While there is a great deal of information about child development, there is much less about the developmental tasks of midlife, aging and preparing for death. With extensive experience as a psychotherapist, Reva created Advance Health Care Directives Guidance to assist in planning for our own aging and death and as a resource for those who are caring for loved ones who are dying. AHCD Guidance offers groups, classes, individual sessions and couple’s planning on midlife, aging and dying. Not only does Reva support you in working with the anxiety often triggered around death she supports you in completing the documentation that expresses your end of life wishes.
Reva Tift, MA has worked with mid-life and aging issues for more than thirty-five years in a variety of settings. In 1979 she received her Master’s degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy and has worked with at-risk adolescents, adults, couples, groups, psychiatric clients, vulnerable elders, and the dying. Reva began AHCD Guidance in order to provide a comprehensive process for identifying and documenting wishes in the case of medical emergencies and for end of life care. Drawing on her extensive experience, Reva is committed to providing personal and skillful attention to everyone with whom she works.
Over three sessions complete and notarize your end of life paperwork
Decide who has the power to carry out your decisions and choices
Write your unique wishes in a personal addendum
Have the personal attention and depth of private sessions
Put your own group together or join a group
Over three sessions complete the paperwork
and decision making around death and dying
Enjoy honest and lively conversations on aging and death
Reva Tift’s work as a therapist is based on her intention to reduce suffering and to increase a sense of confidence, open-heartedness and well being. She provides an environment which is both safe and empathetic as well as direct and honest. At the heart of Reva’s work is support for taking the risk of sharing one’s vulnerability with another. As fear and contraction lessen we experience a more intimate engagement with ourselves, with other and with life. Reva works with individuals and couples and has been in private practice since 1979.
As seniors, we know that the time remaining to us is precious. In the company of our peers, we will investigate and question how to make the most of every day. In this group, we will explore how to continue on our path of self-discovery and engagement with our lives.
What does it mean to wakefully evolve into our senior selves?
Our group will meet Wednesdays from 9:30 -11:00 for eight sessions on
May 29th, June 3rd, 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, July 1st. 10th, 17th, 24th, Aug 5th.
The cost is $200.00 with ½ payment to reserve your space and the balance
paid at the first group.
Please or call to register for further information.
At some time or other many of us wish or need to talk about death. A Death Cafe is a place to do this in a relaxed and agenda-free setting. It’s a place for respectful, serious, meaningful, tender, and funny conversations.
This FREE inclusive event invites the community to gather and discuss death.
Every First Monday of the Month from 10:30am-12:00 pm
Monday April 1st and Monday May 6th
West Senior Center 909 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
Check the AHCD Guidance Facebook page too for updates.
Reva Tift, MA, AHCD Guidance | tel. 303-444-0152 | Boulder, CO. | Skype id: RevaTift | Reva can support you with your Advance Directives. While forms vary from state to state, the decisions are common to us all. | Offering appointments in person, by phone, or by Skype.