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Loss-Specific Support Groups

Grief support groups provide a vital source of connection as you navigate the difficult journey that follows a loss.

At Kintsugi Grief Center, we understand the value of being able to share your personal story with others who have experienced a similar type of loss. By tailoring our grief groups to the type of loss, age group, and length of time since the loss, it allows you to nurture close bonds with others that you can relate to and also feel comfortable with.

Kintsugi Grief Center provides the following loss-specific groups:

  • Loss of a Partner/Spouse

  • Loss of a Parent

  • Loss of a Friend

  • Loss of a Child

  • Loss of a Sibling

  • Perinatal & Miscarriage Loss

  • Loss of a Pet

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”

— Thomas CampBell

Consider these benefits of participating in a grief support group:

  • Combats loneliness

    After experiencing a significant loss you may feel quite alone and isolated in your grief. Gathering with others, whether in person or via telehealth, can help you feel connected in a meaningful way.

  • Offers validation

    It may be difficult for friends and family members to relate to your grief experience. When you join others who have experienced a similar loss, your emotions and grief-related difficulties feel validated.

  • Provides a sense of belonging

    When you are journeying through grief, there is a strong desire to belong somewhere, to find a tribe. Grief support groups are composed of others who understand your experience and provide a welcoming space in which to process grief.

  • Offers ideas for managing grief

    Because each individual’s grief journey is unique, so are the coping techniques we access to help us manage the daily struggles. Meeting in groups creates an environment that fosters sharing and learning amongst each other.

  • Provides renewed hope

    As members of the group share their progress and even some triumphs, the whole group benefits. Their examples offer all members a sense of hope for the future.

  • Promotes self exploration

    When given room to be authentically ourselves we can then create opportunities for personal growth, and self exploration. Reviewing our journey and encouraging us to see the layers of loss over time and how they have impacted us during the grief journey. We then can pay attention, validate and recognize self change and growth.