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About Us

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​The Grief Center of Southwest Colorado serves residents
of Southwest Colorado by offering the following:

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. Services are offered on a sliding scale based on ability to pay.​
In 2024, The Grief Center of Southwest Colorado:
  • Provided 4000+ individual and group grief counseling sessions
  • Contracted twelve grief specialists, including a family therapist
  • Trained and supervised nine graduate school interns
  • Collaborated with the Southern Ute Education Department to offer grief counseling to Southern Ute students
  • Collaborated with La Plata Youth Services providing on-site school counseling for at risk bereaved students
  • Offered on-site grief therapy for elders at rehab and senior centers Cottonwood Health and Sunshine Gardens
  • Was awarded national funding to work with patients with Parkinson’s and their care partners
  • Was awarded national funding to work with organ donors, recipients and their families
  • Provided grief support to local businesses and schools after loss
  • Facilitated Survivors of Suicide Attempt groups in Durango and Cortez
  • Expanded services in Rural La Plata and Montezuma Counties
  • Offered in-person Summer Grief Camps for Elementary and Middle School Students
  • Offered monthly grief groups for children in La Plata County
  • Facilitated GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) monthly meetings
  • Facilitated Suicide Loss Survivor monthly support groups
  • 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
  • Was awarded the Robert Boe Award for supervision to upcoming therapists
  • Participated in the La Plata County Suicide Prevention Collaborative, taking a lead role in the Postvention Workgroup
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