An Hooghe, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Marital and Family Therapist in Belgium.  She combines clinical work with teaching in her private center, ‘Verbinding in Verlies’ (Connection in loss).  Today, more than 200 professionals are connected to this community, Connection in Loss.  Her main domain of expertise relates to parents who have lost a child and complicated grief processes in families.  She has published several articles on couple communication in national and international journals, and a book she wrote with bereaved parents, Anders Nabij (Being near in a different way).  She is a member of several organizations, including the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement (IWG).  More information: www.verbindinginverlies.be.