Grief and Bereavement Services

Hospice House garden and fish pond

Journey Through Grief
- Seeking comfort, affirmation and meaning.

Counselling
Professional support is available to assist clients and families in working through anticipatory grief and bereavement. One-on-one counselling is available by appointment. Referrals can be made by anyone. Please contact Leigh Van Dyke, Grief and Bereavement Counsellor at leigh@nohs.ca for more information.

Support Groups:

Finding My Way: Coping with Grief
Finding My Way Group support sessions are held twice annually, in the spring and the fall. Pre-registration is required. Morning or evening sessions are available. Please contact Leigh Van Dyke, Grief and Bereavement Counsellor at leigh@nohs.ca for more information and pre-registration.

Pregnancy Loss Support Group
North Okanagan Hospice Society’s Pregnancy Loss Support Group is for families who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn death.

The Pregnancy Loss Support Group is a structured information support group that explores a number of topics pertaining to grief surrounding pregnancy loss. The group is a drop-in program, offered at no charge to anyone who has experienced a loss regardless of how long ago the loss occurred. Parents may choose to talk or just listen. No one is asked to share if he or she does not feel comfortable doing so.

The Pregnancy Loss Support Group meets at 7pm the first and third Tuesday of each month at Hospice House, 3506-27th Avenue, Vernon. No registration is required. The meetings are held in the Group Room (enter through the right side administration door).

For more information about the Pregnancy Loss Support Group, please call Sheila or Leigh @ 250-503-1800.

Lending Library
Located in the Living Room at Hospice House, the lending library has material that covers a variety of topics including hospice palliative care, bereavement, child and teen grief. The library is open to the general public and materials may be signed out for up to 3 weeks.

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