My name is Jean Langan Behrens

I am a licensed clinical social worker specializing in loss and transition for over 25 years.  I enjoy teaching workshops and facilitating groups for schools, hospices and other organizations across Long Island.  

Over my 25 years of bereavement counseling I have enjoyed helping people through the very difficult process of finding a way to live on without their loved one - finding their "new normal". I found time and time again that people who believe in an afterlife and believe that their loved ones are accessible to them are able to find joy sooner than those who do not.

Being a spiritual person I began to utilize my own spiritual techniques such as meditation, crystals and mindfulness in my everyday sessions. I realized it was a missing component in my work. Separating the grief from the spirituality simply did not work as well.