Grieving the loss of a loved one can be a process of healing.
Here are some options for grief support in the western Massachusetts area.
Support through Baystate Health
Baystate Health
759 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01199
Jessica Hagerman, Child Life Specialist
413-794-0499
Email
Baystate Hospice
30 Capital Dr., Ste. A
W. Springfield, MA 01089
Shannan Hudgins, Bereavement Counselor
Work: 413-795-0220
Cell: 413-386-6835
Email
Homicide Bereavement Program
413-794-9816
The Family Advocacy Center offers individual group therapy, group support, court support, help applying for victim compensation, and more.
More Support in the Community
Behavioral Health Network - Family Resource Center
78-80 Main St.
Ware, MA 01082
Kathleen Cordier
413-351-1459
413-277-6601
Email
140 Pine St.
Florence, MA 01062
413-544-5922
35 Post Office Park #3504
Wilbraham, MA 01095
413-596-6922
Four Wings Counseling, LLC, Orange, MA
Orange, MA
Pamela Gobeille, LICSW
978-545-4445
Email
Four Wings Counseling offers individual and family counseling on a sliding scale fee. There are services offered through telehealth.
The Garden (Cooley Dickinson Hospital)
168 Industrial Rd.
Northampton, MA 01060
Shelly Bathe Lenn, Program Director
413-727-5749
413-582-5312
Email
The Garden offers grief support for grieving children and teens free of charge.
Forastiere Family Funeral and Cremation
Joanne Sullivan, Grief Specialist
413-733-5311
Grief Support Groups are available at no cost in East Longmeadow and West Springfield.
Sydney Gozzi
Former Baystate Health Hospice Bereavement Counselor
860-614-0923
329 Conway St., Suite 2
Greenfield, MA 01301
413-774-2400
There are support groups for adults, teens, and children free of charge. Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care also offers one on one support.
Rick's Place
85 Post Office Park #8521
Wilbraham, MA
413-279-2010
Kathy Varner, MSW
Former Maternal/Child Social Worker at Baystate Health
413-781-2348
Rabbi Richard S. Winer
Main: 508-877-9900
Cell: 617-938-2367
Email
Rabbi Richard Winer offers family bereavement support.
Robert Zucker, LICSW
Former Bereavement Counselor at Baystate Children's Hospital
413-650-6264