Grief Support
While grief is the natural response to the loss of someone important to you, each person’s grief is unique. It is a process that takes time. Our qualified bereavement counselors can help you navigate the grieving process.
Support Through the Grief Process
After you have lost a loved one, you may be asking yourself: “Why can’t I get over it?” You may experience many emotions: anxiety, worry, guilt, loneliness.
All of these thoughts and feelings are normal. The grieving process has no timetable, but if these emotions are interfering with your life, you may need professional help.
Our services are designed to help you navigate grief at your own pace. We offer grief support to individuals and families as they cope with the emotional, social and financial stresses associated with life-limiting illness and loss.
Throughout the year we host a number of grief support events and programs for the communities we serve.
Grief and Loss Support Groups
We offer in-person and online Grief and Loss Support Groups throughout the year. The purpose of these support groups is to provide an atmosphere of trust and acceptance in which participants may freely share their experiences, struggles, feelings, and concerns as well as their strengths, solutions, and joys. The groups will encourage participants to create friendships and network with each other. This support is offered at no cost to any adult who has experienced the death of a loved one, even if they were not a patient of Coastal Hospice. One-on-one phone support or in-person meetings are available by request.
For more information, please contact the Bereavement Department at griefsupport@coastalhospice.org or by phone: 410-742-8732 ext. 621.
Scroll down to see upcoming events. Dates and times are subject to change.
One-On-One Support
For our Four Lower Shore Communities: Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester.
One-on-one phone support or in-person meeting are available by request. For more information, please contact the Bereavement Department at griefsupport@coastalhospice.org or by phone: 410-742-8732 ext. 621.
Struggling with Grief or Loss?
Join our 6-Week & Ongoing Grief Support Groups at No Cost.
Support Groups
Weekly | January – December
We invite you to become a part of our ongoing grief support groups that occur weekly. Our groups are offered at no cost to those who continue experiencing pain due to death, whether or not Coastal Hospice supported you.
We are proud to support our Four Lower Eastern Shore Counties, Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico!
To register, please email Nicole Long, Coastal Hospice Bereavement Counselor and Community Educator at nlong@coastalhospice.org or call 410-742-8732 ext. 621. If leaving a message, please state the grief support group you are interested in attending.
6-Weeks Mondays
January 13 – February 24
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(No meeting held on February 17)
Macky & Pam Stansell House
1500 Ocean Pkwy, Ocean Pines, MD
6-Weeks Mondays
January 13 – February 24
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
(No meeting held on February 17)
Mac Inc. Area Agency on Aging
909 Progress Cir, Salisbury, MD
6-Weeks Mondays
March 24 – April 28
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Mac Inc. Area Agency on Aging
909 Progress Cir, Salisbury, MD
6-Weeks Mondays
March 24 – April 28
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Macky & Pam Stansell House
1500 Ocean Pkwy, Ocean Pines, MD
Memorial Gatherings
Coming Soon – 2025 Memorial Gathering Dates & Details!
During the summer and fall, Coastal Hospice hosts four community-based memorial ceremonies. These are at no cost and open to the public, the purpose of these gatherings is to provide a time of remembrance and reflection. Attendees are invited to either bring their own sea shell, or shells are provided. Attendees are asked to write their loved one’s name(s) on the shell and following a brief time of reflection, can return the shell to the nearby waterway, if so desired. Bereavement Counselors are present to offer grief support and general information about the organization to those interested in learning more about the services Coastal Hospice offers.
Open to all Coastal Hospice patients, family members, and community members, whether or not you were supported by Coastal Hospice. Anyone is welcome to attend this non-religious event where we recall the names and memories of loved ones and honor them.
Pediatric Grief Support
We offer a support program for children that provides tools to cope with loss and assist on their grief journey.
Camp Chameleon: Coming June 2025!
Camp Chameleon is a 4-day summer day camp open to children ages 6 to 12, who have experienced a primary loss in their life, like the death of a parent, grandparent, sibling or other closely connected person. Camp Chameleon is hosted by Coastal Hospice.
The camp offers a safe place for these children to express their grief, to explore the many emotions that accompany the death of someone close, and to learn age-appropriate coping skills that will assist them on their grief journey. This year we are encouraging families to participate during the last portion of the camp day. More information upon registration. Camp Chameleon begins with a family event on a Monday evening in June and is followed by three days (June) filled with fun and activities for the campers.
For more information about Camp Chameleon or to reserve a spot in June 2025 for your child, please contact Bereavement Services at griefsupport@coastalhospice.org or by phone: 410-742-8732 ext. 621.
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