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Bereavement and Support Groups

Centra Hospice offers virtual educational and supportive groups for adults dealing with the death of a loved one.

Our approach to care

We help you understand the grief process. Services are available to family/friends of patients served by Centra Hospice up to 13 months from the death. Additionally, we offer individual counseling, regularly-scheduled memorial services and referrals for additional community resources.  

Our support groups are free and open to the community. Some topics include grief and Covid-19, managing the loss of a parent, loss of spouse/partner, loss of a child, loss of a sibling and suicide grief support. 


While everyone deals with grief differently, there are common experiences that grieving persons share:

  • Change in sleep and/or appetite patterns 
  • Decreased energy
  • Anxiousness
  • Difficulty concentrating/making decisions
  • Forgetfulness
  • The feeling of being in a fog
  • Heightened sensitivity
  • A desire to cocoon immediately following the death
  • Guilt
  • Relief
  • Would have, should have, could have, what if?
  • Why, why now, why this way?
  • Questioning the meaning of life

While each person's journey through grief is unique, it is important to know you are not alone. Call or email us at HospiceBereavementCounselors@CentraHealth.com 

 

Centra Hospice Grief Support Group Schedule

Centra Hospice in-person and virtual Groups meet monthly from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The virtual group meets on the first Tuesday on Zoom and the in-person group meets on the third Tuesday in the Centra Lynchburg Hospice conference room at 2097 Langhorne Road in Lynchburg.

Virtual Group 2023 Dates
June 6
July 5 (on Wednesday due holiday)
August 1
September 5
October 3
November 7
December 5

In-person Group 2023 Dates
June 20
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December19