Dr. Sue Duenke offers you compassionate assistance in Grief Work, in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy, and as an End of Life Doula.
Grief Work
My first experience of real grief was when my mother died. I was only 14 years old and it rocked my world. Since that time I have explored, within myself and through many others, the impact grief has on each of us.
Grief is a process we experience individually. There is no “correct” time frame within which to “resolve” our grief; it is merely an unfolding of learning to live with the loss. No one can dictate how long we should grieve nor how quickly we should “move on.” Sometimes we need support to allow ourselves to develop a new relationship with those we have lost. We learn to live in the present and to treasure the memories of the shared past.
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
Psychedelic assisted therapy: Research has been growing for decades about the benefits of psychedelics in resolving trauma and treating addiction. Ketamine is currently legal and prescribed to treat depression and anxiety. I work with a prescriber to have this medication shipped to a client, and then I facilitate a session with the goal of integration of insights received under the influence of the drug.
It is expected that psilocybin and MDMA will be legal in the very near future. Studies have been approved with survivors of trauma to substantiate the benefits of this work. I have been trained in working with all of these medications.
End of Life Doula
Over centuries, our culture has facilitated such a fear of the end of life. It has been removed from our homes and daily lives and pushed into hospitals and nursing homes, sanitized by funeral directors to the point that we feel distress at the thought of being near death. Yet this transition is totally normal and expected — it is the end of the cycle of birth, life, and death. Many now seek to die at home, surrounded by loved ones and in the comfort of a familiar environment. I offer support to those who are dying, as well as to their families, to minimize that fear and find the grace to say farewell with love and dignity.