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You can help us serve low- and no-income families with your tax-deductible contribution.
We keep our administrative and overhead costs to a minimum making your contribution really count in the lives of those trying to heal from traumatic loss and grief. (more)
Volunteers Needed
We are always looking for individuals or groups to help with maintenance and projects around our "charming little house on Grand."
The Center is also adding to its volunteer base through helpers with fundraising events, clerical support, marketing, and fundraising. Please contact us with ways you can help.
Welcome
The Center For Grief, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, provides specialized therapy and education in the areas of complicated grief, trauma, and life transition. Our staff includes licensed psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and professional counselors. The Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering hope for the difficult times in our lives.
The Center for Grief is a nonprofit organization that enlists the assistance of the surrounding community through volunteers and contributors.
Please check out our Events page for times, dates, places, and other information about our therapy groups, training sessions, and community forums.
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3rd Annual Plant Sale
Uncommon Gardens and the Center for Grief Loss and Transition invite you to their 3rd Annual Plant Sale Thursday, May 15, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Uncommon Gardens, 5750 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
A generous portion of the proceeds of sales on this evening will be donated to the Center for Grief, Loss and Transition to offer help for those healing from trauma, complicated grief, loss and life transitions.
Discover a wide selection of hard to find annuals, perennials, shrubs and ornamental trees, pots, garden tools, fountains, birdbaths and statuary.
Master Gardener Lucy Gehan who will be on hand to answer questions. (View The Full-Page Ad)
Comedy Benefit
The Center for Grief, Loss and Transition & Comedysportz present: an evening of improvisational comedy, coffee and dessert Thursday, May 29th @ 8 p.m.
Proceeds benefit clients of the Center for Grief, Loss and Transition Cost is $15 per person. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Center at (651) 641-0177. Comedysportz is located on the corner of West Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue South in Calhoun Square. (View The Full-Page Ad)
Community News
Our hearts go out to all who are affected by 35W bridge collapse tragedy. We know that our community will continue to be impacted by this event for some time to come, as the ripple effects will be many. Whether you were directly impacted or not, as time goes by, questions may emerge.
We will be here as a resource whether formally or informally to discuss the best ways for you and your loved ones to handle the many questions and emotions that may arise. (more)
Featured Article
Creating Hope Through Complicated Grief
By Thomas Ellis, Executive Director
The 35W bridge tragedy has brought grief and trauma to our community. The ripple effects from this disaster will continue to impact those whose loved ones were killed, witnesses and the heroes involved in helping others, and all who continue to have thoughts and feelings around this complicated loss. (more)
Book Review
The Center is now offering a new book entitled This Thing Called Grief: New Understandings of Loss, by Executive Director Tom Ellis.
The book provides new understandings of loss with tools to help transform grief. Tom uses many real-life narratives of loss from his therapy practice to help illustrate various ways of grieving, and shows how you can learn from the experience of loss and make your way towards a place of healing transitions and a renewed sense of life. Order online and read excerpts.
We're Straining At The Seams!
Since its founding in 1996, the Center has been here to help people during the most difficult times of their lives. We've been committed to making sure help has been immediate, accessible, and of the highest professional quality. With the growth we've experienced in recent years, the Center has been stretching beyond our capacity. Therapists see clients in the early morning, late at night and on weekends to ensure space is available.
We realize that it is time to undergo a planning process so we can continue meeting the needs of our community. From building our infrastructure to considering a second site, we are actively engaging in a creative and thoughtful process for our future. Our fund raising has intensified to support these capacity-building efforts. In addition to submitting several foundation proposals, we are asking individuals and families for their generous support as well.
Please help us in any way you can so we can continue to help others. We thank you for your on-going commitment to the Center.
For more information on our fund raising efforts, please contact Gayle Sherman Crandell or click here to make a donation.
The Center is staffed by experienced pros with specialized education and training in the most current methods.
(meet the team)
Tom Ellis, MA
Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist,
Executive Director, and Clinical Supervisor
Tom is a marriage and family therapist at the Center with a special focus on trauma. He is also a clinical supervisor, consultant, writer, trainer and critical incident de-briefer. (more)
Sarah Logan, MA
Program Director
Grief Therapist
Sarah provides therapy to individuals, families, groups and children. She has worked in school settings and with young mothers, teenagers and children. (more)
Katie Heckman, MS
Licensed Marriage
and Family Therapist
Katie worked with individuals in a college setting for ten years before becoming licensed in Marriage and Family Therapy. She also taught developmental education, career development and study skills courses to young adults at the college level. (more)