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 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