Resources for Professionals 

Grief  ~  Loss  ~  Trauma  ~  Compassion Fatigue 

About Us

Greenleaf Resources, LLC was established in 2004 for the purpose of providing educational materials, training, and support for professionals working in the areas of grief, loss, and trauma.

Professionals in mental health, healthcare, faith-based organizations, funeral homes, or the military are confronted on an on-going basis with individuals and groups coping with personal grief and loss. It's important to have resources available to assist people in their journey through grief. Because the work is difficult, it's equally important for professionals to utilize self-caring measures in order to continue to work effectively in their professional roles.

Since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the New York City World Trade Center attack in 2001, and the most recent natural disaster along the Gulf Coast, there is more need than ever for professionals to provide on-going support for survivors, not only as they cope with individual losses, but also with traumatic events of national and global enormity.  

Because of the nature of the work and the fact that professionals who are drawn to this arena are highly compassionate, the likelihood of secondary traumatization and compassion fatigue is very high. Our goal is to support you in your work by  providing educational seminars, individual consultation, and programs that have been developed over the years. Our hope is that by sharing our experiences and what we’ve learned in our work with grief, loss, and trauma, you will continue to do the valuable work that is needed throughout the country and the world.

Sherry Hendricks Martin, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., is a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work and Co-Founder and President of Greenleaf Resources, LLC. She has experience in both in-patient and out-patient medical settings, hospice, and behavioral health.

Ms. Martin is the author of the book, Beginning Again: Tools for the Journey through Grief, a step-by-step guide for facilitators of a grief support group. As an oncology social worker with over twenty years of experience in the area of grief and loss, she developed a grief support group model that has a proven track record as evidenced by low attrition and positive feedback from more than 500 participants who have benefited from the program. She has facilitated numerous support groups for cancer survivors and their caregivers and has presented workshops on grief and loss at national conferences as well as throughout the region.

James C. (Jay) Martin, D. Min., L.M.F.T., is Director of the Rocky Mountain Traumatology Institute and Director of the Center for Families in Transition in Colorado Springs. Dr. Martin is a Certified Traumatologist and Compassion Fatigue Specialist and Educator with the Academy of Traumatology, Clinical Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Dr. Martin has provided training for staff working with victims of the American Embassy bombing in Kenya in 1998, and provided training in Manhattan as a volunteer with the Green Cross Project in September of 2001. In addition to working with numerous individuals following the Oklahoma City bombing, Dr. Martin has led traumatology, compassion fatigue, and crisis intervention workshops in Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Nevada, Kansas, Michigan, Arizona, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Canada and Kenya.

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