Grief Counseling Project

The grieving process is difficult to handle alone. Often, sharing one's feelings and experience of loss with others can greatly aid in the healing process. Since 1982, CSS has provided short-term, low-fee, individual, couples and family counseling for residents of Alameda County who have experienced a loss. We also offer several grief support groups.

Program Mission
To provide supportive counseling for bereaved individuals, families, and groups. Our goal is to prevent longer-term problems due to unresolved feelings of grief.

Program Structure
Counseling is provided by mental health interns who are trained in grief counseling and supervised by licensed professionals. The following services are available in Berkeley and Castro Valley, California:

· Anticipatory grief
· General bereavement
· Suicide bereavement
· Homicide bereavement

Who We Serve
Residents of Alameda County who are grieving the death of someone close to them.

Fees
Sliding scale, based upon income. No one is turned away for lack of money,

Contact Information
For more information about the Grief Counseling Project, please call 1-800-260-0094.

Learn More About Grief
Learn more about the grief process by visiting the following links, adapted from William Worden, Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy

• Feelings after a loss
• Common grief reactions
  • Thought patterns
  • Physical sensations
  • Emotions
  • Behaviors
• When is mourning finished?