Carolyn Gartner, LCSW, FT is the founder and director of The Center For Integrated Grief. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a Fellow in Thanatology (the study of dying, death, and bereavement) through the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Carolyn has advanced certifications in Grief Counseling and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. She utilizes Internal Family Systems and Jungian Shadow Work. Before becoming a therapist, Carolyn was a hospice social worker for nine years. She wrote a book about her experience: Death, Brooklyn, and the Gritty Side of Grace. Carolyn has been interviewed by Huffpost, Parade Magazine, American Tributaries Podcast, and the documentary Paw Prints. She earned a BFA from NYU Film School and utilizes narrative storytelling in her practice. In 2011, Carolyn took the Buddhist Refuge Vow. Singing is her happy place.

Carolyn Gartner, LCSW, FT is the founder and director of The Center For Integrated Grief. She is... Read More

Leslie Marseglia, LMSW, is a clinical social worker in Brooklyn. She is currently enrolled in a two-year psychodynamic training program offered through the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York City. Adding to her experience in grief counseling, Leslie has worked in home hospice for several years. Leslie earned an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She credits her Meisner training to contributing to her active listening and sitting with emotions. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she approaches her practice from a place of compassion. She loves to bake if someone else takes part in the eating.

Leslie Marseglia, LMSW, is a clinical social worker in Brooklyn. She is currently enrolled in a t... Read More