Khris Ford

Khris Ford has dedicated the last 30 years of her life to the work of supporting those who are experiencing grief and/or trauma. Khris believes passionately in the transformative potential of grief. Fueled by her own experiences of the death of her teenage son, Stephen, and more recently, her husband, John, Khris founded the Austin Center for Grief and Loss in Austin, Texas. Khris is also a trained Spiritual Director with more than 30 years serving in this ministry. She has created and given many grief retreats for bereaved parents, as well as other losses, and trained hundreds of counselors, Spiritual Directors, and social workers in how to guide grieving adults through a transforming grief process. Today Khris lives in North Carolina where she serves as a Spiritual Director and supervisor for Spiritual Directors.