Jennifer Levin with Rebecca Crichton: Presence within Absence – Connections with the Deceased @TownHallSeattle
Jennifer Levin with Rebecca Crichton: Presence within Absence – Connections with the Deceased  @TownHallSeattle
Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
We are all in relationships with people who have died. Whether they are our friends and family members, partners or teachers, we have all had to accept their absence from our lives.

How do we remember, memorialize, and communicate with them? We will share the many ways we continue to feel the presence of people significant to us.

Join Rebecca Crichton, Executive Director of Northwest Center for Creative Aging and Dr. Jennifer R Levin, licensed marriage and family therapist and recognized Fellow in Thanatology. Dr. Levin will share insights from her work with adolescents, adults, and families experiencing traumatic grief, sudden death, and post-traumatic growth.

Dr. Jennifer R. Levin specializes in working with adolescents, adults, and families experiencing traumatic grief, sudden death, and post-traumatic growth. In 2000 Jennifer received her doctorate from the UCLA School of Public Health and in 2014 she earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University. Jennifer is a licensed marriage and family therapist in CA and WA and is a recognized Fellow in Thanatology; the study of death, dying, and bereavement from the Association of Death Education and Counseling.

Professionally Dr. Levin has served as the executive director of Hospice of Pasadena and taught at several California universities. Jennifer provides training, consultation, and crisis support to businesses, schools, and community-based organizations experiencing bereavement and loss. She has developed services to help businesses and schools prepare for an unexpected death in the workplace and create a grief-ready environment. She provides grief education and training to mental health professionals, clergy, and first responders working in the field of sudden or unexpected death. In 2018 she launched an online program, From Grief to Growth, featuring a self-help course for individuals living with a sudden, unexpected loss. Jennifer is also the host of the podcast “Untethered: Healing the Pain from a Sudden Death”. To learn more about Dr. Levin visit www.therapyheals.com.

Rebecca Crichton started her ‘Encore Career’ as ED of NWCCA in 2012 after 21 years with The Boeing Company. She refashioned her skills and knowledge as a writer, curriculum designer and leadership development coach to offer programs related to Creative Aging at many venues in the Seattle area. An active participant in the local aging community, she writes regularly for 3rd Act Magazine.
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