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PROFESSIONAL BIO

Pam Monjar is a grief therapist, educator, and end-of-life doula with over 30 years of experience supporting individuals through some of life’s most difficult transitions. After a successful career in human resources, she followed a deeper calling into the world of mental health to walk alongside those navigating grief, loss, and trauma.

Pam’s professional background includes working in residential rehabilitation for substance use, providing trauma education in Uganda, and serving as the primary therapist for individuals in solitary confinement and on death row in a state prison. Today, she maintains a thriving private practice and serves as an adjunct professor in an undergraduate psychology program, where she mentors adult learners pursuing degrees in the helping professions.

She is a Grief Counseling Professional, and holds certifications as Grief Educator, and in Death and Bereavement Studies. Pam is also formally trained as an End-of-Life Doula. Her advanced studies in grief and loss include mentorship and coursework with renowned leaders in the field such as Dr. Alan Wolfelt, David Kessler, Claire Bidwell Smith, and Hope Edelman.