Denise Lachance

Background

About Denise Lachance

Skilled in companioning spiritual direction, leading spiritual reflection and grief support groups, crisis debriefing for healthcare professionals, and interactive teaching. More than twenty years of experience offering respectful spiritual care to persons of all ages facing challenges with physical and mental illness, injury, disability, bereavement, and those approaching the end of life; offering spiritual care to their loved ones and families. Have developed spiritual care programs at teaching hospitals, strengthening staff resilience, educating others to understand spirituality, spiritual care, and mission; advocating for and providing patient-centered care; facilitating ethical care and decision-making, and leading spiritual care teams that include professionals and lay volunteers. Sensitive to and experienced in caring for persons of varied belief systems, ages, cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, genders and gender identities, and sexual orientation.