Testimonials For Cindy Cook
One-on-One Online Support12/03/2024Participant in NA, NA
I could feel her empathy and it was nice. I really felt that she cared. Cindy was generous with her time and authentic.
One-on-One Support09/04/2024Participant in Vancouver, WA
Caring, empathetic, honest. Very pleasant to talk with.
One-on-One Support07/31/2024Participant in Vancouver, Wa
I was most fortunate to have Cindy Cook as my facilitator. She is not only experienced in this work, but has a god given gift to have made me feel safe, heard, and not judged, that I was able to be 100 percent open and honest in my work with her. Her time with me was never rushed and she was committed to me and the work every session. Her compassion, empathy, is more than I have ever experienced. She really is the compassionate heart with ears. She also went above and beyond to meet me and work around my life dilemmas. Truly the epitome of patience. I really feel like I have encountered a unicorn. I had no idea how much heartache, pain, and sadness I have been carrying around as well as anger. This work with Cindy really has set me free. So much of what we worked on had been sabotaging my intimate relationships, my freedom, and my inner peace I just couldn’t see it. Doing this work led to a discovery of so much complicated grief, mourning, and sadness. I feel so much lighter. I have experienced a most profound shift in my life. Forever grateful. Thank you so much Cindy Cook!
One-on-One Online Support07/02/2024Participant in N/A, N/A
Cindy has such a tender and caring heart to experience. Her love flows through her words and actions, and you can tell, you can feel, you know she means what she says. She builds a trust on a beautiful level, and makes it so easy to share losses, and aspects of those losses that I have never shared before. She helped me unlock some core memories that I had pushed deep into my subconscious. I trust her more than many of my own friends, but through my work with her, I know I can build that trust to higher levels with the people I love. Cindy helped me let go of the burdens I was carrying, and now I have the strength to lift myself and others to greater heights. Her work with me also didn’t just stop when the program was complete. I know I have an ally to lean on when I struggle in the future, and I know the advice I get from this ally will be exactly what I will need to hear. Anyone would be lucky to work with Cindy Cook, and I sincerely mean that.
One-on-One Online Support06/18/2024Participant in Vancouver, WA
This program saved my life. I highly recommend this to anyone dealing with unresolved grief and or loss, It does not have to be a human. There are all kinds of loss. I honestly believe this program should be taught in school. I can't not say enough wonderful things about it. It has given me the tools to be the best me I can be. CINDY COOK ROCKS!!!!
One-on-One Support04/24/2024Participant in Vancouver, Washinton
Cindy knows her "stuff". She was empathic, compassionate, caring, reflecting back to me what my words were saying and how I could speak from my heart. I would highly recommend her loving spirit to anyone who is grieving.
Support Groups04/24/2024Participant in Salem, OR
Cindy Cook knows how to help a person face grief. She has experienced grief herself so she can be very honest yet sensitive in how to approach it. She is thoughtful, insightful and very giving. I trust her completely and would recommend her to anyone without hesitation. Cindy Cook is, in my opinion, one of the best facilitators I have ever worked with by whatever name you call it (counseling, friend, facilitator, mentor).
One-on-One Support04/24/2024Participant in Vancouver, Washington
Cindy is amazing! This is a different experience and I welcomed her thoughts, intuition, and guidance through this process. It's not an easy thing to go through but feeling her support and warmth and her validation of feelings that I have never dared say out loud to ANYONE in my life is extremely empowering. Sometimes you just need to be heard and acknowledged. I will be back with her to work on another loss soon and already miss our sessions together.
Support Groups04/09/2024Participant in Portland, Oregon
One-on-One Support03/13/2024Participant in Vancouver, WA
The loss I worked on was the ending of a greater than 20 year friendship. Although I chose to let this friendship go over 7 years ago I was still struggling with the hurt and pain of this significant loss. It has gotten easier over time, but there was still something keeping me from being completely at peace. I try to be mindful and not fear being honest in all of my relationships. The Grief Recovery Method (GRM) with Cindy taught me to be even more mindful, and really the importance of being truly honest with myself and my relationship. I learned that I held things in that I shouldn't have and now have clarity on the things I do hold inside. I am a person who can reflect and look within myself. I learned that there's still more to learn regarding my self-reflection. I realized that over time, my friend doesn't deserve my energy. More importantly, I realized that I deserve my energy. These were like Oprah's "Ah-Ha" moments for me my last day of the program. I learned so much about Forgives and Apologies and looking at how I could choose to clear these out by not leaving any negatives attached to them. I learned to really give time to my apologies, and reminded that my forgives are for me and they are silent. I found the ability to really set them down which allowed me to heal my unresolved grief. Cindy is compassionate, competent, empathetic, kind, inviting and warm. She provided an environment that allowed me to have the courage to be vulnerable to speak and feel my truth. I felt heard and seen. Doing the program with Cindy was the best gift I've ever given myself. It wasn't easy for me, and some days I didn't want to go because of fatigue, pain or because I had moments of peace and didn't think I needed it anymore. I'm thankful I did this for myself and completed my loss. After completing my friendship loss through GRM with Cindy, I finally feel completely calm and at peace. .
One-on-One Support03/09/2024Participant in Vancouver, Washington
Support Groups01/16/2024Participant in Vancouver, WA
I was absolutely amazed at the growth in myself, from beginning to end, with this course and the facilitator I worked with. I had no idea there were so many types of loss and grief and the impact it has on me daily. I gained a huge insight about why I do certain things while trying to cope and manage my emotions. Just learning how to identify my feelings beyond more than just mad, sad, angry, frustrated, etc. was an awakening. Being able to find a word to describe what my feelings were was very freeing. I feel like this class is so much more than just learning to recover from significant grief and loss and being able to manage how I move forward with life. It teaches a healthy life skill that I think every individual can benefit from. I wish I had been exposed to this type of tool much much earlier in my life, it would’ve made a huge difference. Before the class even ended I could feel my emotions untangling and I was applying these methods in my everyday relationships. I noticed a much improved ability to maneuver through challenging situations and a more concise vocabulary to speak my feelings and be understood as well as better communication in return. This class was a life saver for me…legitimately. I would suggest anyone take it who’s ready to let go of the pain of the past and feel better prepared to meet life’s challenges head on in the future. My facilitator was Cindy Cook and I couldn’t rave any higher about her. She was such a blessing to me.
One-on-One Support06/14/2023Participant in Vancouver, WA
This program gave me a whole new perspective on what grief actually is and how there are so many different ways it can come up for people. I learned lots of different ways to deal with and become complete with my personal grief.
One-on-One Support06/12/2023Participant in Burlington, Ontario
Cindy is an amazing facilitator, her personal input was invaluable. Due to my disability I do not type well. feel free to call me @360-430-8802, sincerely, Sam
One-on-One Online Support03/01/2023Participant in Kelso, WA
This experience has helped me get unstuck, get rid of anxiety, frustration and anger I have been carrying around preventing me from moving forward in life. Due to this therapy I now feel like I have my initiative back and have a new positive perspective on life and my goals. The tools Cindy shared with me I will continue using to improve myself. I am so glad I was introduced to this program
One-on-One Online Support01/05/2023Participant in Keller, TX
Helping me identify what grief is and how it holds one down. Navigating through the world wading through unresolved grief is a tough way to live, and having someone knowledgeable and compassionate to rescue me from the waters has made a huge difference in my outlook and activity level. I feel freer and more able to move through the world the way I want rather than the way I have been held back.
One-on-One Online Support09/23/2022
I thought I was an open book until I realized I wasn't. Cindy extracted things from me that I didn't know were there. It's time to re-write my narrative and with the tools Cindy gave me, I can do that!
Support Groups09/16/2022
I have completed my 2nd with the help of Cindy Cook. Cindy had an amazing ability to help bring to the surface what had been deeply immersed in me for so long. I didn’t realize initially that a 2nd loss would be in my future, but I see now how the layers of losses are intertwined. I am so very grateful to be free of more baggage that I have been carrying that was never mine to carry in the first place. I am looking forward to the possibility of working through a 3rd loss. I cannot describe the lightness I feel as a result of clearing of my container. I deserve to feel as happy and loved from within as I can be. Working through my 2nd loss has brought me to a whole other level of freedom.
Support Groups09/01/2022
I have completed my 2nd loss with the help of Cindy Cook. Cindy had an amazing ability to help bring to the surface what had been deeply immersed in me for so long. I didn’t realize initially that a 2nd loss would be in my future, but I see now how the layers of losses are intertwined. I was so inspired by the personal growth as a direct result of working through my 1st loss, that I chose to dig even deeper. I completed my 2nd loss around having been molested as a 4 year old little girl. I am so very grateful to Cindy. Her ability to provide a safe space for me to process what happened to me nearly 50 years ago has been priceless. I am aware today in a way that I have never been aware before. I have been repeating behaviors based in shame and guilt that I had no idea of. I am so very grateful to be free of more baggage that I have been carrying that was never mine to carry in the first place. I am looking forward to the possibility of working through a 3rd loss. I cannot describe the lightness I feel as a result of clearing of my container. I deserve to feel as happy and loved from within as I can be. Working through my 2nd loss has brought me to a whole other level of freedom.
Support Groups09/01/2022
For decades I struggled with anger, resentment and conflicts over the relationship with my mother. I entered the program to find help in grieving the loss of my husband only to discover that there are many kinds of losses. When appropriately guided each one can be processed healthfully and let go. I now have the skills to work through several relationships that have burdened me. I know that each one that I process will liberate me and restore my power to me.
One-on-One Online Support07/27/2022
Words cannot express my gratitude for Cindy and the Grief Recovery Method. I am 52 and I woke up one morning with an overwhelming need to forgive my mother. I had no idea that grieving would have anything to do with forgiving someone. The GRM helped me to see that forgiving my mom included grieving a loss of a mom, even though she is still alive. If it hadn’t been for the recommendation of my friends, I would have never been able to experience this turning point in my life with Cindy and the program. My work with Cindy was done virtually and her authenticity and ability to be present made it possible for me to feel as if we were in her space in Washington. I felt safe and with a professional. The virtual experience was never an issue. In the past, I have seen counselors and never really reached a “closing” point on my issues. The formula of the program specifically addressed my loss of a childhood/mother in 8 sessions. After reading reviews on the main GRM website, I was wondering if my loss was appropriate for this method. So many of the comments were centered around loss of a husband or marriage or specific person; things/people that were “over/done”. The GRM addressed my loss of a childhood with precision and authenticity. My mom is still alive. I am so grateful that I didn’t need to wait until she was gone to find peace and forgiveness. I don’t know what our relationship will look like in the future, but all that truly matters is that I have finally found the peace in my soul that I have longed for. There were specific structured program exercises every session and to be able to have Cindy as my guide was truly a magical experience. Cindy’s ability to be emotionally present and connected to heart and soul was incredible, inspiring and safe. She truly has a heart of gold and I felt as though I could trust her from the moment we met. I feel blessed to have found her and the program. The friends that recommended Cindy told me that the work they did with her and the GRM changed their lives as well. I have a history of 30 years in a recovery program and have done much work around self growth. This work has been with counselors and well as self help. The GRM addressed more layers of the onion than I was even aware of, and I was able to clear my soul and find more peace living my life than I ever imagined possible. Cindy was the conduit of finding my peace and freedom. I truly feel a sense of freedom from a season of my life. It is over and the time is now, I am free to choose and I had no idea that I had been confined to the prison of my past. I had no idea that I was confining myself as a result of events in my past. I had no idea that the work I did with Cindy would allow me to be forever changed. The GRM provided me tools to ensure that the future will not hinder my progess as well. While you can follow he program on your own, I cannot recommend choosing to follow the path of the program with a GRM practitioner enough. Cindy was the practitioner that truly made he difference. She was able to provide a perspective that would not have been possible on my own. Her presence as a guide and a witness was truly a blessing. I am forever grateful. I will be recommending her for the rest of my life. If you are willing to do the work that is asked of you and are ready to let go and truly move on, this is the program for you. I have changed the path of my life and I am forever grateful to Cindy for walking the path with me.
Support Groups07/20/2022
The program helped me truly understand the extent of how a specific loss can have such foundational and long-term effects on my quality of life. While I was convinced that other losses would be more important because they were more recent, it became obvious through the program that the relationship with my father, beginning at the very start of my life, laid the groundwork for negative behaviors and mindsets. It was deeply rooted in my identity and I never would have realized just how much cause and effect it had on other losses in my life if it were not for my program. The program gave me a safe, emotionally intelligent space to work in. The readings were relatable, informative, understandable and reassuring. Reading John and Russel's experiences was reassuring that things could be better for myself. The book really made me think and reconsider what I knew about loss and grief. It gave me activities to work on that felt applicable and affective. As a visual person, it was nice to work on some projects that I could see visually which benefitted me personally. When initially wanting to seek counseling, I was really wanting to find a program or person that would work with me through my problems and not just be a listener. Everything really helped me and I knew I needed to pursue the program when I was introduced to it.
One-on-One Support07/11/2022
One-on-One Support05/14/2022