Support Groups / Programs
Climber/ Mountain Sport Community Support Groups
Climbing Grief and Process Group (Online) For climbers, partners, friends or family coping with loss in the mountains. Wednesdays 6pm MST—For more information, contact Ben White: [email protected]
Embodied Strength Group for female-identified, Assigned female at birth non-binary, or trans femme adults.
Mondays (7-8:30pm MST); 8-10 weeks per cycle($150 per cycle), Repeats 4-5 times yearly.
For more information, contact Paige Zuckerman (Clinical Mental Health Counselor): [email protected] (801 580-9997); Link for more info
Loss in the Outdoors (In-Person—Bozeman, MT). For individuals who have been affected by grief and loss related to outdoor pursuits. 3rd Wednesday of Every Month 6-8pm. Contact Justin Short at 406-961-7203 and visit here for more information.
Group for CGF Directory Members
CGF Directory Community Group—1st Tuesday of each month (5:00p-6:30p Pacific). This online group meets every month and is for therapists and providers in the CGF Community. For more information please contact Trevor Davis ([email protected]) and/or Ben White ([email protected]).
Intensive Grief Programs
Grief Support Network A non profit offering 6 week and 9 month Yoga Therapy Workshops. Based in Boulder, Colorado they also offer grief rituals, retreats, a peer support network and a resource directory.
Grief Rituals by Francis Weller were begun in 1997 by the author The Wild Edge of Sorrow, “as a way for communities to attend the large and small losses that touch each of our lives. What has become clear is how difficult it is for us to attend to our grief in the absence of community. Check out the calendar for the dates. These fill up far in advance.
Animas Valley Institute and School of Lost Borders are distinct non-profits each offering vision quest programming designed for rites of passage, including grief and loss.
Grief Writing - 6 week Workshops with Ashley Shires
6 week Yoga Therapy Workshops with Grief Support Network
Wilderness Chaplains - (Western Washington only) established by and for first responders to access psychological, spiritual, and emotional resource needs.
Wild Grief - A non profit in Olympia, WA offering in-person day and overnight programs in Western WA, focusing on therapeutic engagement in the natural world. There are also virtual programs (Hike Habit) that are open to people of all ages.
We are actively looking for other programs that provide a professional framework for grief, loss or trauma work. Please email us with any suggestions.