Taran Lancaster, MS, CCLS


‪(608) 284-8733

Taran@HopeInspiredWi.com


Taran Lancaster (she/her), MS, CCLS, has been providing individual and group grief support to children, adults, and families for the past five years. Taran is well experienced in providing grief support in a variety of settings, such as elementary schools, high schools, community centers, homes, long term care facilities, a grief support center, and virtual platforms. Additionally, Taran has worked closely with hospice patients and individuals living with chronic illness. 

As a Certified Child Life Specialist, Taran has experience utilizing therapeutic play, explaining medical terminology in developmentally appropriate ways, and engaging in memory making with families at the end of an individual’s life. Having earned her Master’s of Thanatology in 2021, Taran gained graduate course level knowledge in traumatology, suicidology, hospice and palliative care, cultural perspectives and thanatology, and death in the lives of children and teens. 

Taran values trauma informed care that is person-centered. She has experience engaging in therapeutic dialogue, identifying coping skills, expressing grief through movement, using expressive art activities, and active listening. 

Taran’s goal is not to “fix” your grief, but to walk alongside you as a supportive presence. In the words of Megan Devine, “Grief is not a problem to be solved; it’s an experience to be carried.”


CCS Services Offered


Individual Skill Development and Enhancement

Individual Skill Development and Enhancement (ISDE) with Hope Inspired, for up to 12 hours per month, could include teaching, modeling, training and practice in communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, decision-making, self-regulation, conflict resolution, and other specific needs identified in your service plan. Services may also include training in daily living skills related to personal care, household tasks, financial management, transportation, shopping, parenting, accessing and connecting to community resources and services (including health care services), and other specific daily living needs identified in your service plan.


Services provided to minors also focus on improving integration into and interaction with the minor’s family, school, community, and other social networks. Services include assisting the minor’s family in gaining skills to assist the minor with individual skill development and enhancement.


Individual Family and Psychoeducation - Managing Mental Health/Substance Use Concerns

Individual and Family Psychoeducation services with Hope Inspired, for up to 12 hours per month,

Services may also include training in daily living skills related to personal care, household tasks, financial management, parenting, accessing and connecting to community resources and services (including health care services), and other specific daily living needs identified in your service plan. 


Employment Related Skill Development


Phone:

(844) 467-3467

Address:

P.O Box 4. Hollandale, WI 53544

Email:

Info@hopeinspiredwi.com