About the Speaker
Kailey Bradley, Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC, ACS, FT, LPCC-S
PhD
Dr. Kailey Bradley, Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC, ACS, FT is a licensed counselor and obtained a doctorate in counselor education and supervision in 2024 from Ohio University. Dr. Kailey holds certifications in thanatology (Certification in Thanatology and Fellow in Thanatology) through the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Dr. Kailey has a background working in a Hospice setting and loves working with children and families, navigating grief and illness. Dr. Kailey is also an adjunct professor at Marian University in their thanatology program where she teaches courses on childhood bereavement, pediatric hospice care, and expressive arts in counseling. In fall 2026, she will be joining Marshall University as a tenure-track professor of counseling. In 2025, Dr. Kailey began the Ohio Bereavement Collaborative, a grief non-profit that focuses on providing free grief resources and support to underserved communities.
Speaker Sessions
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Companioning Children Through Traumatic Loss
Traumatic loss (i.e., suicide loss, overdose loss, homicide loss) impact children at increasing rates. Children need compassionate support that is developmentally attuned and mindful of the unique nature of childhood bereavement and how traumatic losses create additional challenges that necessitate supportive and innovative interventions.
At the end of the session, participants will:
1. Participants will be able to define traumatic loss and how traumatic loss necessitates unique interventions.
2. Participants will be able to apply 3 interventions applicable to traumatic loss situations amongst children.
3. Participants will identify the unique intersections of grief and trauma informed care.
