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Solace House is a grief counseling center specifically designed to guide children, individuals and their families through the pivotal time following the death of a loved one. Age-specific support groups are offered where participants are encouraged to share their stories with the help of a group facilitator.
Grief affects people in different ways and triggers a variety of emotional issues. Solace House is not the answer for situations requiring crisis counseling, psychotherapy, or other general mental health counseling or therapy. Solace House is a beginning point for grieving families who need compassionate direction.
Solace House helps people regain a sense of life balance and equips participants to appropriately honor loss and integrate the grief journey into their overall life experience.
Click here to hear from family members who have used the services of Solace House. Support Groups
Solace House offers four support groups
that run consecutively. Children's groups are divided by developmental age:
3 & 4, 5-8, 9-12 and teens 13-18. Adult groups are based upon relationship loss
or special circumstance: child loss, spouse loss, suicide loss, and mixed adult
(parent/sibling/friend/ex-spouse/grandparent). The start dates stagger. Each
group is every other week for a total of eight sessions. Groups are offered on
either Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. Solace House support groups are closed
groups. This means that participants must attend an orientation session,
complete paperwork and have been accepted into the Solace House programs in
order to participate in these groups. Additionally, knowing the start date will
not guarantee space in a particular group.
Start dates for Solace House
support groups:
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012
- Wednesday, February 15, 2012
- Tuesday, March 13, 2012
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012
- Tuesday, July 10, 2012
- Wednesday, August 8, 2012
- Tuesday, September 11, 2012
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Individual counseling services
are also available. Counseling services include individual, couple and family
counseling for ages 3 through adults. For more information, call 913.341.0318. Hold My Hand: Walking with Children & Teens through their Grief Journey Solace House offers this seminar for parents and caregivers of grieving children and teens which addresses questions about the grief process of children and teens, supporting the grieving child or teen, and an opportunity to hear from other parents and guardians. This seminar is free and open to any parent, guardian or individual who is interested in participating.
- Wednesday, January 25, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, February 25, 10 a.m. to noon
- Monday, March 19, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m. to noon
- Thursday, May 24, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m. to noon
This seminar is held at Solace House, 8012 State Line Rd., Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66208. Call 913.341.0318 to register. Space is limited, so register early!
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