Grief Support Groups and Education for Life After Loss
Guided groups and grief education for people navigating loss, caregiving, life transitions, and the changes that can leave you feeling alone.
You do not have to grieve quietly, explain it perfectly, or pretend you are doing better than you are. This is a place to be honest, supported, and met with care.
Current Groups and Resources
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Group Therapy
Move through seasons of change while building community, collective solidarity, and authentic connections.
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Grief and Loss Support Groups
For people navigating death-related grief, non-death loss, identity shifts, life changes, and the grief that does not fit neatly into other people’s expectations.
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Caregivers Support Group
A guided group for caregivers who need somewhere honest to land while caring for an aging parent, partner, loved one with illness, or someone with complex needs.
Meet Lindsay Fernandez
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to be “professional” in this field. For a long time, I thought it meant keeping parts of myself tucked away behind a polished bio and a neutral cardigan.
But the truth is, I’m human first.
I’m a therapist, grief worker, group facilitator, coffee-dependent human, shark enthusiast, and someone who understands that grief does not only live in the obvious places. It shows up in family roles, old patterns, caregiving exhaustion, motherhood, identity shifts, relationship changes, traditions, inside jokes, and the ordinary things that still hold meaning.
My work is grounded in what I call Root Work. That means looking beneath the surface of what is happening now and exploring how past experiences, relationships, family dynamics, and long-held beliefs may still be shaping the present.
I do this work because people are often carrying far more than the world can see from the outside.
And I believe support should be a place where you can be human, complex, grieving, growing, overwhelmed, hopeful, angry, healing, and unfinished all at once.
A Root Work Approach to Grief and Life Transitions
Lindsay’s work is grounded in Root Work, an approach that looks beneath the surface of grief, caregiving, motherhood, and life transitions.
Sometimes the hardest part of the present is not only what is happening now. It is what this season brings up from the past.
Root Work helps you explore old roles, family patterns, relationship dynamics, and long-held beliefs with care and curiosity. The goal is not to blame the past, but to understand what you have been carrying so you can move forward with more clarity, steadiness, and self-trust.
In this new era, we’re no longer struggling in silence.
New life chapters can rearrange everything.
You may be grieving a person, a relationship, a caregiving season, an identity, a role, or the version of life you thought you would have.
In Lindsay’s groups, you do not have to make your grief sound acceptable. You do not have to rush toward growth. You get space to name what changed, what hurts, what feels confusing, and what support you need now.
This work is about telling the truth, finding steadier ground, and remembering that you do not have to do this alone.
Groups and Grief Education
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Guided group support for people navigating death-related grief, non-death loss, identity shifts, and the kind of grief that does not fit neatly into other people’s expectations.
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Education and support for the changes that rearrange your life, including caregiving, parenthood, relationship changes, health diagnoses, empty nest, retirement, and starting over.
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A guided group for caregivers who need somewhere honest to land while caring for an aging parent, partner, loved one with illness, or someone with complex needs.
My Evidence-Based Therapy Methods
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CBT helps you identify and change negative thought patterns, developing practical strategies to improve your state of mind. Ready to reshape your thoughts and change your life?
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MBSR teaches you to be present in the moment, reducing stress and enhancing self-awareness through mindfulness meditation.
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Narrative Therapy empowers you to reframe your life story, focusing on your strengths and creating more helpful narratives.
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EFT strengthens emotional bonds between couples and families, helping you navigate life transitions together.