Grief Support Resources
Holy Family’s Counselor in Residence
Counseling at Holy Family works to bring hope and healing in the midst of struggle by combining therapeutic tools and insight with Catholic principles and practices. Colleen Halfmann, Holy Family’s Counselor in Residence, offers individual, couple, and family therapy to parishioners for a reduced fee. Contact Colleen at [email protected] for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Alive’s Grief Center offers a place of comfort for anyone facing a loss. Support is available to caregivers and families coping with a life-limiting illness as well as children and adults who are bereaved.
Those grieving the loss of a loved one are invited to participate in a 6-week grief group at Christ the King. Different aspects of grief will be addressed each week by trained grief educators who will offer support and provide the opportunity to be with others who are coping with the pain and challenges of loss.
https://www.ctk.org/grief-ministry
A free support group that is counselor and therapist led for those who have experienced loss related to conception, pregnancy, or birth. Men, women, supportive friends and family are all welcome.
https://www.readynestcounseling.com/groups
SHARE was founded in 1977 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, by Sister Jane Marie Lamb, OSF. Within four months, the first support group met, and Share grew greatly under Sr. Jane’s leadership and endless dedication. Sister Jane Marie change the way that perinatal grief was handled within the hospital community.
Today, SHARE provides free on-line support group that is led by healthcare professionals.
https://nationalshare.org/online-support/#
SHARING is a local support group (a chapter of SHARE) led by Nashville healthcare professionals who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant loss. Their meetings are designed to help a parent sort through the grief process in a safe environment among others who have experienced similar losses. Each meeting is facilitated by a parent who has experienced loss and a professional (nurse, doctor, social worker, or chaplain).
A place that you can find resources for miscarriage, loss, and grief and support, and strength to heal among a community of people who share an unspoken connection.
https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/miscarriage-loss-and-grief
Support Crisis Counselor 24/7 Hotline provided by Metro Public Health Dept of Davidson County: 615.244.7444 or 211 to be linked to resources in your area.
Please know this is not a complete list of grief support resources. If you have participated in a grief support group and it provided you with comfort and healing – please let us know about it. You can email us at [email protected]
When you heal, we all heal. One body in Christ.