Topic: Pets: Bonding & Dealing with Loss

The importance of animals in our lives and how to grieve the loss of these loved ones.

Guest: Bill Benson

Bill Benson, licensed Marriage, Family Therapist, holds an undergraduate degree from UCLA and a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Bill specializes in helping people through the bereavement process and has been profiled nationally for his work with those grieving the loss of their beloved pets. His consulting practice has grown out of his compassion and understanding of the strong bond between people, his work with individuals facing the challenges of terminal illness, as well as, people and pet emotional attachment.

Bill has pioneered The Mental Gym: a solution-focused life-coaching strategy intended to help individuals make life decisions through reconnecting with their inner-passion. Bill is published, including articles in the Division 44 Newsletter of the American Psychological Association, The Los Angeles Review, We Magazine, United Airlines Newsletter and is currently the mental health columnist for www.justinrudd.com.

Bill also co-hosts weekly on Long Beach and West Hollywood cable's TV show Doc Talk. Bill is a current member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and maintains psychotherapy practices in Los Angeles as well as Long Beach, California. He can be reached at (800) 46-We-Care.