Our group comes together to honor your loss while creating a space to share, receive support and connect with others who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy. Losing a pregnancy is often a loss that is undervalued in our society. Our group creates an opportunity to open your heart, share your grief and find meaning and healing. Mothers and partners welcome.
Our group comes together to honor your loss while creating a space to share, receive support and connect with others who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy. Losing a pregnancy is often a loss that is undervalued in our society. Our group creates an opportunity to open your heart, share your grief and find meaning and healing. Mothers and partners welcome.
8-Week Grief Support Group in Ventura Hosted by Ceci Frost, AMFT You don't have to navigate grief alone. If you are in your first year of loss, this closed, in-person group offers a supportive space to process emotions, connect with others, and learn tools for healing. Starts: May 22, 2025 — Thursday evenings Location: Coastal Coworking, Ventura, CA Format: Closed group (4–8 participants, same members throughout) Cost: $50 per week, paid in 4-week installments Space is limited.
I work with clients dealing with grief from recent or unresolved losses, helping them navigate feelings of exhaustion, numbness, and confusion.
8-Week Grief Support Group in Ventura Hosted by Ceci Frost, AMFT You don't have to navigate grief alone. If you are in your first year of loss, this closed, in-person group offers a supportive space to process emotions, connect with others, and learn tools for healing. Starts: May 22, 2025 — Thursday evenings Location: Coastal Coworking, Ventura, CA Format: Closed group (4–8 participants, same members throughout) Cost: $50 per week, paid in 4-week installments Space is limited.
Are you someone who feels the weight of a loved one's addiction? Maybe you're feeling anxious, exhausted, or even helpless. This group is here for you. It's a space where people like you—who are open and desire to look inward—come together. We'll explore how to cope, set healthy boundaries, and find peace. This group is about finding support and understanding as you love someone who's struggling. Schedule a free 20 minute consultation today.
Are you someone who feels the weight of a loved one's addiction? Maybe you're feeling anxious, exhausted, or even helpless. This group is here for you. It's a space where people like you—who are open and desire to look inward—come together. We'll explore how to cope, set healthy boundaries, and find peace. This group is about finding support and understanding as you love someone who's struggling. Schedule a free 20 minute consultation today.
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In this group, we share our personal stories of loss, and discover that our story is not so different from others. You are not alone. You may even feel that others are telling your story for you. You deserve to have help in navigating the challenging, isolating feelings of grief.
Hosted by Rowan Octavia Lommel
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-IAYT
Group meets in Ojai, CA 93023
In this group, we share our personal stories of loss, and discover that our story is not so different from others. You are not alone. You may even feel that others are telling your story for you. You deserve to have help in navigating the challenging, isolating feelings of grief.
Support for women navigating complexities of mid-life, peri/menopause, caregiver stress, launching adult children, relationships
Support for women navigating complexities of mid-life, peri/menopause, caregiver stress, launching adult children, relationships
Support group for those navigating grief of losing a loved one, facing end of life challenges, enduring painful loss i.e death, divorce, career,health (Adults- all genders welcome)
Support group for those navigating grief of losing a loved one, facing end of life challenges, enduring painful loss i.e death, divorce, career,health (Adults- all genders welcome)
Free support group sponsored by Hospice of the Conejo to help support those suffering this difficult loss. Working through this grief with others who understand your emotions can serve as a beginning to healing. Couples and individuals welcomed. Frequent issues discussed are: *Profound sadness and grief *Guilt over imagined misdeeds *Anger and jealousy *Need to talk about the baby *Couple conflicts *Feelings lasting longer than outsiders expect.
Free support group sponsored by Hospice of the Conejo to help support those suffering this difficult loss. Working through this grief with others who understand your emotions can serve as a beginning to healing. Couples and individuals welcomed. Frequent issues discussed are: *Profound sadness and grief *Guilt over imagined misdeeds *Anger and jealousy *Need to talk about the baby *Couple conflicts *Feelings lasting longer than outsiders expect.
NEW SUPPORT GROUP BEGINNING OCTOBER, 2024: Focus on providing a safe, community for widowed people to share experiences, learn evidence based skills to help with coping; post-traumatic growth is one of the most effective and well respected therapy modalities for grief recovery; Ellen is an expert in teaching and supporting grieving individuals to put specific skills into action and experience relief and find hope.
Hosted by Ellen Zuravel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Simi Valley, CA 93065
Positive Psychology; Post Traumatic Growth is used in grief and loss therapy; I teach clients to use the most effective skills for themselves
NEW SUPPORT GROUP BEGINNING OCTOBER, 2024: Focus on providing a safe, community for widowed people to share experiences, learn evidence based skills to help with coping; post-traumatic growth is one of the most effective and well respected therapy modalities for grief recovery; Ellen is an expert in teaching and supporting grieving individuals to put specific skills into action and experience relief and find hope.
When a significant person in our life dies, our grief can feel as big as the ocean. Many of us feel lonely and isolated in our grief. Yet experts agree: We are not meant to grieve alone. A supportive group can be like a lifeboat as we swim through the choppy waves of grief and loss in the aftermath of the death of a loved one. This 8-week group series invites you to be seen, heard, and companioned in your loss and to learn about yourself as you journey through grief. (Dates: 2/15/2023 - 5/24/2023)
When a significant person in our life dies, our grief can feel as big as the ocean. Many of us feel lonely and isolated in our grief. Yet experts agree: We are not meant to grieve alone. A supportive group can be like a lifeboat as we swim through the choppy waves of grief and loss in the aftermath of the death of a loved one. This 8-week group series invites you to be seen, heard, and companioned in your loss and to learn about yourself as you journey through grief. (Dates: 2/15/2023 - 5/24/2023)
Do you crave a community where you can be understood and explore your unique perspectives on your life choices? Are you feeling insecure, anxious, or depressed and wish to reconnect to meaning and purpose in mid-life and beyond? Do you experience self-criticism to have it all by now? Do you feel curious about the legacy you wish to leave behind? This online process group offers a space to explore your story in a community of childfree/childless women, inviting you to deepen connections to yourself and others through enriching relationship skills and gaining more access to emotional experiences.
Do you crave a community where you can be understood and explore your unique perspectives on your life choices? Are you feeling insecure, anxious, or depressed and wish to reconnect to meaning and purpose in mid-life and beyond? Do you experience self-criticism to have it all by now? Do you feel curious about the legacy you wish to leave behind? This online process group offers a space to explore your story in a community of childfree/childless women, inviting you to deepen connections to yourself and others through enriching relationship skills and gaining more access to emotional experiences.
This is a 6 week group that focuses on sharing and connecting with others to help heal from the loss of our beloved companion animals.
I specialize in Bereavement and Anticipatory Grief and am licensed in both CA and AZ.
This is a 6 week group that focuses on sharing and connecting with others to help heal from the loss of our beloved companion animals.
Beginning Saturday October 8 running for 8 consecutive Saturday mornings from 10-11:45, Janus Counseling Center, led by Susan Hicks, MA, LMFT and Jennifer Vogel, MA, LMFT, is hosting an in-person processing group. When grief, loss, or loneliness strike, gathering together in the company of others going through similar feelings, brings about a healing that cannot happen in individual therapy. Please consider joining if you are experiencing complicated feelings of loneliness or loss. To reserve your spot, contact Jennifer at 805-617-3316. Group size is limited. $50 per session. If 4 or 8 weeks paid up front, a 10% discount applies.
Hosted by Jennifer Vogel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Beginning Saturday October 8 running for 8 consecutive Saturday mornings from 10-11:45, Janus Counseling Center, led by Susan Hicks, MA, LMFT and Jennifer Vogel, MA, LMFT, is hosting an in-person processing group. When grief, loss, or loneliness strike, gathering together in the company of others going through similar feelings, brings about a healing that cannot happen in individual therapy. Please consider joining if you are experiencing complicated feelings of loneliness or loss. To reserve your spot, contact Jennifer at 805-617-3316. Group size is limited. $50 per session. If 4 or 8 weeks paid up front, a 10% discount applies.
Grief is not linear. Whether you are processing a recent loss or still reeling in waves of losing a loved one years ago — this group could be of benefit for you. There are many stages to the grief process and often times our culture does not create ample space to mourn, honor and remember our loved ones. Find community in your grief process in this 12 week closed group. It’s intimate, it’s raw, it’s healing.
Hosted by Claire Blakey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, PMH-C
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
If you've lived through a traumatic birth, experienced postpartum mood and anxiety disorders or potentially have lingering trauma from your childhood or grief to process, this could be a wonderful option to pursue.
Grief is not linear. Whether you are processing a recent loss or still reeling in waves of losing a loved one years ago — this group could be of benefit for you. There are many stages to the grief process and often times our culture does not create ample space to mourn, honor and remember our loved ones. Find community in your grief process in this 12 week closed group. It’s intimate, it’s raw, it’s healing.
Beginning Saturday October 8 running for 8 consecutive Saturday mornings from 10-11:45, Janus Counseling Center, led by Susan Hicks, MA, LMFT and Jennifer Vogel, MA, LMFT, is hosting an in-person processing group. When grief, loss, or loneliness strike, gathering together in the company of others going through similar feelings, brings about a healing that cannot happen in individual therapy. Please consider joining if you are experiencing complicated feelings of loneliness or loss. To reserve your spot, contact Jennifer at 805-617-3316. Group size is limited. $50 per session. If 4 or 8 weeks paid up front, a 10% discount applies.
I've been in practice for over 30 years, facilitating groups around grief, loss, shame, divorce, pre/birth trauma, and couples work.
Beginning Saturday October 8 running for 8 consecutive Saturday mornings from 10-11:45, Janus Counseling Center, led by Susan Hicks, MA, LMFT and Jennifer Vogel, MA, LMFT, is hosting an in-person processing group. When grief, loss, or loneliness strike, gathering together in the company of others going through similar feelings, brings about a healing that cannot happen in individual therapy. Please consider joining if you are experiencing complicated feelings of loneliness or loss. To reserve your spot, contact Jennifer at 805-617-3316. Group size is limited. $50 per session. If 4 or 8 weeks paid up front, a 10% discount applies.
Women supporting Women in the complexities of age (50+)
Hosted by Paul-Bowie Hahn
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Group meets in Westlake Village, CA 91362
Women supporting Women in the complexities of age (50+)
For children ages 13-19. This 6 week group is focused on supporting Children of Divorce through connection, identifying feelings, emotional expression, and emotional regulation. This group will allow participants to connect with their peers in similar situations and allow them to process their experiences and feel less alone in their journey through navigating their parents separation. This group will incorporate art therapy, talk therapy, self-regulation skills, and social skills. Starting on Wednesdays in Fall 2025. In-person. Maximum 6 participants. Contact me today if you are interested.
For children ages 13-19. This 6 week group is focused on supporting Children of Divorce through connection, identifying feelings, emotional expression, and emotional regulation. This group will allow participants to connect with their peers in similar situations and allow them to process their experiences and feel less alone in their journey through navigating their parents separation. This group will incorporate art therapy, talk therapy, self-regulation skills, and social skills. Starting on Wednesdays in Fall 2025. In-person. Maximum 6 participants. Contact me today if you are interested.
This group focuses on betrayal trauma recovery. Whether you have experienced betrayal or heartbreak in your past and are looking for more support or recently had a disclosure or discovery, this group could be a great space for you. This ten-week recovery group is designed to give individuals a safe space to find clarity and feel connected to a community who can truly relate. You will be given practical therapeutic guidance and specific steps to walk you through the healing process of betrayal and possible reconciliation within your relationship.
Hosted by Eliza Nielsen Monteverdi
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CPTT
Group meets in Westlake Village, CA 91361
This group focuses on betrayal trauma recovery. Whether you have experienced betrayal or heartbreak in your past and are looking for more support or recently had a disclosure or discovery, this group could be a great space for you. This ten-week recovery group is designed to give individuals a safe space to find clarity and feel connected to a community who can truly relate. You will be given practical therapeutic guidance and specific steps to walk you through the healing process of betrayal and possible reconciliation within your relationship.
Partner betrayal is traumatizing. It creates a roller-coaster of emotions, affects you socially, physically and spiritually and can send you through periods of self-doubt, hopelessness and despair. This group will help you cope with emotions, grieve the losses, communicate your needs and reclaim your power. The group format will include education about betrayal trauma and time to process your thoughts and feelings with other betrayed partners.
Hosted by Annie Finch
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR, CSAT, CADC I
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Partner betrayal is traumatizing. It creates a roller-coaster of emotions, affects you socially, physically and spiritually and can send you through periods of self-doubt, hopelessness and despair. This group will help you cope with emotions, grieve the losses, communicate your needs and reclaim your power. The group format will include education about betrayal trauma and time to process your thoughts and feelings with other betrayed partners.
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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.