GRIEF COUNSELING RESOURCES
As of 2/3/2022

Duke Hospice Bereavement Services
919-644-6869
William Holloman, Program Manager
919-930-7263
[email protected]
Grief counseling for all types of loss. 
Cost is donation-based. 
 
UNC Hospice Grief and Bereavement Services
984-215-2650
www.uncmedicalcenter.org/uncmc/care-treatment/hospice/grief-and-bereavement-support/
Grief counseling for all types of loss.
No charge for services. 
 
Transitions GriefCare
www.transitionslifecare.org
919-719-7199 (services to adults)
919-748-0823 (services to children/teens ages 5-17)
All sessions are currently via telehealth.
 
Andrea Bowen, LCSW
[email protected]
www.AndreaBowenLCSW.com
Grief counseling for adults 18+ who are coping with all types of losses. Specialty in working with complicated and traumatic loss.
Check her website to determine if Andrea is currently taking new clients.
Accepts traditional Medicare (not advantage plans), BCBS NC, State Health Plan
 
Heidi Gessner
919-357-4148
Support to individuals experiencing grief and loss of all kinds, life transitions, and relationship challenges.
All sessions are virtual via Zoom.
Insurance not accepted.
 
Mandy Murphy
[email protected]
www.mandymurphyco.com
Grief and mindfulness coaching to support people in integrating your loss into your everyday life, and helping you courageously find new meaning and purpose.
Individual sessions and small group workshops in a virtual setting.
Not connected to any insurance plan.
 
Mitzi Quint, LCSW, PLLC
[email protected]
www.mitziquint.com
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/mitzi-quint-durham-nc/369206
Grief counseling for adults.  Specialty in grief complicated by difficult relationships or traumatic loss.
Check her website to determine if Mitzi is currently taking new clients.
All sessions are virtual.
Clients can seek out of network reimbursement from their insurance company.
 
Rob Womack, M.Div.
919-682-6549
[email protected]
www.equalsheal.com
Grief counseling for all types of loss; including conventional, traumatic, ambiguous
All sessions are virtual.
Clients determine their own fee.
 
Tim Auman, MDiv, PhD
336-259-9223
[email protected]
Support to men who are dealing with anxiety, grieving loss(es), or going through life transitions. 
All sessions are virtual via Zoom
Insurance is not accepted.  
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 ​Disclaimer:  This list of resources for individual counseling is made up of individuals and organizations which provide such services and which have participated in the Growing Thru Grief program.  No other representation is made, either by Growing Thru Grief or its affiliated organizations or individuals, regarding these individuals and organizations.  Those seeking individual counseling must make their own decision regarding where to seek such help.  It is strongly recommended that you contact more than one potential counselor, so that your own decision is as well informed as possible.

AREA GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS
As of 2/4/22
 
Support Group for Children
ReLEAF Connections, a support group for children K-12th grade, meets virtually on the first Thursday of each month from 6:00-7:30 PM. ReLEAF Connections is sponsored by Duke Hospice Bereavement Services as a place for grieving children to connect and explore ways to navigate loss. Contact Duke Hospice Bereavement Services at 919-644-6869. 

Camp ReLEAF is a day camp for youth in grades K-8 grieving the death of a loved one.  The next Camp ReLEAF will be held on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 in Chapel Hill, NC. Through camp experiences that include arts & crafts, games, and opportunities to remember their loved one, youth will learn ways to cope with the loss and know they are not alone. For more information or to register, please Duke Hospice Bereavement Services at 919-644-6869 or [email protected]
 
Support Group for Survivors of Suicide Loss
This group meets on the second and fourth Thursday each month from 7-8pm. During Covid restrictions, meetings are via Zoom.  Normally meetings are at United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill. There is no charge for attending the group, thanks to the generosity of local therapists who donate their time.  All facilitators are licensed mental health practitioners who are also "peers", having lost someone close to them to suicide.  There are volunteers who are willing to talk to individuals 1:1 if needed. The contact is Jodi Flick, [email protected], 919-962-4988.
 
Support Group for Widowed Parents
The Widowed Parent Program at UNC offers monthly support groups for mothers and fathers who have lost their spouse or partner and who are raising children at home.  There is a mothers group on the first Tuesday of the month, and the fathers group on the fourth Wednesday of each month.  Meetings are currently virtual, with hopes to transition back to in-person at some point.  The contact for mothers is Dr. Lisa Stewart at [email protected]; the contact for fathers is Dr. Justin Yopp at [email protected].  More information can be found at their website: www.widowedparent.org.
 
Compassionate Friends
Compassionate Friends, a mutual assistance, self-help organization offering friendship, understanding and hope to parents and grandparents who have lost a child or grandchild. Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month, from 7:00-8:30pm. During the pandemic, all meetings are virtual.  Normally, meetings are held in Chapel Hill.  More information can be found by emailing [email protected], or by calling Kathy at 919-542-2166 or 540-727-5424. 
 
Grief Support Group - Chapel Hill
Grief Oasis is a free and open providing support and comfort to those who mourn. Meetings are held year-round on Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00pm at Mount Carmel Baptist Church (2016 Mt. Carmel Church Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517) - or, during pandemic times, via Zoom. More information can be found by emailing [email protected], or checking the website, www.griefoasis.com.

Go to your grief, for there your soul will grow.
- Carl Jung