Grief Support
Hospice of the Comforter’s Horizons Bereavement Center offers the support and resources you need to cope with your loss. Whether or not your loved one used hospice services, our compassionate bereavement counselors will guide you and support you and your family through the grieving process. Grief support groups are provided at no cost and are open to the community.
Grief is a normal response to loss. Reactions to loss can vary depending upon many factors, such as who we lost, how our routines will change and our support system. Grief is painful and at times can seem unbearable. It is a combination of emotions that come and go, often without warning. Grief can also cause physical reactions such as head and stomach aches, difficulty sleeping, increased anxiety or appetite changes. The loss of someone close can happen over time or suddenly. For some, making decisions and adjusting to changes can be difficult after a loss. Others may experience sadness, anger, guilt, loneliness or loss of faith.
Understanding grief and the feelings attached to grief are important steps in healing and in helping others who may be grieving.
Hospice of the Comforter's Horizons Bereavement Center understands that there is no 'right' way to grieve or 'right' amount of time to grieve. It can help to talk about grief with someone outside of your network of family and friends.
Hospice of the Comforter’s Horizons Bereavement Center provides individual counseling, grief support groups, educational workshops, Left Behind After Suicide support groups, social groups, Hispanic support groups, children’s counseling and support groups and specialized support groups and workshops.
We are here for you. For more information or to request counseling services, please call the Horizons Bereavement Center at 407-379-0490 or complete our contact form. For current support group offerings, visit our calendar.
Eligibility for counseling services is determined by the bereavement counselor who performs the initial telephone intake. Grieving persons who are in need of long-term counseling, psychotherapy, or intensive mental health treatment will be referred to an outside resource, which may charge a fee. For example, persons with symptoms of addiction or a mental health disorder may be referred to outside community resources, as they may not be best served by our short-term counseling services.