When you or someone you care about is suffering from the loss of a loved one, the process of grieving is natural part of healing. Grief, however natural, can be intense and experienced in very individual ways. It is sometimes hard to know, “Is what I’m going through ‘normal’ or natural?”
The Bereavement Program at Providence Hospice offers different types of support to those who are journeying through the difficult times of grief and loss. Our bereavement professionals and trained volunteers are available to help in a variety of ways. For additional information, please contact the Bereavement Department at 425-261-4807.
Skilled Counseling
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We offer individual and family appointments, on a short term basis, to explore experiences and concerns surrounding the loss. Grief support counseling is provided by licensed clinicians who specialize in bereavement.
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Safe Passages, our 6 week adult grief support group, is offered several times a year. This is an opportunity to meet with other adults who have experienced the death of a loved one and explore ways of understanding and coping with life’s changes. Evening and daytime groups are available alternately. See the Calendar of Events for updated dates and times of pending groups or call 425-261-4807 for more information.
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Telephone support is provided by our bereavement professionals as well as by our trained volunteers. Information and referrals to other outside resources are also available.
Written Resources
We offer a variety of written materials related to loss and grief:
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Handouts on how to help oneself and others through a time of grief and loss.
A bibliography of books relating to grief and loss. Special interest books are noted including parent loss, child loss, spousal loss, etc.
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A list of resources in the community that offer additional services to the bereaved.
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Passages, our Bereavement Newsletter, is printed quarterly. It contains information about grief and loss as well as schedules of upcoming events and grief support groups.
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Our Library is located in the agency office at 2731 Wetmore Ave., Suite 500 in Everett. It has an extensive selection of books on illness, death, dying, and grief. The lending period is typically two weeks. Please call the Bereavement Office at 425-261-4807 to check on available times for you to stop by and browse.
Community Outreach
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Grief and the Workplace
Our Bereavement professionals act as consultants to businesses and organizations in the area which have been impacted by death related losses.
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SOS Support Group
Providence Hospice partners with the Volunteers of America and Stevens Hospital to offer a Survivors of Suicide Support Group two times a year in Snohomish County. Please call 425-640-4404 (Stevens Hospital Bereavement Program) or 425-261-4807 (Providence Hospice) for more information.
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Memorial Services
Fall and Spring Memorial Services celebrate the lives of individuals we have had the privilege of serving throughout the year. The Services are also open to others in the community, who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
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