Center for Prolonged Grief

Sung-Ji Park, Research Assistant

Sung-Ji Park is a student at School of Social Work, Columbia University, pursuing a Master’s Degree in Social Work with concentration in Advanced Clinical Social Work. With profound interests in

Dana López, Research Assistant

Dana López is currently enrolled at CSSW as an MSW candidate with a focus in both Clinical and Policy practice and is an intern at the Center for Prolonged Grief

Brooks Perkey

Brooks Perkey is an advanced clinical practice student at Columbia School of Social Work who serves as an intern at the Center for Prolonged Grief. Prior to attending Columbia, Brooks

Bonnie Gorscak, PhD

Bonnie Gorscak, PhD is a clinical psychologist and serves as a senior trainer and supervisor at the Center for Prolonged Grief. Bonnie has been engaged in work on prolonged grief

Gaëlle Bottex, LMSW

Gaëlle has been the Program Assistant at the Center for Prolonged Grief for the past six years. In this role, she assists our center manager by coordinating training workshops and

Colleen Bloom, MA, MSW

Colleen is the Manager of the Center for Prolonged Grief. She has worked with Dr. Katherine Shear for over a decade and was part of the founding team of the

Liane Fry, LMFT

Liane Fry is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a general practice, as well as a specialty in grief, in particular, Prolonged Grief Disorder. She is passionate about supporting

Meredith Charney, PhD

Meredith Charney, PhD  is a clinical psychologist with expertise in trauma, anxiety and complicated grief who serves as a trainer and supervisor at the Center for Complicated Grief. Dr. Charney

Katherine Shear, MD

M. Katherine Shear, MD is the Marion E. Kenworthy Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and the founding Director of the Center for Prolonged Grief at Columbia School of Social