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I am a mother, partner, and social worker. I lived in DC for 56 years and now live in rural eastern Oregon, known as the high desert Oregon Outback. I provide psychotherapy in a primary care clinic. I knit, crochet, and garden. I worship in a progressive Episcopal parish in a sea of otherwise evangelical Christians. I am bisexual, and do workshops on LGBTQ lives and ways of being.
Area of knowledge and what I know well:
psychotherapy, caregiving, social service systems and how to be an advocate within them, LGBTQ mental health, psychosocial aspects of physical challenges.
Bio
Social worker living in eastern Oregon. I provide psychotherapy in a primary care clinic. I'm bisexual, and do LGBTQ workshops. Very knowledgeable in Caregiving – come find me there!
Certificates/Awards
Master of Social Work 1988

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I have a book called “Every moment holy” and there is a volume on death, grief and hope. I will paraphrase the part about the “Loss of a loving parent”:   I have lived my life till now with a sense there was a strong, buffering wall between myself an...
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Hello, Dana, and welcome! Being grief-stricken is not a club any one wants to be a member of, but here we are. I loved reading about how close you were with your dad. That's marvelous! What a gift to you both!  I wonder if my father would have enjoye...
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Thank you for acknowledging the upcoming holiday, Summer. You are so thoughtful. For grieving people who feel so invisible and sad, this kind of kind attention is so helpful.    Perhaps one thing grieving people can do is remember their loved one by ...
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Hello, and welcome, Elaina. I am so sorry your daughter is not with you right now. Sixteen year is but a brief moment. My sister lost her first child to SIDS over 30 years ago. She went on to bear 3 more children. Now she's about to become a grandmot...
JaneCares 05-12-2026 09:40 PM
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Hi Steve, I am so sorry to hear that you haven't found stable housing and still miss your cats. I'm also sorry that you're having trouble finding people who seem to care about helping you, as well. My church, in Springfield OR, has 5 people living in...
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I have a book called “Every moment holy” and there is a volume on death, grief and hope. I will paraphrase the part about the “Loss of a loving parent”:   I have lived my life till now with a sense there was a strong, buffering wall between myself an...
JaneCares 06-19-2026 08:59 AM
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Hello, Dana, and welcome! Being grief-stricken is not a club any one wants to be a member of, but here we are. I loved reading about how close you were with your dad. That's marvelous! What a gift to you both!  I wonder if my father would have enjoye...
JaneCares 05-28-2026 12:01 PM
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Thank you for acknowledging the upcoming holiday, Summer. You are so thoughtful. For grieving people who feel so invisible and sad, this kind of kind attention is so helpful.    Perhaps one thing grieving people can do is remember their loved one by ...
JaneCares 05-20-2026 08:51 AM
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Hello, and welcome, Elaina. I am so sorry your daughter is not with you right now. Sixteen year is but a brief moment. My sister lost her first child to SIDS over 30 years ago. She went on to bear 3 more children. Now she's about to become a grandmot...
JaneCares 05-12-2026 09:40 PM
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Hi Steve, I am so sorry to hear that you haven't found stable housing and still miss your cats. I'm also sorry that you're having trouble finding people who seem to care about helping you, as well. My church, in Springfield OR, has 5 people living in...
JaneCares 04-15-2026 12:51 PM
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I have a book called “Every moment holy” and there is a volume on death, grief and hope. I will paraphrase the part about the “Loss of a loving parent”:   I have lived my life till now with a sense there was a strong, buffering wall between myself an...
JaneCares 06-19-2026 08:59 AM
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Hello, Dana, and welcome! Being grief-stricken is not a club any one wants to be a member of, but here we are. I loved reading about how close you were with your dad. That's marvelous! What a gift to you both!  I wonder if my father would have enjoye...
JaneCares 05-28-2026 12:01 PM
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Thank you for acknowledging the upcoming holiday, Summer. You are so thoughtful. For grieving people who feel so invisible and sad, this kind of kind attention is so helpful.    Perhaps one thing grieving people can do is remember their loved one by ...
JaneCares 05-20-2026 08:51 AM
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Hello, and welcome, Elaina. I am so sorry your daughter is not with you right now. Sixteen year is but a brief moment. My sister lost her first child to SIDS over 30 years ago. She went on to bear 3 more children. Now she's about to become a grandmot...
JaneCares 05-12-2026 09:40 PM
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Hi Steve, I am so sorry to hear that you haven't found stable housing and still miss your cats. I'm also sorry that you're having trouble finding people who seem to care about helping you, as well. My church, in Springfield OR, has 5 people living in...
JaneCares 04-15-2026 12:51 PM
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