Grief Support

Grief, Loss and Transition

Casa de la Luz Hospice™
We are all connected. It is through our vulnerability, struggles, and times of pain that we may find our greatest sources of love, support, guidance, and caring, and thus move forward into healing and wholeness.Carol began her career with Casa de la Luz Hospice™ as a community social worker, and her position soon expanded to include bereavement counseling. In May of 2014, Carol became the Bereavement Coordinator for Casa's Bereavement Program. Bereavement services offered through this program include:

Groups: Friday Drop-In Support, Healing Journeys Groups, Continuing the Journey Groups, Men and Grief, Survivors of Suicide.
Special Workshops: May include Mind-Body Skills, Forgiveness, Art and Healing, Music and Healing, Movement and Healing, Coping With the Holidays, and others.
Individual Counseling: Counselors are available to meet with individuals, couples and families to provide support, compassion, guidance and education.
Celebration of Life Memorial Services

You can reach Carol at Casa de la Luz Hospice™ at (520) 544-9890 to learn more about the groups and other offerings.

Compassionate Bereavement Care®

Carol has been trained and certified as a Compassionate Bereavement Care® Provider through the MISS Foundation in conjunction with The Kubler-Ross Family Trust and The Center for Loss and Trauma. Certified providers of this type of care follow guiding principles including:

They believe that traumatic grief presents the most difficult and painful circumstances for individuals, families, communities, and even clinicians.
They support their clients' participation in healthy, grief-related activities according to their comfort level.
They trust their clients/patients know best what their own unique needs are and they do their best to meet them at that place, accommodating them on their terms.
They do not diagnose or label grief as mental illness.
They believe that self-care and compassion and ongoing education are penultimate to their client's well-being.
They strive to offer uniquely individualized care that creates healing environments for their clients.

When a traumatic death occurs, such as the death of a child, not just any counselor, physician, nurse, clergy, or therapist will understand the complexities and challenges of grieving family members. It is critical to find a provider who specializes in traumatic grief. An effective provider will walk with you, help you connect with your feelings, and help you discover ways to cope with the overwhelming sense of loss.

The Grief Recovery Method®

A Certified Grief Recovery® Specialist helps people move beyond death, divorce, and other losses. This is a powerful and dynamic experience. It is sensible, accessible, authentic and available for recovery from almost any type of loss. The program is generally presented in a 12-week group format and uses The Grief Recovery Handbook written by John W. James and Russell Friedman. This is not a support group nor a drop-in program. It is experiential and action-based using written assignments. It also provides a safe environment for participants to share their thoughts and feelings. We look at our old beliefs about dealing with loss, what losses have affected our lives, and take new actions that will often lead us toward discovery and completion of any unfinished business due to a death, divorce, or other major loss. You can email Carol at carolsmillermsw@gmail.com or call her at (520) 477-2750 for more information (also visit (http://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/).