Speaking & Workshops

Speaking & Workshops

Dr. Dillon is available to speak at your engagements or for educational programming. Dr. Dillon draws on the personal loss of her daughter and her 11 years of professional practice in grief to speak with understanding, candor, and humor on the experience of loss. Her educational offerings aim to help all in the community of grief, from those grieving to those who support and work with them. Topics include:

  • Grief 101

  • Navigating the path of grief

  • How society mishandles grief

  • Supporting others who are grieving

  • Anticipatory grief & ambiguous loss

  • Working with bereaved clients

  • How to create a legacy

  • Processing grief through art and writing

Public Speaking Events

Dillon, K. (December 17, 2024). Grief Neighborhood Talk, Junie’s Place Inc, Dracut Arts, Dracut, MA.

Dillon, K. (December 10, 2024). When Joy Feels Distant: Managing Grief Through the Holidays, Junie’s Place Inc, Chelmsford Public Library, Chelmsford, MA.

Dillon, K. (Recorded October 31, 2024). When Grief Shifts, So Can We, C20 with Dr. Chad Kessler, Episode 380, Veterans Affairs.

Dillon, K. (October 2024). Why We Cancelled the Five Stages of Grief and Other Ways We Get Grief Wrong, Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care Webinar Series, Geriatrics and Extended Care, Veterans Affairs, Virtual Lecture Series.

Dillon, K. (April 2024). Navigating the Path of Grief. Deer Oaks Seminar Series, Psychologists in Long Term Care, Virtual Lecture Series.

Dillon, K. (August 2022). Navigating the Path of Grief. Deer Oaks Seminar Series, Psychologists in Long Term Care, Virtual Lecture Series.

Dillon, K. (March 3 , 2022). Untangling the Web of Grief and Loss: A Personal Story, C20 with Dr. Chad Kessler, Episode, 188. Veterans Affairs.

Dillon, K. (January 27, 2022). Grief & Grieving: How our loss from the past becomes our gain in the future, C20 with Dr. Chad Kessler, Episode 178, Veterans Affairs.

Dillon, K. (December 2021). Navigating the Path of Grief, VA Boston Social Work Seminar Series, VA Boston, Virtual Conference.

Dillon, K. (November 2021). One Year Later: The Continued Impact of COVID-19 on Grief, The Massachusetts Psychological Association’s 2021 Annual Conference, Massachusetts Psychological Association, Virtual Conference.