:
- Grief Integration Package — $450
- Includes:
- Three 60-minute sessions
- Ritual guidance + ongoing support
- Includes:
Full Journey Package
Support across all three thresholds
For those who want continuity of care from anticipation through after-loss.
$1,000
- Includes:
- Two preparation sessions
- On-call support window
- Vigil support (up to 3 hours)
- One memorial or ritual session
- Ongoing text/email support througho
Free Digital Resources for Pet Loss
Not all grief is loud.
Some grief is quiet, private, and unseen, but that doesn’t make it less real.
We hope these little digital gifts will provide some gentle support.
- 10 mins Guided Meditation for Grieving Pet Parents
- Navigating Pet Loss Roadmap and Grief Letter Workbook