Rachel Saffer (she/her/hers) earned her Masters of Social Work from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Starting as an office volunteer at Austin Grief, Rachel quickly grew to be an integral part of our team.
Rachel has experience in providing counseling to adults, teenagers and children who have experienced significant trauma in both group and individual settings. Rachel utilizes various interventions in her practice including therapeutic yoga, EMDR, and traditional play therapy. She believes in providing every client with a welcoming and safe environment so that they can work towards healing on their own terms.
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
See our events page for upcoming programming and events.
The Austin Center for Grief & Loss offers professional trainings, including workshops and consultations in the field of grief, loss, and trauma. CEUs are available to mental health professionals who attend our events. Trainings are customized for faith-based, mental health, medical, staffing, corporate and educational personnel who seek assistance in working with persons who are grieving or traumatized.
The Austin Center for Grief & Loss presents
Angel Landrum, LPC-S, LCDC, EMDR Certified
Substance Abuse, Misuse, and Grief
About the Speaker:
Angel Landrum is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, having graduated from St. Edwards’s University with her Master of Arts in Counseling. Angel's career started in the corporate world after she received her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. She has worked in various agencies and has a private practice in South Austin.
She is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Certified EMDR Therapist who works extensively with trauma, anxiety, substance use, and eating disorders within this modality. She enjoys facilitating process groups and offers several in her practice.
Giving back to her profession is a passion of hers, whether through her supervision, consultations, or advocacy for her profession. Angel enjoys being outside, especially in a city as amazing as Austin. She is usually riding her E-bike or hiking with her spouse.
Objectives:
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Understand the difference in the loss and grief experienced when the death was from substance abuse.
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Identify at least one method/theory/technique that can be used to assist the grievers when the loved one's death was due to long-term substance misuse.
