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Carrying What We’ve Lost

Not to get over it. To carry it more gently.

A supportive, time-limited group for adults navigating loss — including the loss of a home and a homeland.

When
Weekends · TBD
Length
Six weeks · 90 min
For
Adults navigating loss
Language
English · Ukrainian · Russian
Where
182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558
Approach
Grief-informed support

Grief isn’t a set of stages you climb and finish. It moves in waves, it lives in the body, and it asks something different of each of us. This is a small, closed group where that can be understood and witnessed — not fixed.

The relationship doesn’t end; it changes form. This is six weeks of moving from ‘letting go’ to carrying the person, and the life, forward with you.

Each evening opens and closes with a small ritual, with room for teaching and for sharing at whatever depth feels right. A private conversation comes first, so we can make sure the group is the right kind of support for you now — and point you to individual care if that would serve you better.

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The six weeks

From normalizing grief to rebuilding meaning — at your own pace.

Week
1

Normalizing grief

Group agreements and confidentiality. What grief actually is — and the myths that make it harder: that it moves in tidy stages, that there’s a timeline, that you should be ‘over it.’
Focus
Safety, permission, and being witnessed.
Week
2

Grief in the body

Exhaustion, tightness, ‘grief brain,’ the fog and forgetfulness. How grief moves through the nervous system, and what tends to bring the waves.
Focus
Naming the physical — and easing the fear that something is wrong with you.
Week
3

The hard emotions

The feelings we’re ashamed to admit: guilt, anger, regret, relief, ambivalence. That love and complicated feelings live side by side.
Focus
De-shaming the full range of grief.
Week
4

Continuing bonds

The relationship changes rather than ends. Ways to carry the person forward — rituals, conversations, objects, dates.
Focus
Moving from ‘letting go’ to ‘carrying with.’
Week
5

Loss of home and homeland

For displaced and immigrant families: grieving a country and a former life, and people who are far away rather than gone. Loss without closure, that the world doesn’t always recognize.
Focus
Naming losses that have had no permission to be mourned.
Week
6

Rebuilding meaning

Integrating the loss into a life that continues — moving forward without leaving the person behind. A held goodbye to the group.
Focus
Integration, continuity, and a gentle ending.
How payment works
$65 per person, per session
Paid in full at enrollment

Groups run out-of-network and privately. Paying in full at enrollment holds your place for the whole series — and lets the group form as a stable, closed circle: the same people, from beginning to end.

Refunds

A full refund if you withdraw before the first session. In the first two weeks, a prorated refund or a credit toward a future group. Once the group has formed, the remaining sessions aren’t refundable — the circle was built around your place in it — but if something serious comes up, talk to me and we’ll find a fair way through.

Superbill

A superbill is available for possible partial reimbursement through your out-of-network benefits. Whether a group qualifies depends on its nature, so it’s best to check with your insurance company.

Reserve your spot

Seats are limited to keep the group small and safe. Reach out — we’ll find out together whether this is the right next step for you, and there’s no pressure either way.

Contact to reserve
alesia@ivycounselinggroup.com (609) 688-8300
Where we meet 182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558