Laurel Horn received a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 2000 and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor.  She has specialized training in grief and loss as well as counselling animal owners faced with difficult treatment decisions and/or the death of a pet.  Laurel has volunteered with Hospice and the RCMP Victim Services program for a number of years where she has gained valuable experience working with people in crisis situations or facing the death of a loved one.  She has also led loss support groups and has instructed a number of workshops on grief and loss. Laurel practices ‘solution-focused’ counselling which helps clients to discover and utilize personal strengths and resources to develop achievable,  step-by-step solutions to problems.