support groups
Support Groups at Hope Floats
Our Support Services are free of charge ~ Registration is required
Loss of a Child Bereavement Group This group is open to any parent coping with the death of a child of any age. The group will meet every other Wednesday for 4:00-5:30 for five session. Dates: 4/25, 5/9, 5/23, 6/6, & 6/20 Registration: Denise Brack, 781-936-8068 or Kathleen McAleer, 508-746-0215 Hope Floats Healing Circle This group is open to everyone. We start the circle with a meditation and then offer mini-treatments such as reiki, healing touch and reflexology. Meets the third Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:00 pm Registration: Denise Brack, 781-936-8068 Evening Partner/Spouse Loss Bereavement Group This group meet on alternating Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm: Winter Dates: 1/19, 2/2 & 2/16 This group is every Thursday for five sessions from 6:30-8pm: Spring Dates: 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 & 4/12 Registration: Kathleen McAleer, 508-746-0215 Suicide Loss Bereavement Group This is an ongoing group that meet every other Monday from 6:30-8:00pm Dates: 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, 3/26, 4/9, 4/23 & 5/7 Registration: Denise Brack at 781-936-8068 or Kathleen McAleer, 508-746-0215 Grief Healing through Mind, Body & Spirit This six sessions program will offer a variety of healing modalities “samplings”. Come to one or come to all six sessions. Dates: 3/5 – Sound Healing, 3/19 – Yoga, 4/2 – Treatments (Reflexology, Healing Touch, Reiki), 4/16- Meditation, 4/30 – Yoga, 5/14 – Treatments (Reflexology, Healing Touch, Reiki) Registration: Kathleen McAleer, 508-746-0215 “Three Little Birds Workshop” This after school program is designed for children and teens dealing with the “tough stuff” (examples: coping with serious illness, living with one’s own serious illness, living with grief and loss, adjusting to major life changes). Snacks provided (please let us know of any allergies). This group will meet weekly on Thursdays from 4:30-6:00pm for five sessions. Dates: 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/12 & 4/19, 4:30-6pm. Registration: Kathleen McAleer, 508-746-0215
Support Retreat For Mother’s Who Have Lost Children This retreat is an opportunity for self-care and to meet other moms who understand the difficult journey of losing a child. Offerings include yoga, meditation, discussion group and mini-body treatments such as reiki & healing touch. Date: April 7, 2012 Registration: Denise Brack at 781-936-8068 Substance Abuse Loss Bereavement Group This group meets every other Monday: Date: 6/11, 6/25, 7/9, 7/22 & 8/6 Registration: Denise Brack at 781-936-8068 Our support services are free of charge. Registration is required for all programs and groups Hope Floats is grateful for our partnership with Cranberry Hospice For more information please contact:
