Grief and Loss Virtual Support Group

Day & Time: Monday’s 8:00pm-8:53pm

Location: Virtual PA and NJ

Registration Fee: $25

Price: $30 (10$ for existing TCFG clients who attend twice a month a week with their individual, couples or family therapist)

Register: (215)922-5683

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What to Expect:

You can expect a small, intimate gathering of folks online. We rarely exceed around 9-10 group members at a time, and we utilize Google Meets as the telehealth platform for video conferencing. You don’t need to bring anything but yourself, an open mind, a listening ear, and your story when you’re ready to share.

Our grief and loss support group has individuals with many different relationship dynamics they’re grieving. Anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one, regardless of who your loved one was to you, individuals will often be left with a feeling of isolation in their grief. Grief and loss support through the group process can allow a grieving person to feel not only connected to others who are suffering, but provide a safe place to express pain without explanation or judgment. This support group challenges the everyday societal pressure placed on the bereaved to “just move on,” and instead encourages people to grow capacity for their grief. The group dynamic encourages growth in grief by receiving support from people who understand grief and loss firsthand. Our group practices resisting the urge to “fix” or “cure” your grief by offering solutions, and rather just provides a listening ear for understanding and support. Some rituals our grief and loss support group practices are…

storytelling/sharing about your grief & loss
weekly check-in’s
asking others for what you need (just listen, give advice, etc.)
community resource sharing (podcasts, online platforms, books, etc.)
reading from recommended books on grief & loss

Criteria:

You will maintain the confidentiality of all group members, not revealing names or any specific demographic information about others to anyone who is not a client in this group
You will attend support group on weekly basis in order to get maximum benefit and to reserve your seat if the group gets too large due to being an open-enrollment group (if you can not attend group unexpectedly, all we ask that you contact one of the group facilitators with as much notice as possible)
You will respect the pace of others’ grief & loss journey! It’s acceptable if others prefer to just listen or gain trust before disclosing their story or memories, but we ask that whether you are verbally participating or not that you refrain from other distractions such as phone calls, texting, etc.
You will attend group free of charge if seeing a therapist at least twice a month at The Center for Growth and you are always encouraged to discuss your own group experience with your individual therapist! If you are not at active client at The Center for Growth, you are responsible for $10 fee due at the end of each group session.
You will be responsible for $10 no show fee if you miss a session without notice, whether you are a client at The Center for Growth or not
You will be mindful of time and share airtime with others (barring any emergencies) so that others who need to talk will have time to do so and/or respond to your share
You will not give advice or feedback unless otherwise asked from group members sharing or facilitator prompting. You can expect intentional silence in our group when reflecting one someone’s share. Group interaction and discussion is always encouraged but we all agree to try our best to ask for what we need when sharing!

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Grief & Loss Virtual Support Group