Hello! My name is Erica Baun, and I live in Boardman, Ohio, with my husband, Curtis, and our crazy beagle, Jaylah. Although I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, after spending over 20 years in the Mahoning Valley, this is truly “home.”

I have always had a passion for helping people, spending most of my life as a Secretary/Administrative Assistant. After struggling through some difficult losses (loss of a cousin when we were 17, loss of my best friend in our 20s), I began to feel a calling to grief support. In 2014, I decided to go back to school and complete my bachelor’s degree in Counseling for Christian Ministry. While studying for my degree, I lost both father figures in my life (my father, David, and my father-in-law, Homer), as well as our beloved beagle (Patches). After earning my degree, I became a Program Facilitator in a large prison, and it was here that I learned more about grief – realizing that grief isn’t just related to the death of a loved one. The men in this facility were suffering from grief caused by loss of relationships, loss of financial stability, loss of freedom, and so much more. That’s when I decided that I needed to find a way to address all these different areas of loss, and that’s how I found the Grief Recovery Method. I was impressed that it looked at all the different types of loss, and I was extremely excited to see that it offered a separate group for Pet Loss. That’s when I knew I had found the right way to go.

Since that time, I started a non-profit (For Every Season Ministries, Inc.), seized the opportunity to become a certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist, and became a Professional Life Coach. I am passionate about helping heal broken hearts in the Mahoning Valley! I am currently offering both group and one-on-one sessions for the Grief Recovery Method, as well as the Pet Loss Support Group.

I would be grateful for the opportunity to serve you and equip you with the tools that you need to move forward. You can reach me by emailing me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media by looking for @griefrecoverymethodmv (Facebook and Instagram).