Support groups

All of my support groups meet on Zoom so you can participate wherever you’re located. Contact me for more information.

My groups are small and private, so you’ll feel truly seen and heard. You’ll be amazed at how warm, welcoming, and genuine Zoom-based groups can be. You’ll also receive lots of ideas and resources for coping with this uniquely complicated and painful loss, including what the research says about suicide.

There are groups for survivors of any suicide loss, and also some special-focus groups, including for:

mothers who’ve lost a child
adults who've lost a parent
those who’ve lost a spouse, partner, or significant other

The groups meet in 10-session cycles throughout the year (think trimesters), and the registration fee for each cycle is $395 for new members, $350 for returning members. To make sure you’ll have a safe space for meaningful sharing, membership is limited, and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

A short phone conversation is required for all new members before registering. If we haven't spoken yet, just contact me to schedule a call. If we have spoken, you can go ahead and register now.

"It was reassuring to hear how others were dealing with this. They can do it, I can do it."

“I found I kept saying to myself

'that resonates' or 'omg yes'."

"Meeting new people can be unnerving and talking to new people and being vulnerable with them is not something I typically do,

but I am so glad I did in this case."

"This is just what I needed."

“The support group has been so, so,

so immensely helpful."

“My only regret is not joining sooner.”

Printable Bio

NEW: First-ever national Zoom-based support group for teens who’ve lost someone to suicide.

Teenagers who’ve lost someone to suicide often feel alone.

"My mom took her life when I was 13. I’m 17 now and I've never met another kid my age who’s gone through the same thing I have."

“My friends were kind of weird around me. They didn’t know what to say”

When my own brother died, my siblings were 15 and 19 -- I saw how tough it was for them and how much they wanted to connect with peers who really got it. I’ve worked with (and raised) teens, am the co-author of “After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools,” and the executive producer of Talking OutLOUD: Teens & Suicide Loss, a Conversation (in process).

Coping After Suicide Teen Groups are led by Steven Karaiskos, PhD, himself a longtime survivor of suicide loss, and Social Emotional Learning expert. They meet in 10-session cycles, and the registration fee for each cycle is $395 for new members, $350 for returning members. To ensure a safe space for meaningful sharing, membership is limited, and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

A short phone conversation is required for all new members before joining the group (and for teens under 18, a conversation with a parent or guardian is also required). Contact me for more information or to schedule a call.