Surviving the Holidays: In Person Adult Loss of Parent Support Group (under 50)
I am starting another grief support group to run through the upcoming holidays. And we are meeting in person at my office in Amherst. This group is designed to offer you support and community at an especially hard time of the year.
- Grief can bring up so much
- Overwhelming feelings Shut down Anxiety Disconnection Shock Feeling Stuck Dread
You also may feel isolated and misunderstood by friends and family. "He's in a better place" or "it's time to move on" may be well meaning, but deep down you miss your parent and want her back!
Grief does not need to be done alone. You can find belonging and connection in a bereavement support group.
I have facilitated grief support groups over the years to offer connection, compassion, belonging and safe space to be with a very human experience: Grieving a death.
I now have my group OPEN and starting Tuesday, October 22, 2024 and running for eight weeks. I would love to hear from you.
Who: For adults under the age of 50 who have recently experienced the loss of a parent. Each group is a closed (and intimate) group capped at six (6) members.
When: Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EST. The dates are October 22, October 29, November 5, November 12, November 19, December 2, December 9, and December 16.
Where: At my office at 30 Boltwood Walk, Suite 4, downtown Amherst
Cost: $480 for all eight weeks (happy to provide superbills or submit through Reimbusify).
Click here to set up a time to connect and learn more about the group or you can text or call me at 512-333-4820 or janeffcounseling@gmail.com.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT?
- A safe and confidential place to connect with supportive and accepting peers. Belonging and community with others experiencing a similar loss.
- Ways to manage anxiety, stress, overwhelming feelings, restlessness, and shock and tools to return to calm, connection, and open heartedness.
- Various themes to lead discussion such as guilt/regret, spirituality, family role changes, existential conflict/meaning of life, accepting help, self-care, asking for what you need and the body and brain experience of grief.
- Ways to honor the loss through ritual and being in community.
I am now in the process of interviewing prospective members. Click here to set up a time to connect or you can text or call me at 512-333-4820 or janeffcounseling@gmail.com.
Testimonial
"I found the group very beneficial- hearing from and sharing with the group members was even more helpful than I anticipated. I would recommend this group and would consider participating again. Dean is a strong facilitator." Sarah L.
Dean Janeff is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Massachusetts, Texas and Rhode Island specializing in grief, healing complex trauma and couples counseling. He has led grief and loss groups over the years after his training at Hospice Austin.
"Grief asks that we honor the loss, in so doing, deepen our capacity for compassion. When grief remains unexpressed, however, it hardens, becomes as solid as a stone. When we are in touch with all our emotions...we are more verb than noun, more movement than a thing." Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow.