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The Grief Recovery Method® (GRM) Adult 1-on-1 or Group program is an action-based program designed to walk individuals through recovery from life's deepest heartbreaks and unexpected change.
Sessions cover:
- The process and implications of grief
- Self-care while you grieve
- Overcoming the emotional pain of your loss
The group program has a maximum of 10 people, both men and women, 18 years and older. It includes a break-out session for the men and women to separate for personal hopework (hope giving take-home work) sharing. You will be fully equipped with the life-changing tools in real ways to overcome current and future losses with compassionate guidance every step of the way. The GRM has been used to heal hearts from life's deepest losses for over 40 years.
The program is offered in person or virtual via a secure, confidential, video platform. Your privacy and confidentiality are our priority.
We meet once per week, for 8 weeks, for a 90 minute session.
If you have a group of people that would like to journey together through Grief Recovery, we can make that happen!
For the 1-on-1 sessions, I am flexible and will work with you and your schedule.
- Individuals
- Groups
- Both men and women
- 18 years and older
Program Investment: Ask me about the Brave Discount
- $696.00 8/ 90-minute session
Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in participating congregations. Stephen Ministry congregations equip and empower lay caregivers-called Stephen Ministers-to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting.
Male and female Stephen Ministers are paired with male and female Care Receivers respectively. Confidentiality is key to the ministry. Stephen Ministers receive support through supervision, continuing education, and coaching on a monthly basis.
Stephen Ministry is open to the public; church membership is not required.
Free
GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.
GriefShare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
GriefShare also offers short daily email messages that encourage, inspire, and provide practical information. Click here to sign up.
Click here to find this group's most current dates and times.
Please call church for details on how to get registered.
$20.00 for Workbook.
Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in participating congregations. Stephen Ministry congregations equip and empower lay caregivers-called Stephen Ministers-to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting.
Male and female Stephen Ministers are paired with male and female Care Receivers respectively. Confidentiality is key to the ministry. Stephen Ministers receive support through supervision, continuing education, and coaching on a monthly basis.
Stephen Ministry is open to the public; church membership is not required.
Free.
GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.
GriefShare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
GriefShare also offers short daily email messages that encourage, inspire, and provide practical information. Click here to sign up.
Click here to find this group's most current dates and times.
Free.
Heart 2 Heart is a ministry of San Antonio’s First Baptist Church and was founded on two simple principles:
- We all experience brokenness sometime in our life; and
- There is healing in God’s Word.
Divorce Care
Will anyone accept you after divorce? This group will. Take steps toward courage and wholeness with those who know how deeply divorce can cut.
Considering Forgiveness
Does forgiveness mean excusing harmful behavior? Is forgiveness necessary? Explore these difficult questions in a group that won't insult your dignity by minimizing or downplaying the hurt you have known.
Grief Share
Grief is a burden too heavy for anyone’s shoulders to bear alone. In this fellowship, you’ll find a group that stands by one another when the loss you’ve known bends you to the ground.
Men's Freedom Group
(meets year-round on Tuesdays)
We are a Christ-centered, 12 step self-help group providing a safe and confidential setting (apart from other H2H groups) for men recovering from sexual addiction. Our goal is to provide you with the support of fellow recovery travelers with once-weekly meetings year-round.
Journey to Restoration
This caring ministry creates a safe space for those who during childhood were abused, sexually, physically, emotionally, verbally or by neglect.
All groups are open to the community. You do not need to be a member of the church.
Register and see current schedule online here.
Free.
(210) 226-0363 x: 2236
When a person loses something or someone valuable to them, feelings of grief can be overbearing.
Grief can leave a person feeling sad, hopeless, isolated, irritable, and numb by affecting them mentally, emotionally, and physically. It’s important to understand that healing from grief is a process and everyone copes with this emotion differently.
An alternative treatment method includes psychotherapy. Through psychotherapy, a patient may:
- Improve coping skills
- Reduce feelings of blame and guilt
- Explore and process emotions
Consider seeking professional support if feelings of grief do not ease over time.
Grief is the emotional response to any type of loss. Perhaps of a loved one due to death or divorce, but also the loss of a job, a pet, financial stability, or safety after trauma. Feelings of grief can be overwhelming, and it can be hard to know how to manage and overcome these emotions.
It is important to have patience with yourself and others during this process as it is a healthy part of healing. If you are having trouble coping on your own, or know of someone who could use extra support, a therapist can assist.
Common symptoms of grief include:
- Shock and disbelief: feeling numb about the event, having trouble believing it happened, denying it, or expecting to suddenly see the person you lost.
- Sadness: crying, or having feelings of emptiness, despair, yearning, or loneliness.
- Guilt: regret over things unsaid or undone, feeling responsible for the death or the event, or shame from feeling relieved by a person’s passing.
- Anger: blaming someone for injustice.
Fear: feelings of anxiety, helplessness, and insecurity, or having panic attacks. - Physical symptoms: fatigue, nausea, weight loss or gain, aches and pains, and insomnia.
Fees
Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Pay by Cash, Paypal, Venmo
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Optum
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
The purpose of the Center for Infant and Child Loss is to provide support to families who have experienced the tragic loss of their infant or young child due to any cause. Services include funeral assistance, individual/family counseling, grief support literature and annual memorial service among others.
No family should ever have to experience the loss of a child. But if this tragic event happens, we want to help you. Any Baby Can's Center for Infant & Child Loss provides support to parents who have experienced the tragic loss of their infant, child, or teen due to any cause.
The Center for Infant and Child Loss services are offered to parents/guardians who have lost a child ages birth through 17 yrs and must reside in Bexar County or the 18 surrounding counties.
The child must reside in either Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Medina, Real, Uvalde or Wilson County.
Free.
Family Service Association offers numerous professional counseling services including Individual, Couples, Family, Group, Substance Abuse Counseling, and Consultations.
We also provide educational groups such as Anger Management and Domestic Violence Prevention designed to help maintain personal wellness.
Services are offered locally in the San Antonio metropolitan area and our rural locations. The services are provided through a combination of at-home and office-based visits. Our licensed counselors are available on days, evenings, Saturdays, and by special appointment.
Our counseling professionals provide services to include working with children, youth, families, and seniors. Our team has many specialized skills to address a wide range of counseling needs. Services are offered for both short and long-term depending on individual needs. We are available to assist with the following:
- Anger Management
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Grief Support
- LGBT Issues
- Life Skills
- Parenting
- Relapse Prevention
- Relationships
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Victimization from Crime
- And more!
Counseling services are now available in both in-person and telehealth formats at the discretion of the client, following an initial enrollment session in-person.
For more information, please contact the Family Service Behavioral Health Counseling team at 210-299-2406.
Funding is provided by United Way, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Client Fees, School Districts, Medicaid, Private Contracts, Private Insurance, Criminal Justice Division (CJD) Grant, and Office of Attorney General (OAG) Grant.
Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in participating congregations. Stephen Ministry congregations equip and empower lay caregivers-called Stephen Ministers-to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting.
Male and female Stephen Ministers are paired with male and female Care Receivers respectively. Confidentiality is key to the ministry. Stephen Ministers receive support through supervision, continuing education, and coaching on a monthly basis.
Stephen Ministry is open to the public; church membership is not required.
Click here for more information.
Free.
Members of this committee minister to grieving families by helping them with funeral arrangements and to find some healing in the loss of a loved one.
Activities:
Lead a rosary at the funeral home, assist the family in finding lectors and gift bearers for the funeral Mass. For All Souls Day, the commitee organizes a memorial mass for all the families whose loved ones were buried from St. Ann during the year. In addition to this ministry, after the funeral, the commitee contacts a family member inviting them to host a rosary in memory of their loved one in their home (Valley of Tears).
The ministry continues by offering the family the opportunity to attend a monthly support group (St. Ann Support Group for the Bereaved). Once a year they hold a Holiday Workshop to help survivors through the holidays.
Anyone who feels the call to serve those who are having to deal with the loss of a loved are welcome to join.
Grief in miscarriage and abortion affects women and men in various ways. If you feel you need assistance with this particular grief we can help.
Click here to request an appointment.
Free
| Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Thursday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Friday: CLOSED |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
Connecting with others who accept and affirm one's life journey is crucial in the grief journey. This eight-week class has been created as a place where members of the LGBTQ community are assured a safe environment where they can embrace their grief, learn to bear it, and discover ways to heal. Attending all eight sessions is most beneficial, therefore no new participants are accepted after the second session.
Please call Darwin Huartson, 210-227-8221, to inquire location and starting dates for class sessions.
Free.
Grace Counseling offers quality, holistic, and affordable therapy to individuals, children, couples, and families.
Specialties include anxiety, depression, and stress management, grief and loss, relationship and marriage counseling, parenting concerns and adjustment, and anger management.
Additionally, counselors will be able to provide specialized and expert care in healing a child and his/her family following a trauma through trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, and sand tray therapy.
Therapy is offered in both Spanish and English.
For more information or to make an appointment, visit us online or call (210) 377-1133.
Click here to fill out online intake form
We host our grief camps four times a year for children ages 7-17 and one offering including their caregiver. These camps are designed for children who have experienced the death of a loved one. Through our grief camps, children are given the opportunity to be surrounded by peers who have similar death loss experiences.
Children and families who attend will participate in many different therapeutic activities to work toward developing healthy coping skills.
To learn more about Camp Heroes call our staff at the Center, 210-736-4847, or fill out our contact form here.
Camp Heroes is ideal for any child:
- Ages 7-11 years
- Currently enrolled in an elementary school
- Have experienced the death of a family member within the last two years
Enrollment priority is given to first-time campers.
All CBCST services are free of charge.
Our licensed professional counselors assess all new families and carefully curate a plan for the treatment of grief-related issues tailored to their unique needs. Based on the intake assessment, confidential counseling services may be provided by our professional staff of trauma-informed and grief-informed counselors.
All grief counseling services are provided in a manner consistent with State of Texas Law and regulations regarding licensed mental health providers and consistent with the licensing board’s Code of Ethics.
Click here to start the healing process.
The Center offers individual and family counseling at no cost.
| Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
Our grief support groups bring together youth and their caregivers with similar death loss experiences to help normalize feelings, share experiences, and grieve the death of a loved one.
Families who attend groups are invited to participate in various therapeutic activities with peers to help process their grief.
Click here to start the healing process.
Our peer support groups are offered at no cost for children and their families.
| Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
This program allows us to bring our peer support group work on campus during the school day, which gives students direct access to our services. It also helps them focus on their academics and understand the importance of their mental health.
The program also provides training opportunities for educators, school counselors, school social workers, and caregivers supporting grieving students.
For more information about training opportunities or our School-Based services, please reach out to our program team using our online form.
This program is currently available in these school districts:
- South San Antonio ISD
- Harlandale ISD
- San Antonio ISD
- Northside ISD
- Judson ISD
Students who cannot be served within their school districts are encouraged to reach out to the Center’s main office to explore our grief support services.
All CBCST programs are free of charge.
Grief resolution and accompaniment program. A diocesan ministry for divorced, separated, and widowed individuals of all denominations. The San Antonio, Texas, Chapter of Beginning Experience offers several weekend retreats each year. For questions about our retreat browse the information on our website, and then give us a call.
The total cost for the weekend is $160.00, which includes meals and lodging and a small stipend for our International Ministry Center.
Stress Management
This is a weekly 8-session course with the purpose of providing information and skills for managing stress and anxiety. The focus will be on what we can control right now to help us feel better. During each group we will learn and practice a new skill which you can use whenever you feel overwhelmed. Each group is accompanied by a handout that you can keep to practice the skills between sessions and to review the material covered in group as needed well after the 8-session course.
Resources Group
Adjusting to new culture can be extremely challenging because everything is different and new including the language, the laws, and the healthcare system. The resource group focuses on connecting you with practical information and resources to help you meet your basic needs. Some of the areas covered include legal referrals and medical referrals, referrals to English classes, resources for food, and providing information on other community resources and programs.
Art Class
Art class meets weekly for two hours. No prior experience is necessary and all skill levels from beginner to advanced are welcome. This class is led by Dr. Karin Montero, CST’s Medical Director who is also an artist. Dr. Montero provides instruction on different art techniques while also facilitating lively conversation that routinely includes a lot of laughter.
In preparation for the week, each group member will be texted a series of images in advance of the art group that you can then use to paint or draw as you practice new techniques during class and between classes. Art is another way to practice mindfulness and many people find it relaxing and healing – this class might serve as a testament to the saying that “sometimes laughter is the best medicine!”
Meditation Group
Meditation is an ancient wisdom tradition that over time has been incorporated in various forms by almost all major religions and spiritual traditions. CST’s weekly meditation group is welcoming of all religious and non-religious backgrounds and spiritual traditions. The objectives of this group are to promote a sense of safety and stability, facilitate healing and empowerment, enhance resilience and wellbeing, improve emotion regulation, and to create community and social connection and support.
Meditation has been linked to improvements in sleep, attention, memory, emotion regulation, blood pressure and chronic pain. It has also been shown to enhance wellbeing and compassion. Meditation is simple but not easy and so we use the power of coming together in a group format to provide encouragement and support to one another as we establish a meditation practice that fits our daily lives.
Women’s Yoga Class
CST hosts a weekly yoga class that is open to all female identified clients. Yoga is an ancient mindfulness practice with origins in northern India and a philosophy that emphasizes connecting the mind, body, and spirit. In this class we also place a special emphasis on practicing kindness and compassion towards ourselves by meeting ourselves where we are, befriending our bodies, and cultivating appreciation for what our bodies can do.
Yoga has been linked to health benefits such as improved sleep, increased strength and flexibility, and improvements in circulation, blood pressure, mental clarity, and wellbeing, among others. If you would like to learn more about this group, availability in the class, and to discuss options to get connected with the materials that you will need, please see your CST counselor or point of contact.
Survivors Support Group
This group aims to promote empowerment, resilience, and healing by leveraging the power of social support and the wisdom and experience that exists within the group. This group will provide information about common reactions to distressing life events, discuss and share coping strategies and community resources.
Above all, this group seeks to provide a safe space for people to connect with other survivors who have also had to leave their country and face many challenges in adjusting to a new country and culture.
Click here for Group Event dates and times
Free
CST provides wraparound services, which have been a best practice for many decades, and treat the whole client in the context of being an individual, a member of a family, a part of a culture and a survivor of repeated trauma, in a culturally competent manner.
Counseling
Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment with individual, group and family therapy: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused approaches.
Medical care
Diagnosis, treatment, pain reduction, wound care, physiotherapy, prescriptions.
Social Services
Clients along with their case managers, set and achieve goals, obtain basic needs, ESL, and housing stability, leading to self sufficiency.
Forensic Reports
Clinical evidence
Training
Training those who are interested in providing services to survivors.
APB Education Program
Employment skills inventory and community college easy-entry programs
This support group is designed to help in the process of grieving after losing a loved one.
Please call the church office for meeting time and other details.
If you or a loved one would like to be visited by a Catholic chaplain or lay hospital minister while you are in the hospital, the Archdiocese of San Antonio is happy to assist you. Hospital Ministry brings the care of the Catholic community to all Catholics who are hospitalized. This outreach is accomplished through visiting patients and families, providing daily sacramental services for patients, staff and volunteers at local hospitals.
Family Service Association offers numerous professional counseling services including: Individual, Couples, Family, Group, Substance Abuse Counseling, and Consultations.
We also provide specialty educational groups such as Anger Management and Domestic Violence Prevention designed to help maintain personal wellness. Services are offered locally in the San Antonio metropolitan area and our rural locations. The services are provided through a combination of at-home and office-based visits. Our licensed counselors are available days, evenings, Saturdays, and by special appointment.
Our counseling professionals provide services to include working with children, youth, families, and seniors. Our team has many specialized skills to successfully address a wide range of counseling needs. Services are offered for both short and long-term depending on individual needs. We are available to assist with the following:
- Anger Management
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Grief Support
- LGBT Issues
- Life Skills
- Parenting
- Relapse Prevention
- Relationships
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Victimization from Crime
- And more!
Counseling services are now available in both in-person and telehealth formats at the discretion of the client, following an initial enrollment session in-person.
For more information, please contact the Family Service Behavioral Health Counseling team at 210-299-2406.
Funding is provided by United Way, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Client Fees, School Districts, Medicaid, Private Contracts, Private Insurance, Criminal Justice Division (CJD) Grant, and Office of Attorney General (OAG) Grant.
Counselors are clinicians-in-training, supervised by licensed university faculty. The counselors are students enrolled in programs within the Department of Counseling and Human Services at St. Mary's. All counselors speak English; some speak Spanish.
For Adults:
- Couple relationship problems
- Premarital counseling
- Communication skills
- Divorce recovery
- Depression
- Career planning
- Managing stress
- Grief
For Children and Adolescents:
- Parenting challenges
- Family conflict
- Behavior problems
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Peer relationships
- School challenges
- Attention deficit and hyperactivity
Open to the public.
The Family Life Center offers high quality services on a sliding scale based on a client’s household income and personal financial situation. Fees are determined when a client’s first therapy session is scheduled.
The following are some tools available to assist you in your healing journey. Contact us to discuss other resources and find a personalized solution to support you on the road to recovery.
- 365 Days of Healing - Click here to subscribe to these daily inspirational emails.
- GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.
- Web Healing offers grief discussion boards where you can talk with others who are grieving or browse recommended books on grief.
- The Compassionate Friends - Whether your family has had a child die (at any age, from any cause), or you are helping those who have gone through this life-altering experience, The Compassionate Friends exists to provide friendship, understanding, and hope to those going through the grieving process as a parent.
- AARP will help you find articles, discussions, and helpful information on dealing with end-of-life care, the challenges faced by caregivers, and how to deal with grief after a loss.
- When Families Grieve - This guide was created by Sesame Workshop, the educational organization behind Sesame Street.
- Click here for helpful children's books.
- Advice from author Judith Acosta who helps counsel parents on ways to help kids heal from fear and pain in a variety of situations, including the death of a loved one.
| Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
A very special group for parents who have lost a child of any age (child or adult). It is an open group welcoming any parent seeking support through this tender and powerful time. Members of the group work hard to honor their sorrow, and at the same time discover hope and meaning in their lives.
A very special group for parents who have lost a child of any age (child or adult).
This group of men 65 and older, invite you to join them for lunch and fellowship as you grieve the loss of your wife. This ongoing group will focus on the different characteristics grieving men share, including, coping with loneliness. It is a place to honor your wife while moving towards a renewed and meaningful life.
Facilitated by Celeste Miller, Bereavement Coordinator at Porter Loring Mortuary.
Helping you and your family through difficult times by providing holistic care and an ear to listen.
Support through Hardships
We offer support in daily living and at times of need or crisis. We always want to hear from members when life changes occur. We hope that we can walk with you through the difficult task of making sense of life’s challenges and finding a way forward. You are not alone.
Hospital Visits
When you or a loved one are at your most vulnerable, we want to be a place where you can turn for support. If you know about a procedure beforehand, let us know so we can care for you.
Spiritual Guidance
When you need to help on your spiritual journey or find yourself in a spiritual rut, we're here for you. Growing as a disciple of Christ involves questioning. We welcome the skeptics, the outcasts, and the excluded, and hope to help you find your home here.
Referrals
While we desire to be there for you during all parts of your life, sometimes other professional services might be able to better meet your needs. When this is the case, we strive to connect you with the appropriate services. Let us know what type of help you need, and we will point you in the right direction.
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Meet with a Stephen Minister
If you would like to meet with a Stephen Minister, please call 210-826-3215 or complete this form and a referral coordinator will contact you to match you with a Stephen Minister.
Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in participating congregations. Stephen Ministry congregations equip and empower lay caregivers-called Stephen Ministers-to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting.
Male and female Stephen Ministers are paired with male and female Care Receivers respectively. Confidentiality is key to the ministry. Stephen Ministers receive support through supervision, continuing education, and coaching on a monthly basis.
Stephen Ministry is open to the public; church membership is not required.
Free.
This group is open to women 60 and older who have lost a husband and would like to join with other women in a journey of sharing, comfort, and healing. "Women in Grief" will provide you a safe place to explore the roots of your grief, learn ways to express and cope with it, and move on to a more refreshed and renewed life when you are ready.
Facilitated by Celeste Miller MA, the Bereavement Coordinator at Porter Loring Mortuary.
| Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |