DR. LOUIS E. LAGRAND

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Louis LaGrand is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York and Adjunct Professor of Health Careers at the Eastern Campus of Suffolk Community College in Riverhead, New York. He is a certified grief counselor, the author of eight books, and gives workshops on grief support and stress reduction in schools, hospices and health agencies. Dr. LaGrand was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairperson of the Nominations Committee of the Association for Death Education & Counseling and started the first course on bereavement and death at Potsdam College. He was a member of the Debriefing team for the TWA Flight 800 disaster and was one of the founders of Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, Inc.
The author of eight books and numerous articles, he is known world-wide for his research on the Extraordinary Experiences of the bereaved (After-Death Communication phenomena). His first two books on the subject of the extraordinary have been translated into several languages. Messages and Miracles: The Extraordinary Experiences of the Bereaved is listed in the 100 Top Bestsellers for Counseling by the Online Dictionary of Mental Health. Love Lives On: Learning from the Extraordinary Encounters of the Bereaved, his latest book, was released in November, 2006 by Berkley Books, a division of Penguin.

Dr. LaGrand holds advanced degrees from Columbia University, the University of Notre Dame, and Florida State University. He has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows throughout the country including Unsolved Mysteries, Art Bell Coast to Coast, and Strange Universe. With over 25 years of counseling the bereaved, he is an international speaker who gives workshops on death-related topics in schools, hospices, and health agencies in the US, Canada, and England. He is currently Bereavement Coordinator at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Venice, Florida, and Director of Loss Education Associates.

CONSULTATIONS
If you are a counselor, family member, support person, or someone who has had an Extraordinary Experience and would like a consultation, send a detailed account of the experience to:

L. LaGrand
Loss Education Associates
450 Fairway Isles Dr.
Venice, Fl. 34285
There is no charge for this initial consultation.

LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS
Dr. LaGrand gives workshops, lectures, or seminars on grief, coping the death of a loved one, and stress management as well as the Extraordinary Experiences of the bereaved. For more information on lectures, workshops, seminars or for immediate consultations on the Extraordinary Experiences of the bereaved, write to the above address or send e-mail to:
bl450@msn.com

For a schedule of appearances go to the RESOURCE section on this website.