Carolyn Gartner
LCSW
Carolyn Gartner, LCSW, FT is the founder of The Center For Integrated Grief. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a Fellow in Thanatology (the study of dying, death, and bereavement) through the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
Carolyn is level 1 trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and PGDT (Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy). She utilizes Jungian Shadow Work in conjunction with CBT tools. She is certified in MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction).
Before becoming a therapist, Carolyn was a hospice social worker for nine years. She wrote a book about her experience: Death, Brooklyn, and the Gritty Side of Grace. Carolyn has been interviewed by Huffpost>, Parade Magazine, American Tributaries Podcast, Merchant's House Museum, and the documentary Paw Prints. She earned a BFA from NYU Film School and utilizes narrative storytelling in her practice.
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