​ARROW Integrative Coaching LLC
About Andrea
My name is Andrea Row, owner of ARROW Integrative Coaching. As a grief expert with over a decade of peer support for the widowed community, I specialize in spouse/partner loss and widowed parenting, while welcoming all forms of grief- whether from death, life transitions, or existential challenges. Trauma-informed, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent-affirming, I am dedicated to helping my clients move from survival mode to a path of healing and growth.
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From 2009 to 2021, I volunteered in several different capacities with Soaring Spirits International and Camp Widow®, and established their first regional group in Western New York in 2018. As co-founder of The Matthew Row Scholarship Foundation, I also served as president from 2014 to 2019. During our time in operation, the annual Run For Row 5K raised a total of $32,500 in educational scholarships for high school seniors in WNY who, like my children, lost a parent or guardian. We were also able to donate $4,000 in Camp Widow® registrations.​
Recognizing the growing need for secular, therapeutic grief support specific to spouse and partner loss, I developed the Widowed Support Program- an innovative ten-week curriculum tailored to meet the unique needs of this underserved population. First launched in 2022, this program now operates under ARROW Integrative Coaching and offers a comprehensive approach to grief and uses the journal I published as a guide. This program garners remarkably positive feedback from its participants and is endorsed by local school districts and mental health professionals.
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Humans are wired for survival, and problems arise when we get stuck in survival mode. Grief and trauma have a lot in common, and a hard truth is that trauma has a cumulative effect that leads to further trauma, building layer upon layer. Healing begins with safety and connection, and requires attention to all aspects of our being- physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. I discovered this firsthand when I took myself through a desperately needed transformative process that finally pulled me out of survival mode. Through trial and error, I eventually found what works (and what doesn't), and learned that we are always a work in progress. Now, I can't think of anything more fulfilling than helping others through this transformative process, too. ​
CREDENTIALS:
Mental Health Counselor- LP
Certified Grief Counselor
Certified Usui Reiki Ryoho Master
Certified in Grief Reiki®
Ordained Minister