Grief Support Groups
Looking for a grief support group?
Not all grief support is the same. Here is what to look for — and what Live and Grieve™ offers.
What a good grief support group actually does.
A grief support group is not a therapy group. It does not require a licensed clinician to lead. What it requires is structure, a research foundation, and a facilitator who knows how to hold space — not fix, not lead out of grief, but walk alongside.
Live and Grieve™ is a 52-week structured grief education program delivered in closed cohort groups of 6–12. It is grounded in six peer-reviewed frameworks. Three theoretical frameworks structure the program arc. Three applied practice frameworks shape every session.
Groups meet weekly. Cohorts are closed — the same people, building trust over time. In-person or virtual, through the Virtual Facilitation Addendum included with every license.
What to look for in a grief support group.
A research foundation
Not the five stages. Contemporary grief research — the Dual Process Model, Worden's Tasks of Mourning, Continuing Bonds Theory — grounded in what researchers actually know about how grief moves.
Structured over time
A single session does not hold grief. Structured, closed cohort groups over weeks and months create the safety and continuity that grief requires.
A companion, not a fixer
The right facilitator does not try to move you through grief faster. They walk beside. Present. Non-judgmental. Witnessing, not solving.
Space for all kinds of loss
Grief is not only death. It is the end of a relationship, a diagnosis, a pregnancy, a role. A good group does not narrow who is allowed to grieve.
No clinical license required to attend
Grief education is not therapy. You should not need a referral, a diagnosis, or a co-pay. It should be accessible to anyone carrying a loss.
A path forward, not an endpoint
The goal is not to get over grief. It is to integrate it — to carry it in a way that still allows for life. That takes time and structure.
No Group Near You?
The Solo Companion brings the group to you.
The Solo Companion is the full Live and Grieve™ Book 1 experience, built for individuals working through grief on their own. The same six-framework foundation. The same structured 13-week arc. No group required.
The Full Program
Live and Grieve™ — 52 weeks. Six frameworks. One community.
For organizations — hospice, faith communities, schools, nonprofits, employers — Live and Grieve™ offers a licensable, facilitator-led program built on the same six-framework foundation. Hampshire County, West Virginia pilot launching May 2026.
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