Ryan Loiselle, MSW, LICSW has been working with grieving children, teens and families for over 20 years.
He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Rhode Island, with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. He also received a minor in Psychology and Thanatology, study of death, dying and bereavement. He went on to Simmons College in Boston, MA and received his master in social work.
Ryan was a volunteer facilitator at FRIENDS WAY for ten years and has been the program director at FRIENDS WAY since 2011. Prior to joining FRIENDS WAY, he worked at Merrimack Valley Hospice with a concentration in pediatric palliative care and children’s bereavement. He also served as the program director of “Jeff’s Place”, a bereavement center in Framingham, MA created by FRIENDS WAY founder, Jennifer Kaplan. Ryan has volunteered as a clinician at Experience Camps since 2009, a free, one-week boys’ bereavement camp in Maine.
Additionally, he has presented at several conferences for NASW (National Association of Social Workers) and for NAGC (National Alliance for Grieving Children) on children's bereavement.
Ryan was appointed to the National Alliance for Children's Grief Board of Directors in January 2022.