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- A network of bereavement specialists
- Individual and group therapy for children, teens and adults experiencing a loss in their lives, including traumatic loss, using multi-modal interventions
- School based grief counseling
- Therapeutic support groups for bereaved individuals
- Special programs for bereaved children and their families
- Summer grief camps for children and adolescents
- Parenting programs
- Peer support groups for survivors of suicide and substance-related deaths
- Pre- and neo-natal loss support
- Anticipatory grief services
- Community resources and organizational workshops on grief, loss and trauma-informed care
- On-call intervention response for schools and community organizations
- Resource library with books, films, audio and written materials to share
We are dedicated to providing the highest standard of professional service while remaining respectful, non-judgmental, and empathetic. We provide a warm, caring, and therapeutic environment for our clients.
In 2021, The Grief Center of Southwest Colorado:
- Counseled 1800+ private clients through individual and group grief counseling sessions (more than a 4-fold increase since 2020)
- Contracted five grief specialists
- Trained and supervised five graduate school interns
- Continued Virtual Therapy Services after a successful pivot in 2020 in response to the pandemic
- Collaborated with La Plata Youth Services providing on-site school counseling for at risk bereaved students
- Offered on-site grief therapy for vulnerable elders at Cottonwood, Sunshine Gardens
- Provided grief support to local businesses and schools after loss (3 business, 5 school districts)
- Expanded services in Rural La Plata County per 2020-2021 strategic plan initiatives
- Offered in-person Summer Grief Camps for Elementary and Middle School Students
- Started an ongoing grief group for bereaved parents (loss of spouse) of young children
- Facilitated GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) monthly meetings
- Designed a Teen Mentor Program
- Was named a Childhood Bereavement Changemaker by the New York Life Foundation and the JAG Institute and contributed to gathering regional data on childhood bereavement as part of this national effort
- Collaborated with San Juan Basin Health and the CODY Project to offer International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day programming.
- Was awarded a grant by WPSU to create and deliver a public radio series about grief in collaboration with KSUT and KDUR
- Supported Colorado residents affected by the mass shooting in Boulder