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Steven Williams, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist whose professional training included helping individuals navigate trauma, grief, and emotional hardship. Dr. Williams spent his early career as a practicing clinician before transitioning to corporate settings, where he provided services to nonprofit and Fortune 500 executives, as well as members of the workforce. He has authored several publications and addressed audiences on topics related to mental health, resilience, talent, and leadership development. His most recent book, The Club No Parents Want to Join: Navigating the Loss of Your Child, is more than a reflection of his professional insight—it is also profoundly personal. He is a grieving father who lost his beloved 22-year-old son, Jared; that loss lives in every page of this work. With a voice shaped by both clinical wisdom and a broken heart, he offers this book as a tribute to love, a witness to sorrow, and a lifeline to fellow parents walking the most difficult path of all. Through countless hours of research and conversations with bereaved parents, he learned that many shared the same need for deeper grief support during their healing journey. Yet he also discovered that while many grief resources focus on the death of a loved one, other profound losses—such as divorce, family estrangement, health challenges, pregnancy loss, and career transitions—are often overlooked in grief care. As a result, Dr. Williams established the Grief Support Center. He envisioned a Center that offers grief counseling, online grief support, and compassionate resources to individuals facing all forms of loss. By keeping the Center virtual, he hopes to reach individuals across geographic boundaries, ensuring that healing support is accessible to all who need it, regardless of their location.

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Ten Ways to Support Grieving Parents Who Are Experiencing the Loss of a Child

Why This Topic Matters The death of a child is one of the most devastating and life-altering losses anyone can experience. For parents, it is not only the loss of a beloved son or daughter—it is the loss of future dreams, milestones, and a sense of identity that is often intertwined with being a parent. Friends and family often want to help but struggle to find the right words or actions. Missteps are common—not out of malice, but out of fear or lack of understanding. By identifying what parents who are grieving the loss of a child need most, we […]

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