Conscious Grieving Support Groups
Join Claire Bidwell Smith for weekly grief support gatherings tailored specifically to your loss. These are more than support groups — they’re places to learn, grow, and feel connected as you move through grief. Each week Claire or her colleagues will guide your group through a different topic as it relates to your loss. They will share knowledge and tools and hold space for you to share about your loss and connect with others who are grieving. Groups are specific to different types of loss, allowing for an intimate experience with others who can understand and relate to what you are going through.
Claire has walked her own path of grief and will be the first to tell you that the single most healing aspect of her grief journey has been connecting with others who understand her experience. Please consider joining us!
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GRIEVE CONSCIOUSLY?
Losing someone we love is something that happens to us but how we grieve is up to us. Grieving consciously means acknowledging all the ways your life has changed and leaning into the process of grieving. Acknowledging change and leaning into grief looks like seeking support and making space for your grief. And making space for grief means setting aside time to feel emotions, engage in rituals, and finding ways to honor the person you miss in all the ways this kind of support group will offer.
Support group facilitators have trained directly with Claire Bidwell Smith and offer support in Claire’s model of Conscious Grieving.
FALL 2024 SUPPORT GROUPS
Choose below to learn more about the group’s topics, facilitator, and meeting times.
Size is limited and groups fill quickly — register now to guarantee your spot!
Spouse & Partner Loss Support Group with Claire Bidwell Smith
Wednesdays, September 4th – October 9th | 1:00 – 2:00 pm PT / 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
The loss of a partner is a life-altering experience that can often lend itself to a complicated grief process. Claire relies on years of professional experience to help you navigate both the early throes and the long-term impact of this loss. Claire will also provide resources to help other family members through the experience, giving you insights and emotional tools to work with for the long-term future.
For six weeks in September and October, you will meet with Claire live on Zoom and have the opportunity to connect with others who understand what it means to lose a partner or spouse.
Mother Loss Support Group with Barri Leiner Grant
Thursdays, September 5th – October 10th | 10:00 – 11:00 am PT / 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
Losing a mother at any age is a profound experience that has broad-ranging impacts and emotional wounds that can be challenging to navigate. Working from years of professional experience and her own personal experience of losing her mother, grief coach Barri Leiner Grant can help you to process and understand all that comes with this kind of loss, giving you insights and emotional tools to work with for the long-term future.
For six weeks in September and October, you will meet with Barri live on Zoom and have the opportunity to connect with others who understand what it means to lose a mother.
Father Loss Support Group with Angela Schellenberg
Tuesdays, September 3rd – October 8th | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT / 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Losing a parent at any age is a profound experience that has broad-ranging impacts and emotional wounds that can be challenging to navigate. Working from years of professional experience and her own personal experience of losing both parents, trauma therapist Angela Schellenberg can help you to process and understand all that comes with this kind of loss, giving you insights and emotional tools to work with for the long-term future.
For six weeks in September and October, you will meet with Angela live on Zoom and have the opportunity to connect with others who understand what it means to lose a father.
Child Loss Support Group with Claire Bidwell Smith
Wednesdays, September 4th – October 9th | 10:00 – 11:00 am PT / 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
The loss of a child at any age can be a shattering experience that lends itself to a life-long grief process. Claire relies on years of professional experience to help you navigate both the early throes and the long-term impact of this loss. Claire will also provide tools and resources to help other children and family members through the experience and these sessions can be done in tandem with a partner or spouse if so desired.
Throughout September and October, you will meet each week with Claire live on Zoom as well as have the opportunity to connect with others who understand what it means to lose a child.
Sibling Loss Support Group with Claire Bidwell Smith
Tuesdays, September 3rd – October 8th | 1:00 – 2:00 pm PT / 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Losing a sibling at any age is a profound experience that has broad-ranging impacts and emotional wounds that can be challenging to navigate. Working from years of professional experience and her own personal experience of significant loss, Claire can help you to process and understand all that comes with this kind of loss, giving you insights and emotional tools to work with for the long-term future.
You will meet each week with Claire live on Zoom as well as have the opportunity to connect with others who understand what it means to lose a sibling.
Moving Through Grief Group with Kelsey Sawyer
Thursdays, September 5th – October 10th | 1:00 – 2:00 pm PT / 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Join Kelsey Sawyer of Riverbend Grief Movement to connect with your body and your grief through movement, breath, and meditation practices. During this six-week group, participants will engage in a gentle movement experience to process and release feelings of grief that are held in the body, and reflect on their experience through journaling and connection with one another. The intention behind this group is to provide a place to explore the grief process in a conscious & embodied way, make space to tend to our grief, and connect with others who are grieving. This group is open to any type of loss.
I’ve been where you are and I will tell you that the single most healing thing I’ve done along my grief journey is connect with others who understand what I’m going through. I hope you’ll join us.
With love,
“I cannot imagine a better grief therapist than Claire Bidwell Smith. She has the ability to wrap her deep psychology background and understanding of frameworks for dealing with grief in an intimate and soft discussion that makes the client feel incredibly well supported. Perhaps as a result of her own losses, she becomes a partner in going through the process of grief with the person experiencing deep loss, and not just a medical professional. As a result, she has significantly advanced my ability to brave the storms of grief and even to see some of the beauty that it yields as well. I am forever indebted.” — Jaime, Los Angeles
Interested in future support groups? Join the waitlist to stay up-to-date.
Reach out to kelsey@clairebidwellsmith.com with questions.
Refund Policy:
- Up to five days before groups begins – full refund less $20 admin fee
- Five days before group begins to 24 hours after group begins – 50% refund
- 24 hours after group begins – no refund