What a great year this is going to be at the Grief and Loss Center! We are thrilled to continue working with our current clients and to welcome new children, teens, and adults. We are honored to offer unconditional acceptance, understanding, compassion, confidentiality and hope to everyone we serve.
Last year we walked alongside 315 clients as they shared their stories and processed their grief. We sat beside the youngest ones and listened as they told how much they love and miss their dads, mothers, grandparents, and siblings who died. We made crafts, played games, and gathered in circle time to talk about their loved ones and to teach them how to manage their sadness.
Our teens discovered they are not alone. They found others their age who had also experienced the death of someone they love. They soon realized they were in a safe place where they could talk about their grief without embarrassment or judgment.
The parents and guardians of the kids in our children and teen groups talked about their own grief and how to help their children. The now single moms and dads found a group who understood the difficulty of raising children who are grieving while they themselves grieve. The grandparents who were now acting as parents to their grandchildren no longer felt isolated.
Those in our Spouse/Partner Loss groups shared how they were coping with the loss of a life partner. Our Young Adult group leaned on each other as they shared the common grief of losing a parent or other loved one. Our Family and Friends group supported each other as they grieved the death of someone special in their lives.
The moms and dads in our Child Loss group found “their people” and bonded beautifully with other parents who knew their pain in a very real way. Parents who lost a child to suicide found the freedom to share honestly with others who experienced one of the deepest possible pains. Moms who experienced the death of an older adult child shared their journeys with mothers who had to bury their child instead of their child one day burying them.
Family members who experienced the homicide death of a loved one gathered to be with others who truly understood. To our knowledge, ours is the only support group in our area for those whose loved one was murdered. We are honored to provide this service to our community.
We were privileged to be trusted and invited to join each one of our clients on their journeys. We look forward to another great new year doing what we love to do. We are here for you if you or someone you know needs us. Call 214-452-3105 to set up an initial intake.