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August, September, October 2024 Grief Support Groups

Dealing with grief can be a difficult and emotional experience. The Capital Caring Health team is here to help you on this journey. Our grief support program offers compassionate care and a wide range of services for individuals and families struggling with loss. For more information or to speak with a team member, call 844-4-GRIEVE (844-447-4383).

Educational Grief Groups

The Grief Journey Presentation

Dates/Times (Choose 1 Date):

Saturdays, August 17, September 21, October 19 from 10:00 – 11:30 am

Tuesdays, August 27, September 24, October 22 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm

You will learn about some of the common reactions to grief, how grief affects you, the tasks of grief and taking care of yourself in your grief journey. This presentation is recommended for persons whose loss was at least six weeks prior.

Grief Education and Support Series for the Newly Bereaved:

3 Sessions Series evening times only Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:30 pm

September 10, 17 and 24; or October 1, 8, and 15

Learn about common grief symptoms, theories to help you understand the process, and healthy ways of coping. These are educationally focused support groups for adults. This series is recommended for persons whose loss was at least six weeks prior.

In-Person Grief Support

General Grief and Loss Group Support

Wednesdays, September 11, 18, 25 and October 2, 9, 16 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm

Location: Capital Caring Health, 3180 Fairview Park, Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22042

A closed in-person grief group for those who would like to be in the community with other grievers. There will be education and open discussion about the tasks involved in grieving using Alan Wolfelt’s 6 Tasks of Mourning as a guide.

Spousal Loss Grief Support Group for Ages 49 – 69

Wednesdays, August 7, 14, 21, 28 and September 4, 11 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Location: 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 503 – 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20015

Gain community and express grief among peers who can relate to spousal loss in mid-life to late-mid-life. General sharing, identity exploration, and creative expression exercises will be included. 

Group limited to eight participants. Attendance at all sessions is encouraged, though not required.

General Grief and Loss Support Group

2nd & 4th Tuesdays, from 10:00 – 11:30 am

Location: 9885 Greenbelt Rd., 3rd Floor (Rear Entrance) Lanham, MD 20706

A closed in-person grief group where we will discuss your experiences of grief and/or share stories of how you’re doing this season. We will also do some hands-on activities that are aligned with helping your healing process.

Participants must attend an educational presentation or series before enrolling in other services. Registration is complete once you’ve spoken to a Grief Intake Counselor, submitted consent forms, and registered 48 hours in advance. Sessions may be canceled if registration is low. Grief support groups and workshops are offered at no cost to the entire community, not only hospice recipients. For more information or to speak with a team member, call 844-4-GRIEVE (844-447-4383).

Virtual Drop-In Grief Support Groups

Loss of Spouse/Partner- (choose 1)

1st & 3rd Wednesdays monthly 11:00 am – 12:30 pm; 1st & 3rd Wednesdays monthly 3:00 – 4:30 pm;

2nd & 4th Mondays monthly 6:30 – 8:00 pm;

2nd & 4th Tuesdays monthly 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

A Man’s Grief – Part 2

2nd Wednesdays monthly 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Adult Loss of Parent

1st & 3rd Mondays monthly 6:30 – 8:00 pm;

1st & 3rd Tuesdays monthly 6:30 – 8:00 pm;

1st &3rd Wednesdays monthly 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Adult General Grief

2nd & 4th Tuesdays monthly 12:30 – 2:00 pm

LGBTQ+ Support Group

2nd & 4th Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Grief Workshops

A Man’s Grief for Loss of a Wife – 6 Weeks

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of September, October, and November, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

This online group offers a place where men can meet with other men who have suffered the loss of their wives. Men tend not to like talking about emotions but grieve nonetheless. For many men, the first response to grief is to suppress it, however, there is healing when you can find a safe place, a friend, or a group, where you can talk. Expect open discussion where you learn from each other and from the materials provided. Expect to find others who understand you and want to learn from you.

An Exercise in “Meaning”, Starting with Me

Wednesday, September 25, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

A death leads us to look for meaning. Meaning for the death. Meaning of the person’s life. But we must first look at our own life’s meaning before we can look for meaning for others. Join me for an online workshop in which we will build an outline to timeline your own life. This exercise will leave you with a format to work on for weeks, months, forever if you wish. By looking at your life, you will see all the places where your person intersected with you, as well as before and after this person was present in your life.

Exploring and Affirming Identity in Grief

Wednesday, October 9, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

This ONLINE workshop will explore how grief can affect our identity and values and provide techniques for connecting with self, family, and community.

Additional Grief Supports

Dates TBD. Please inquire if you are interested in any of the groups listed below.

Social Impact of Grief

Explore and acknowledge how grief can impact social experiences and result in a refinement and reconfiguration of social networks and relationship values.

Continuing Bonds

Learn how our deceased loved ones can continue to teach us about life and self.

Grief and Stress

We are a ‘stressed out’ culture. Grief takes it to a new level. Come and look at ways to identify grief stressors that are active in your life and explore ways to reduce that stress meaningfully.

Growth through Grief

Support grievers in owning how grief changes us by using the following lenses: 1) ability to navigate uncertainty (trust); 2) facing fear (courage); 3) claiming values and needs (self-respect). Participants will engage in short exercise on each theme and are invited to reflect on their unique evolution through grief.

LGBTQ+ Grief Support

This group offers a supportive and safe environment for LGBTQ+ persons to share their grief experiences and emotions, listen to and support others in their grief, and learn coping strategies to help them move forward in their grief journey. 

Death Anniversaries

Learn how to honor and normalize the strong emotions and memories that reemerge around death anniversaries. For persons whose loss is at least nine months prior.

Meditations through Grief – Guided Meditation

Using your breath and relaxation techniques; decrease stress, increase compassionate responses, and regulate your body.

Creative Writing- Processing Grief with Haiku

Using simple writing prompts, explore your grief through words and the act of putting these words on paper. Processing Grief with Haiku

Paws to Remember: Pet Loss Support

A companion animal can play a very important role in our lives, and their loss can be profound.  Join this compassionate and empathetic space to be supported as you grieve your beloved pet.  Share your story and connect with others who understand your grief.   This workshop is intended to offer comfort to all grieving animal lovers who have experienced the loss of a pet in the last six months. 

Our Grief support groups and workshops remain available to anyone in our community who has experienced the death of a loved one – not only hospice recipients. They are also offered at no charge.

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