06/28/2025
We are pleased to announce our executive director, Rhonda Miller, has earned the “Death and Grief Studies” certification!
Rhonda recently completed 150 hours of training from the internationally recognized Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado. Course study included five separate training seminars titled,
* Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training
* Understanding and Responding to Complicated Mourning Training
* Companioning the Mourner in Early Grief Training
* Support Group Facilitator Training
* Grief Companioning Skills Training
The courses were taught by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., a noted author, educator, and grief counselor. Founded in 1983 by Dr. Wolfelt, the Center For Loss and Life Transition is a private organization dedicated to furthering our understanding of grief.
Rhonda Miller is the founder and director of the OASIS Community Center in Bethlehem, PA, a family recovery support center dedicated to nurturing families impacted by a loved one’s substance use . Oasis is funded, in part, by a contract with Northampton County.
Beginning in 2019, Rhonda has provided compassionate grief support to hundreds of community members who have experienced a loved one’s substance related death. At no-cost, Rhonda offers confidential personal consultations and grief companionship, grief support groups, and remembrance programs for those who have lost a loved one to a substance related death.
“This has been a tremendous learning opportunity and an honor to be trained by noted author, educator and counselor Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt! Building upon my body of knowledge about grief- both from lived experience as well as education - I feel I possess an even greater capacity and grace to companion and help carry hurting family’s grief. 2 Corinthians 1:4 🙏”