Bereavement
The bereavement group is comprised of a small number of people grieving the death of a loved one. These individuals share experiences and the group is designed to manage the emotional and physiological stress associated with loss and bereavement. The ...
The bereavement group is comprised of a small number of people grieving the death of a loved one. These individuals share experiences and the group is designed to manage the emotional and physiological stress associated with loss and bereavement. The ...
The Art of Grief: A Guided Journey for Widows
This program is for you if your person died. We will use expressive arts (writing, drawing, soulcollage(R)) to travel more compassionately and creatively with grief. SoulCollage(R) is an expressive arts modality using collage to image the many parts of yourself. ...
Hosted by Linda Shanti McCabe
Psychologist, MA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14604
This program is for you if your person died. We will use expressive arts (writing, drawing, soulcollage(R)) to travel more compassionately and creatively with grief. SoulCollage(R) is an expressive arts modality using collage to image the many parts of yourself. ...
Cooking & Remembering
A group where individuals working through grief, come together and cook recipes and talk about food that reminds them of lost loved ones. Visit the url for more info at www.cookingandremembering .com
Hosted by Peter Gevisser
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Beacon, NY 12508
A group where individuals working through grief, come together and cook recipes and talk about food that reminds them of lost loved ones. Visit the url for more info at www.cookingandremembering .com
Ruptures in Intimate Partner Relationships
This group will seek to support female-identifying adults healing from relationship ruptures in romantic or intimate partner relationships. If you have experienced betrayal, infidelity, abandonment, or neglect from a partner in adulthood, this group may be for you. This group ...
Hosted by Anna Velychko
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT, SEP
Verified Verified
Group meets in New York, NY 10003
This group will seek to support female-identifying adults healing from relationship ruptures in romantic or intimate partner relationships. If you have experienced betrayal, infidelity, abandonment, or neglect from a partner in adulthood, this group may be for you. This group ...
Virtual Grief/bereavement Support Group
We are all touched by grief at some point in our lives. Learning how to cope with the death of a loved one doesn’t have to be something that you do alone. If you are suffering from the loss of ...
We are all touched by grief at some point in our lives. Learning how to cope with the death of a loved one doesn’t have to be something that you do alone. If you are suffering from the loss of ...
Teen Grief Support Group
Each teen grieves in a unique way. This group will support adolescents through the the difficulties of coping with the loss of a loved one. With the use of empathy combined with evidenced based and holistic healing strategies we can ...
Hosted by Sari L. Klar
Counselor, LMHC , CASAC-T
Verified Verified
Group meets in Long Beach, NY 11561
Each teen grieves in a unique way. This group will support adolescents through the the difficulties of coping with the loss of a loved one. With the use of empathy combined with evidenced based and holistic healing strategies we can ...
Christian Grief Group
Be added on waitlist for Online Christian Counseling Grief Group lead by a Psychotherapist. $40 per session.
Be added on waitlist for Online Christian Counseling Grief Group lead by a Psychotherapist. $40 per session.
Dr. Samoya Henry
I have a deep desire to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, particularly children facing socio-emotional and behavioral challenges. With a strong background in working with diverse populations, my experiences in both NY and developing countries have ...
Hosted by Serenity Emotional Health Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Wheatley Heights, NY 11798
I have a deep desire to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, particularly children facing socio-emotional and behavioral challenges. With a strong background in working with diverse populations, my experiences in both NY and developing countries have ...
VTOP Group for Women
This group is for women who are experiencing emotional difficulies after terminating a pregnancy. Issues of grief,loss, and PTSD symptoms are taught and discussed. Other topics of importance to group members are covered as well. Group is educational, therapeutic, and ...
This group is for women who are experiencing emotional difficulies after terminating a pregnancy. Issues of grief,loss, and PTSD symptoms are taught and discussed. Other topics of importance to group members are covered as well. Group is educational, therapeutic, and ...
Good Mourning -- Grief Support Group
Are you struggling to cope with the death of a loved one? Grief is a complex and often isolating experience, and it can be challenging to navigate the difficult feelings that may arise. This is an ongoing support group for ...
Are you struggling to cope with the death of a loved one? Grief is a complex and often isolating experience, and it can be challenging to navigate the difficult feelings that may arise. This is an ongoing support group for ...
Grief Processing Group
Grief seems to be a central focus these days with disease, addictions and major life challenges on the rise. Come meet with those who can relate to what you're going through. Grief is often so isolating and connection to others ...
Hosted by Sacred Space: An Integrative Wellness Community
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Babylon, NY 11702
Grief seems to be a central focus these days with disease, addictions and major life challenges on the rise. Come meet with those who can relate to what you're going through. Grief is often so isolating and connection to others ...
Experiential Group on Loss
Experiential Group for therapy-goers (over 26 y/o to 76 y/o) who want to deal with significant loss and transition in their lives. Many have lost a career/job; death of spouse or child; lost youth; retirement; some experienced illness in self, ...
Hosted by Lana M Ackaway
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, NCPsyA, CASAC
Verified Verified
Group meets in New York, NY 10016
Experiential Group for therapy-goers (over 26 y/o to 76 y/o) who want to deal with significant loss and transition in their lives. Many have lost a career/job; death of spouse or child; lost youth; retirement; some experienced illness in self, ...
Earth & Soul Group Experiences
Earth & Soul Guided Experiences combines naturalist knowledge, mindfulness, and outdoor experience with a focus on healing from the loss of a loved one. I am here to help you create an intentional connection with your inner and outer world. ...
Hosted by Rivka Cilley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Earth & Soul Guided Experiences combines naturalist knowledge, mindfulness, and outdoor experience with a focus on healing from the loss of a loved one. I am here to help you create an intentional connection with your inner and outer world. ...
Grief Counseling
This closed group will focus on the cycle of grief and how to manage emotions that accompany it. It is geared toward adolescents who struggle with these emotions and impacts their day to day lives. When a person is grieving, ...
Hosted by Lisa Marie McClary
Lisa, McClary, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14624
This closed group will focus on the cycle of grief and how to manage emotions that accompany it. It is geared toward adolescents who struggle with these emotions and impacts their day to day lives. When a person is grieving, ...
Scarzafava SOL Center
Bereavement support groups to offer a sacred supportive presence and space to honor your grief. Specially Trained & Experienced Clinician facilitates this group. A Safe and Supportive space to address your grieving process. Learn new coping mechanisms & grief education ...
Hosted by Bernadette Winters Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oneonta, NY 13820
Bereavement support groups to offer a sacred supportive presence and space to honor your grief. Specially Trained & Experienced Clinician facilitates this group. A Safe and Supportive space to address your grieving process. Learn new coping mechanisms & grief education ...
Grief Circle
Grief is the sacred work of moving through loss and painful change. When we gather together in our grief, we find freedom and build resiliency. This circle is for all kinds of grief - from the loss of a loved ...
Grief is the sacred work of moving through loss and painful change. When we gather together in our grief, we find freedom and build resiliency. This circle is for all kinds of grief - from the loss of a loved ...
Moving Out Of Anxiety
Moving out of Anxiety helps you heal grief and anxiety resulting from death of a loved one, miscarriage, divorce and issues related to the pandemic. Together we work on developing understanding how and why we hurt and how we heal. ...
Moving out of Anxiety helps you heal grief and anxiety resulting from death of a loved one, miscarriage, divorce and issues related to the pandemic. Together we work on developing understanding how and why we hurt and how we heal. ...
Caregiver Support Group
The prolonged grief that comes from watching a loved one battle chronic illness is a unique struggle and often exists without many spaces to talk about it. This group is meant to hold that space and provide a non-judgmental environment ...
The prolonged grief that comes from watching a loved one battle chronic illness is a unique struggle and often exists without many spaces to talk about it. This group is meant to hold that space and provide a non-judgmental environment ...
Coping with Pregnancy Loss
It is something no parent should ever have to experience and yet approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in a loss. This is a therapeutic process group that brings women together to support each other around devastating losses and challenges ...
Hosted by Laura Roemer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MFA
Verified Verified
Group meets in New York, NY 10003
It is something no parent should ever have to experience and yet approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in a loss. This is a therapeutic process group that brings women together to support each other around devastating losses and challenges ...
Surviving Infertility- mens group or womens group
This group offers a safe place for you to discuss and explore feelings generated by the experience of infertility. The group will help you to improve coping abilities, and work towards resolution of your infertility with others in the same ...
Hosted by Pauline Walfisch
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rockville Centre, NY 11570
This group offers a safe place for you to discuss and explore feelings generated by the experience of infertility. The group will help you to improve coping abilities, and work towards resolution of your infertility with others in the same ...
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Grief Support Groups
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.
When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.
Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.
What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.