Online Grief Support

 

With a few exceptions, you probably didn’t expect to face the death of a loved one when you were in your twenties or thirties. Because grieving a death is non-normative during this phase of life, a grieving quarterlifer is apt to feel like their peers don’t understand. Additionally, it can be challenging to find resources and help for grieving young adults. As a 25-year-old grieving client expressed, “my friends don’t know how to handle my sadness. I feel so alone . . . like everyone is tiptoeing around me.

Experiences with grief can be multi-layered and complicated. Grieving the death of someone close to us, whether from COVID-19 or another cause, poses unique challenges during young adulthood and the quarterlife period.

In grief counseling at QLC, you will work 1:1 with an experienced grief counselor as you learn about the grief process and the tasks of mourning.

In addition to grief counseling, we also offer an online grief support group called “Grief During a Pandemic” for people in their twenties and thirties. The group meets for four sessions.

This online support group can help you:

  • Receive structured support from an experienced grief counselor in a small-group setting (max of 6 people).
  • Learn about the grief process.
  • Explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe space.
  • Connect with other quarterlifers who are grieving the loss of a loved one.

DETAILS

Group meets for 4 Sessions via Zoom

Start Date: TBD by availability of participants

Group meets on Thursdays 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Max of 6 participants
Four 60-minute group sessions
Led by QLC Therapist Dr. Desiree Pearson

$65/session

If you are interested in learning more about the group, please contact us.

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