While we all experience grief differently, no one has to go it alone. Centrica Care Navigator’s experienced team is here for you.
All Centrica Grief Support groups are free and open to anyone in the community. They are led by licensed grief support counselors and trained volunteers. In a comfortable and accepting environment, you’ll find the support you need and meet others who are making a similar journey. A wide variety of services are also available for those who have had a loved one in our hospice program.
Find a Grief Support Group
If you have questions about the grief support groups listed below, please call us at 269.345.0273
Partner Loss
A six-week workshop for anyone mourning the death of a spouse or significant other. Taking place at the Portage Zhang Senior Center every Monday October 16 through November 6 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., It provides an opportunity to learn how to cope with grief and begin the process of healing in a group setting. This group is free and open to the public.
Parenting While Grieving
This group is focused on helping parents provide support to children who are grieving a loss. This group will be offered this fall.
Grieving Parents
A six-week workshop for parents who are mourning the death of a child of any age beyond infancy. This group focuses on coping with grief and beginning or continuing the process of healing. This group is offered throughout the year on a rotating basis.
Parent Loss
A six-week workshop for adults grieving the death of a parent. This group focuses on ways of coping, sharing memories and the process of healing.
Coping with the Holidays
In this workshop, you will commemorate loved ones, develop coping strategies for the holiday season, and learn self care techniques. This group will be held in Battle Creek on November 8, and in Portage on November 16.
Grief Matters
An educational four-week workshop for any adult who has experienced the loss of a loved one. Participants will learn how to cope with grief and begin the process of healing in a group setting.
If you have questions about the grief support groups listed below, please call us at 269.345.0273
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Grief Connection
An informal, adult drop-in group for those who have recently experienced the death of a loved one. The group currently meets in person and virtually on the first and third Wednesday of the month. A morning group meets in person from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at The Oshtemo Community Center ( 6407 Parkview Avenue) in Kalamazoo, and an evening group is available virtually from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
Living with Loss
This informal, adult drop-in group helps those who have recently experienced the death of a loved one.
If you have questions about the grief support groups listed below, please call us at 269.345.0273
Centrica Journeys (Grieving Children)
A special year-round group for grieving children, teens and their families who are hurting after the death of a loved one. Here they can express and process their thoughts and feelings, learn healthy coping skills and interact with others close in age.
Grief 101
School-based services for children from elementary to high school who have experienced a loss. The focus of this six-week group is to reduce common grief symptoms and increase coping skills. Group participants are identified by their school counselor. Grief 101 currently works with Kalamazoo Public Schools, Battle Creek Public Schools and Portage Public Schools.
Community Presentations
Our grief support counselors are available to provide community presentations and trainings for groups in the communities we serve.
Meet Our Experienced Grief Counselors
Cate Jarvis
Grief Counselor, MA
Rita Mitchell
Grief Counselor, MA, LPC
Mary Beckley-Clark
Grief Counselor, LMSW
Kelsey Adriance
Grief Counselor, MA, MT-BC
Kim Hollman
Grief Counselor, LMSW
To go on to ultimately “live well,” you must “mourn well.”
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Grief Words
Access a comprehensive library of thoughtful articles that provide guidance and direction for anyone who is grieving.
