Laurie Clark
Bereavement Education
Trauma-Informed Somatic Practitioner
Nature Connection Youth Programs. RECE
Bereavement & Grief Consultation
In-Person & Online | Individual & Group Work | Workplace Support
Services
Bespoke Bereavement Sessions – Individual and group support
Bereavement Education Workshops – Virtual sessions for educators
Eco-Literacy and Bereavement Education – Nature connection youth programs
Somatic Grief Work – EMDR Intervention
Somatic Exploration & Nature Workshops – Guided experiential sessions
Online Journaling Sessions – Reflective Email Prompts
Advocacy:
Bereavement Education in Schools
Normalizing Conversations about Death and Dying
Professional Training & Continuing Education
2024/2025
UK Training Certification(s)
http://www.childbereavementuk.org
i. Supporting bereaved pupils and
managing bereavement in schools
ii. Supporting teenagers and young adults with grief and bereavement
iii. Child & Family Bereavement Certification CBUK
UK Trauma Council Courses (2025):
i.Trauma-Informed Practice
ii.Trauma & Learning Disabilities
Webinar: Bereavement, Grief, and Loss/Bereavement Policies in Schools – Dr Tina Rae (recording) - Equip teachers with tools & techniques for helping young people navigate the grieving process by providing a range of evidence-based, practical tools and strategies.
Supporting Grief and Young Children – Canadian Virtual Hospice
- https://www.virtualhospice.ca/
Trauma-Informed Training
Bereavement and General Grief Education
Compassionate Inquiry & Internal Family Systems
Sounds True — Gabor Maté & Richard C. Schwartz (2025)
Somatic EMDR Therapy Certification (2023/2024)
The Embody Lab with Dr Scott Lyons, Dr. Arielle Schwartz & colleagues
Internal Parts Work, Level 1 (2024)— Instructor Fran Booth
2023
Healing Trauma with EMDR & Applied Neuroscience w/ Dr. Scott Lyons & Arielle Schwartz (The Embody Lab)
Healing Trauma — Dr. Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing™
Embodied Social Justice Seminar- Dr. Rae Johnson, Dr. Scott Lyons
Attachment & Inner Relationship — Dr. Maureen Gallagher
Tremoring & Nervous System Regulation — Dr. David Berceli
Polyvagal-Informed EMDR — Rebecca Kase
Three States of Embodied Self-Awareness — Dr. Alan Fogel
Demystifying the Body’s Response to Trauma:
A Polyvagal Perspective — Dr. Stephen Porges & Dr. Scott Lyons
2022
Trauma-Informed Mental Health
& Restorative Communication Training
ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (Talk Tools Training)
Last Aid Palliative Care Education
— Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Restorative Practice Circle Keeping
for Educators & Facilitators
2021
Bereavement Facilitation Training
— Center for Loss with Dr. Alan Wolfelt
Trauma-Informed Care — Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute
— Lanark County Community Justice
2020
Bereavement Facilitation
- Bereaved Families of Ontario/BFO
2018
Palliative Care & Hospice Training —
— Hospice Palliative Care Ontario/ HPCO
2016–2018
Restorative Communication Circles in Schools
— Lanark County Community Justice
1995
Somatic Reflexology - present
Reflexology Association of Canada/RAC
Youth Work
1998-present
2012 Algonquin College
Early Childhood Education, RECE.
Advocacy: Restorative communication with youth.
2025 Trauma-Informed Training/Supporting Youth
UK Training Certification/Child Bereavement UK
http://www.childbereavementuk.org
i. Supporting bereaved pupils and managing
bereavement in schools
ii. Supporting teenagers and young adults with grief and bereavement
Supporting Grief and Young Children Webinar(s)
Canadian Child Care Federation/Canadian Virtual Hospice
Kids Grief Webinars: KidsGrief and Virtual Hospice
Webinar: Bereavement, Grief, and Loss/Bereavement Policies in Schools – Dr. Tina Rae (recording) -
Equip teachers with tools & techniques for helping young people navigate the grieving process by providing a range of evidence based, practical tools and strategies. Webinar link: https://www.acamh.org/blog/bereavement-grief-and-loss-ask-the-expert-recording/?unapproved=444448&moderation-hash=a8aa022982e5756848e3ac5a8a519d2f#comment-444448
http://www.childbereavementuk.org
Experience
2003-present
Nature Connection & Restorative
Communication Circles with youth
2010-2011:
Montessori School ECE/ TESL in Podocarpus National Park. Loja, Ecuador.
2015-2020
Lanark Highlands Forest Program Director
2018-2019
Upper Canada District School Board. Drummond Public School. Nature Connection/Outdoor Education Facilitator – The Garden as the Outdoor Classroom.
2018/2022 Lecturer - Algonquin College ECE Program
Sensory Awareness and Eco-literacy in the outdoor classroom
2016-present
The Restorative Communication Circle offers children opportunities to communicate safely and confidently in community.
1993-1999
Rediscovery Program, Banff National Park
Cultural Outdoor Education Program.

Online Profile Links
Somatic Grief Work Writing Portfolio:
Article: Bereavement Group & Somatic Practices / The Embody Lab: