Become a
"Friend of the Center"
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.
Children's Services
Individual, family, and group therapy is offered to children and adolescents who have experienced a significant loss due to death or other life experiences. Therapy is provided by grief therapists or graduate student interns.
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Kids Kamp - a day camp for grieving children ages 5-12. Contact Sarah Logan for specific program information.
How We Can Help Our Children
Acknowledge the losses, normalize the feelings, reframe the responses, listen openly, accept your limitations, help the child gather facts, help the child discuss the changes that accompany the loss, explore his/her grief in different ways, determine the child's support system. All of these things can be helpful in reaching a better understanding of how we can help our children.
Children and Family Day
A day for grieving families to come together with others who have experienced similar losses to talk about their experiences and celebrate the lives of their loved ones. Sunday August 3rd, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact Sarah Logan for more information or to register.
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)
Gayle Sherman Crandell, MA, LPC
Development Director
Therapist and Trainer
Gayle Sherman Crandell is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Development Director at the Center for Grief. (more)