Jennifer is a kind and caring person who has natural leadership skills. As a support group facilitator she includes everyone, showing compassion and fairness. She sticks to norms and guidelines and is able to guide individuals thoughtfully. Participants feel safe in the group knowing that Jennifer is respectful and keeps the group on track. I highly recommend Jennifer as a coach and facilitator who has personal and professional experience with estrangement and other emotional issues. JW

led by Jennifer Hershon for 3+ years. The common thread of this group is the heartache associated with the estrangement from an adult child. Jennifer’s dependable bi-weekly presence is calming and encouraging. She is a wonderful leader who gently keeps us focused on our topic of discussion and graciously welcomes each of us to contribute. She is an empathetic listener who offers helpful advice and/or suggestions that can guide each of us to a place of more resilience. Since she’s a good listener, her interest and understanding of each of our situations makes her insights invaluable. She’s quick-witted, and gracious with her honest words. I admire that Jennifer has done all the work to obtain seven globally recognized credentials to help more people who are walking through this grief associated with ambiguous loss. She will be a blessing to many!

Go get ‘em Jennifer! 💕 TN

Jennifer is the moderator of our support group for parents of estranged adult children. She reliably guides our group every other week with compassion, wisdom and focus. Jennifer ensures that every group member has time to share and that follow up is constructive. Jennifer researches topics around estrangement and connects us with helpful podcasts, authors, webinars and articles.

Estrangement creates many negative feelings that are difficult to deal with such as failure, shame, embarrassment, and rejection. Prior to joining the support group I was struggling with estrangement and spent a lot of time ruminating and suffering. Through Jennifer's leadership and the atmosphere she developed and maintains in our group I have grown from a grieving person into a resilient and compassionate person overcoming ambiguous loss. I am so thankful for her help! MH

clear guidance. I know Jennifer through my involvement in an online Estranged Parents Support Group for which she was one of the meeting facilitators. In her role as facilitator, she conveyed empathy and effective listening skills. She facilitated a positive environment, so the members of the group felt safe to share openly. She demonstrated the ability to balance her involvement during the meeting, so the members were allowed to support one another and offered input when it was needed. She was skilled at providing clear guidance with deep insight for members seeking advice. Her experience of family estrangement and the work she has done to manage the pain around it is evident. Her personal background contributes, in a valuable way, to her ability to provide support for family members who are going through the nightmare of estrangement. KM

thoughtful and wise facilitator for our virtual support group. She is totally honest and has lived and continues to live through the pain and grief that we all share. With the tools and compassion to help each individual she understands our experiences are not all the same. Because of this I have been able to think differently helping to calm my grief and rumination.

I know Jennifer will always be there for us.

Thank you, Jennifer. We are so blessed to have you! AC

I spent several months in parental estrangement group led by Jennifer Hershon and found it very helpful.

She was well-organized, reliable and an excellent group leader I personally benefitted greatly from the group and now use what I’ve learned with clients who are dealing with parental estrangement in their lives. I’m so grateful to have found Jennifer and been able to participate in it when I really needed support

facilitator. She is sensitive to individual needs and finds a way to connect with everyone. She is open, honest and encourages resiliency in all of us.I will always be grateful for the support, care and wisdom of Jennifer. xx/oo PT