Local Support
LA Support Groups:
MISS Foundation
Email: miss.tcf@gmail.com
Monthly support group meeting for bereaved parents enduring the death of a child.
Meetings are on the 2nd Wednesday of each month
7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M
Our House
E-mail: ourhouse@ourhouse-grief.org
Providing grief support services, education, resources and hope. All groups are fee based with a sliding scale. Groups co-led by highly trained volunteers. The adult program offers groups for parents grieving the loss of a child. The children’s program offers support groups for death of a sibling that are age appropriate and loss appropriate, and use various methods of grief expression, including art, music, play and poetry; school-based grief support groups are also available.
LA City
1663 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-475-0299
San Fernando Valley
21860 Burbank Blvd, Suite 195
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
818-222-3344
The Compassionate Friends Network
http://www.compassionatefriends.org
Verdugo Hills Chapter Facilitator for Pregnancy and Infant Loss - Susan Hawkes
Contact: Mary - (323) 347-9469
This organization has many local chapters and offers grief support groups. These groups, specifically for parents who have lost a child, meet approximately once a month
Meeting Info: 4th Thursday of each month 7:30 pm
Verdugo Hills Hospital (4th floor Council Room)
1812 Verdugo Blvd, Glendale, CA 91208
Forever Footprints (Orange County)
http://foreverfootprints.org/support/support-group/
The Balancing Life & Loss: Parenting After Loss Group is a free support group that addresses the needs of bereaved parents who, after a tragic loss, need to continue living and parenting their surviving children.
Meetings are free to attendees and meets every 2nd Monday from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. It is facilitated by Laura Navarro Pickens, LCSW, and meets in her office at 408 Westminster Ave., Suite 9, Newport Beach, 92663. Please call Laura at (562) 882-7901.
Angels Born Still
http://drivymargulies.com/portfolio/family-and-friends/
Dr. Ivy Margulies is a clinical psychologist that runs several support groups for couples who have endured a miscarriage, experienced a stillbirth, or face the challenges of infertility (each of the three groups meet separately).
2730 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 828-7530
Grief Therapist
Lauren Allenberg, LCSW & MISS Facilitator
Lauren is a licensed clinical social worker who has a private therapy practice that specializes in grief counseling for individuals and couples. It is rare to find a supportive professional who understands the unique qualities of the grief experience first-hand. You can find more information here: https://www.laurenallenberg.com/