This group is a healing space for all types of loss to share and process your grief. Facilitated by Virg Augoustatos, MA, LMHCA, the group will co-create communal and personal strategies for being with your grief. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression. The group is held on Tuesdays from 7-9pm in Seattle. Joining this group is a 6-week commitment. The next group will begin in September.
Hosted by Grief Anxiety And Childhood Trauma Therapist Virg Augoustatos
Counselor, MA, LMHCA, P-RDT, RYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98104
If you are feeling lost, lonely, or disconnected from the world around you and are having difficultly finding the way forward, I am here to help. You may be desiring more confidence, ease, and connection in yourself and with others. Perhaps you seek more awareness of your patterns, needs, and desires in order to feel empowered to take action toward a life filled with purpose and meaning. I aim to help you develop harmony with your emotional self, build meaningful relationships, and find more freedom and fullness in life. I specialize in issues related to grief and loss, life transitions, gender, anxiety, and trauma.
This is a Conscious Grieving Group for Father Loss. We will meet weekly for six weeks and discuss how to Consciously Grieve the loss of our fathers. I am running this as a virtul group. It will be starting Sept 2nd, 2024. From 11:00am to 12:00pm PT.
Hosted by Angela R. Schellenberg
Counselor, LMHC, EMDR, K-8 cer
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bellevue, WA 98004
I work with people who have suffered a traumatic loss, grief, PTSD, early childhood trauma, complex trauma, grief, and loss, Anxiety, Depression.
My approach to counseling is holistic, humanistic and client-centered. I am trained in EMDR and trauma. I work with you and together we create an individualized approach to counseling that supports your goals. My professional background is in Trauma, PTSD, Grief, Loss, Early Parent loss. Anxiety, Depression. CBT, Family Systems Counseling, Narrative Therapy, Restorative Retelling, EFT, Matrix Reprinting, Multicultural Cultural Counseling, Feminist, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Since 2000, I have had the experience of living abroad as an elementary K-8 Certified teacher in Shanghai, China, Chiangmai, and Saudi Arabia.
Young widowhood can be lonely and isolating. Once-close relationships don't seem to 'fit' anymore and no one seems to really understand what you are going through. If you are 55 and under, you've lost your partner within the last 18 months, and you would like to connect--in person--with others who 'get it,' I hope you'll consider joining The Young Widows Grief Support Group. Up-to-date group details can be found on my website: www.drjillgross.com.
When we tend lovingly to our grief, transitions like death, separation, divorce, and mid-life challenges can actually be invitations to live more fully.
When the unwanted or unexpected happens, it is as if the whole world has imploded. If left untended, grief can show up in ways that don't serve us. We can lose ourselves in alcohol, sleep, work--anything to numb the pain. Some of us lash out or withdraw from the people and things that give our lives meaning (e.g., family, friends, community). It doesn't have to be this way! I specialize in helping people whose lives have been affected by illness or death, separation or divorce, and mid-life issues (parenting struggles, caring for aging parents, etc.).
This will be an open group, meaning that there will be space for men to join as we go. Application and interview are required prior to joining. We will begin with grounding, a short teaching and spend the vast majority of the time in process group therapy. This is dynamic, changing and powerful. Those that commit to the work will get the most out of the work.
You are likely seeking relief and clarity to thoughts, behaviors, and feelings that are not working for you. Simply put, something is stuck. I work with people to transform painful and frustrating experiences. For some, this looks like grief work. Others explore relationship struggles. I work with clients to bring awareness to their body, mind, and spirit to assist them in growing a deeper sense of their stories and desires. My ultimate goal is that you will have a growing sense of what it means for you to engage your world with a deepening sense of aliveness.
New group beginning Jan. 2022 This grief group will meet online on Monday evening for an hour of writing, sharing, and learning about the grief journey.
Hosted by Charlene Ray
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Langley, WA 98260
I help companion individuals through the grief process, end of life transition, and other life transitions.
I provide a unique combination of cognitive behavioral, soul centered, poetry and nature based therapies that guide you to discovering the strengths and gifts within yourself. My work is to empower and inspire you to take control of your life, and create a more positive and satisfying life that enables you to achieve your dreams.
Are you a Motherless Daughterangelasupportcommunity.mn.co? If you have lost your mom, you know first hand how difficult this loss can be. This group will be meeting on the first Thursday of every month from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm online via zoom. Would love to have you join us. Grieving with others who understand your loss is a powerful way to grieve. Join us, we would love to have you.
Hosted by Dragonfly Counseling Center
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Redmond, WA 98052
We help you unpack your story and process the emotions, trauma, grief, and loss that often come along with our stories.
Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Counseling Center. If you are looking for trauma-informed counselors to work through some things you are dealing with in your life, you have come to the right place. We are a group of humanistic counselors who specialize in trauma, childhood trauma, grief, loss, and attachment, We listen to what our client's specific needs are and build a treatment plan using the modality that best fits you. Building a supportive relationship with your therapist is key. Research shows that building a relationship with unconditional positive regard helps aid in the healing process as well as attachment.
A place to find community and therapeutic support after loss. A closed 8 week group with weekly lessons for those who have lost a spouse/partner. July, September, November start dates for 2024
Hosted by Grief Therapy Kelley Molinari
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Renton, WA 98058
Having personal experience with multiple losses has created a passion to help others process their own losses.
Have you experienced the death of a loved one? Or has life thrown you a curve you weren't expecting (divorce, health issues, struggling relationships)? These are Life Stressors! It may feel hard to go on with hope and purpose let alone process or cope. However you navigate these life transitions, even if you feel numb right now, please reach out to Molinari Family Therapy for help to work through the hurt, deepen your love and feel peace. I am a Certified Grief Therapist & Educator, a trauma-trained therapist, a seasoned parenting & couple's coach.
The Grief Recovery Method (GRM) is an evidence-based, action orientated program designed to help an individual complete the relationship to pain, isolation, and loneliness caused by a significant emotional loss. It provides a method of releasing unfinished business which then allows you, the griever, to ore forward towards a more healthy, joyful, and productive life. Join us for an 8-week, 16-hour program grief group and learn new tools to help you navigate the journey of your own personal loss! Group starts on Wednesday, May 31 and runs for 8 consecutive Wednesdays. Cost is $720.
Hosted by Colleen Storey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSWA, GRMS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Vancouver, WA 98684
I have 8 years experience as a bereavement counselor for hospice.
Have you experienced a loss? Are you grieving and haven't seemed to be able to move forward in your life? Perhaps you have just gone through a divorce, a bad break-up, or have begun the difficult journey of walking beside a loved one on their journey through Dementia/Alzheimer's. The Grief Recovery Method (GRM) is an action orientated program designed to help an individual like you complete the relationship to pain, isolation, and loneliness caused by a significant loss. It provides a method of releasing unfinished business which then allows you, the griever, to more forward towards a more healthy, joyful, and productive life.
Are you struggling to cope with the death of a loved one? Maybe you’re in survival mode: fighting just to stay above water, or perhaps you feel like you don’t recognize yourself: more angry, less motivated, or experiencing emotions that feel completely foreign. Your grief may be so overwhelming that you don’t even know what you feel. You may be wondering how life will ever feel normal again. This grief and loss support group is a safe space to learn more about grief, talk about your experience, and connect with other women who get it. Schedule a consultation at OjalaAlliance.com.
Hosted by Angel Thomson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98104
As an experienced anxiety, grief, & relationship therapist, I’m here to guide you and help you get curious about yourself to create change, growth, and a more fulfilling life.
Do you find yourself gripped by anxiety and worry, no matter what you do? From relationship to relationship, you keep finding yourself in the same negative cycle. You might be asking yourself: Why do I keep ending up in relationships with partners who treat me horribly? Why do I always feel like I have to be there for everyone else, but no one is there for me? You know you need to make a shift, you're just not sure how. You want to gain deeper insight into yourself and your past experiences, and you’re ready to change your “default setting” and start creating new patterns in your life.
Hosted by Kathleen Elias, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Ongoing group for moms who have lost a child (of any age) to suicide. Sharing. Support for this specific sort of traumatic loss.
My education and my child loss qualify me to companion bereaved parents.
I offer individual and group grief counseling to grievers. As a suicide-bereaved mother myself, I offer traumatic grief counseling to parents and other grievers. Because child loss can be so isolating, bereaved parents often find companionship in a group to be a comfort on this difficult lifelong path. While religious/spiritual notions can be a support, often they are not. As people of conscience, we can lean into what comforts and release what is no longer helpful; sometimes clients grapple with their changing beliefs in sessions. Traumatic grief often leads to changes in beliefs and I companion that exploration. I am a humanist.
This is a 4 week guided bereavement group. Support groups bring together people facing similar issues. It can be helpful just getting to talk with other people who are in the same situation. A group can help you cope better and feel less isolated and a valuable resource to help you cope. Going through grief with others to lean on often reduces the burden and isolation that comes with experiencing loss. These are travelers on the same road. Consider joining a support group for adult loss. Cost for 4 week group is 400$. Please inquire within regarding flexible payment plans.
Hosted by Seattle Grief Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98109
Going through grief with others to lean on often reduces the burden and isolation that comes with experiencing loss.
Compassion and integrity are at the core of my practice. I honor the unique path of everyone I work with. My focus is to create a comfortable and safe space. I am a therapist specializing in grief and bereavement. I have 18 years' experience working with individuals and their caregivers living with serious illness. . A recognized leader for more than 17 years in the field of oncology. I provide- grief therapy and facilitate grief support groups . Working with the bereaved and companioning them through their journey has been a long-time passion for many years
Life is truly an unpredictable journey full of ups and downs. We make new friends, lose others, fall in love, and break up. We change schools, move to new places, change careers, get married, become parents, lose pets and people we love, and numerous other events. Waiting for time to heal the losses is like expecting a flat tire to inflate itself if you wait long enough. The Grief Recovery Method equips us with the tools to let go of pain and move forward with our lives, no longer hindered by our past.
Hosted by Peace After Loss (Dr. Mary M. Butler)
MD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ellensburg, WA 98926
I experienced it firsthand as a client before becoming a certified grief specialist in the Grief Recovery Method.
Are you tired of feeling alone, like no one understands the pain you carry around? Do you wish you could feel joy again? Do painful memories make it hard to enjoy the happy memories you had of loved ones? Do you find yourself feeling exhausted? Grief accumulates and weighs us down the more losses we experience unless we process them in a healthy way, which few of us learn in life. I established Peace After Loss to assist individuals grappling with shattered hopes, dreams, and expectations in their relationships.
This hybrid group for women will offer on-line and in-person participants an opportunity to practice mindfulness meditation and create writing to enhance the personal growth and self-care, by focussing on well-being and self-esteem. An evidence-based approach, this workshop has helped bereavement groups and people in recovery from substance abuse, as well as caregivers, educators and clinicians. Meeting weekly, each session will combine mindfulness meditation, a creative writing prompt for in-session free-writing, and a discussion of how these practices can be used to support personal growth and development
Hosted by Susan G. Dingle
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Washougal, WA 98671
When one door closes but another door isn't yet open, it can get lonely out in that hallway. Maybe a loved one has died, or you've received a diagnosis or you just moved to a new area...Is what you're feeling grief, trauma or culture shock? Or all of the above? How do you find courage, support and strength when you're in this in-between territory? It helps to have someone who's been there listen as you sort it out. Someone who gives you space to discern what you need. Someone who understands your language and can help you recognize and explore new possibilities. Someone who helps you discover who you are now, and who you can become
I offer a closed group for women who have experienced pregnancy loss. Join us for a time of sharing your story, remembering your baby, processing your grief, and finding the courage to hope again. Please contact me for more information. Pre-registration is required.
Hosted by Jamie I Fenimore
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Federal Way, WA 98023
I work with adults and couples suffering from anxiety, depression, and grief and loss. My counseling approach is based on mutual trust facilitating an exploration of both past and present relationships and experiences. My desire is for each client to discover a truer and more fully integrated sense of self, freedom in relationships, a richer life experience, and hope for the future.
Hosted by Colleen Lee
Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lynden, WA 98264
Welcome to our Motherless Daughters Community Calls for Recent Loss, a nurturing and understanding space for women and non-binary individuals navigating the tender and complex journey of the first two years after losing their mothers. In the early phase of grief, the world can feel overwhelmingly different and challenging. You may find yourself grappling with intense emotions, needing to adjust to unexpected changes, and feeling a profound sense of longing for the advice, comfort, and presence of your mother. We bring women together weekly to share their stories and find validation, support.
Hosted by Angela R. Schellenberg
Counselor, LMHC, EMDR, K-8 cer
Verified Verified
Group meets in Redmond, WA 98052
I work with people who have suffered a traumatic loss, grief, PTSD, early childhood trauma, complex trauma, grief, and loss, Anxiety, Depression.
My approach to counseling is holistic, humanistic and client-centered. I am trained in EMDR and trauma. I work with you and together we create an individualized approach to counseling that supports your goals. My professional background is in Trauma, PTSD, Grief, Loss, Early Parent loss. Anxiety, Depression. CBT, Family Systems Counseling, Narrative Therapy, Restorative Retelling, EFT, Matrix Reprinting, Multicultural Cultural Counseling, Feminist, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Since 2000, I have had the experience of living abroad as an elementary K-8 Certified teacher in Shanghai, China, Chiangmai, and Saudi Arabia.
If you are 55+, have lost your partner within the last 18 months, and you would like to connect--in person--with others who 'get it,' I hope you'll consider joining The Seattle Widows Grief Support Group. Up-to-date group details can be found on my website: www.drjillgross.com.
When we tend lovingly to our grief, transitions like death, separation, divorce, and mid-life challenges can actually be invitations to live more fully.
When the unwanted or unexpected happens, it is as if the whole world has imploded. If left untended, grief can show up in ways that don't serve us. We can lose ourselves in alcohol, sleep, work--anything to numb the pain. Some of us lash out or withdraw from the people and things that give our lives meaning (e.g., family, friends, community). It doesn't have to be this way! I specialize in helping people whose lives have been affected by illness or death, separation or divorce, and mid-life issues (parenting struggles, caring for aging parents, etc.).
Each day, the group will receive a writing prompt about the grief journey. The prompts are not intended to be a replacement for therapy, but instead, they are designed to invite group sharing about the experience of grief. Each group member can post their response in the group chat. If the prompt feels too overwhelming, and you need to pass, you are free to do so....no questions asked. Fellow group members are free to respond to an individual post of members. www.grievingwithwords.com
Hosted by Greg Malone Trained Lifespan Integration Therapist
Counselor, LMHC, MDiv, BCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98107
Experience tells me that grief and loss can feel like we are dropped into an unknown land.
I specialize in grief and loss, medical trauma, PTSD, anxiety and shame issues. I have over 22 years experience working in both the mental health field as well as hospice and palliative medicine. My work with clients is marked by curiosity and compassion. I believe that grief is something that cannot be fixed, but it can be navigated and supported. I serve my clients by providing education, empathetic listening, and strategies for coping with grief. If there are elements of trauma within one's experience, I use Lifespan Integration as a means help the brain rewire so that the triggers are no longer too activating.
The caregiver support group is offered by Cancer Lifeline and open to young adults caring for someone with a cancer diagnosis. Join with others who understand the ups and the downs of caregiving to share ideas, resources and challenges. Through presentations and discussion get the support you need. This free group meets the first Saturday of the month.
My practice is committed to helping adults with anxiety/depression, grief/ loss, health concerns, and challenges within relationships.
No matter how together we appear on the outside, life can feel overwhelming and exhausting if we're hurting on the inside. Challenging circumstances can take us to the edge of our ability to cope, and major life transitions such as the illness/ loss of a loved one, trauma, beginning a new phase of life, or changes at home and/or work often leave us feeling full of fear and out of control. Therapy helps you adjust to your situation by teaching you new skills and gaining alternative perspectives.
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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.