Larry Barber knows grief all too well. In May 1993 his wife Cindy and his two year old daughter Katie died from injuries suffered in a traffic accident in Arlington, Texas. As a widowed single parent he raised his surviving children, 9 year old Sarah and 12 year old Christian. He is now the proud grandfather of two grandchildren Noah and Ember.
Barber is a minister, a licensed professional counselor and certified in Thanatology, the study of death, dying and bereavement through the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
He served as a hospice bereavement counselor for six years, the past director of GriefWorks and CounselingWorks at ChristianWorks of Dallas for twelve years and a grief therapist for 18 years.
Barber works currently with Taylor Counseling Group in Dallas. He conducts grief support groups, grief seminars and in-services.
He is the author of the grief survival book Love Never Dies: Embracing Grief With Hope and Promise which is available to purchase online at Love Never Dies.