Center for Grief Loss & Transition

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Building On Hope
To continue keeping our doors open to everyone in need, last year we launched BUILDING ON HOPE, a 3-year campaign to purchase and rehab the house next door. Click below to find out how you can help.

We are always looking for individuals or groups to help with maintenance and projects around our "charming little houses 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.

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Welcome

The Center For Grief, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, provides specialized therapy and education in the areas of complicated grief, trauma, and life transition. Our staff includes licensed psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and professional counselors. The Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering hope for the difficult times in our lives.
The Center for Grief is a nonprofit organization that enlists the assistance of the surrounding community through volunteers and contributors.
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Special Report - High School Suicides
When the names of Woodbury High School graduates are read Sunday at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood, missing will be two classmates who died by suicide in the past six weeks. Therapist Thomas Ellis of The Center For Grief, Losss and Transition was invited to the school last week to talk to more than 100 students and parents.
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Memorial Walkathon Pictures
On a beautiful, brisk October morning, the Center held its Second Annual Memorial Walkathon Fundraiser. Walkers attended for many reasons for people whose memories they cherish, for support and connection, and to ensure that the Center's mission of helping everyone regardless of their resources continues.
But everyone walked because they believe in the hope and healing the Center provides. Thank you to all the walkers, the contributors who helped us exceed our financial goals, and Nida and Maria whose countless volunteer hours made the day possible.
View '09 Walkathon Pics

Groceries for Good Causes
Kowalski's Grocery now has a receipt box in the front of each store for the Center for Grief, Loss & Transition. They will be donating to our mission quarterly, based on the number of store receipts placed in our box.
Tell your people so they can help our people. Feel free to e-mail or make copies of this exciting opportunity to help make a difference.

The Center is now offering a book entitled This Thing Called Grief: New Understandings of Loss, by Executive Director Tom Ellis.
The book provides new understandings of loss with tools to help transform grief. Tom uses many real-life narratives of loss from his therapy practice to help illustrate various ways of grieving, and shows how you can learn from the experience of loss and make your way towards a place of healing transitions and a renewed sense of life. Order online and read excerpts.

Our professional staff is very experienced with specialized education and training in the most current methods.
Tom Ellis, MA

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

Sarah provides therapy to individuals, families, groups and children. She has worked in school settings and with young mothers, teenagers and children. (more)
Meet the entire team