Adult Grief Support

COJ’s Bereaved Parent Support Group provides support for parents who have suffered the death of a child, regardless of the age at death. This group provides a safe space for grieving parents to connect, share stories, and discover hope, strength, and healing.

• Virtual: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7-8:30 pm, September-May

COJ’s Bereaved Parent Support Group provides support for parents who have suffered the death of a child. This group provides a safe space for grieving parents to connect, share stories, and discover hope, strength, and healing.

• In-person: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7-8:30 pm, September-May
• COJ’s Conference Room*, 8857 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, Suite #002, West Chester, OH 45069

*COJ’s conference room is located in the lower level of the building and requires navigating down one flight of stairs.  It is not handicap accessible.

COJ’s Bereaved Parent Support Group provides support for parents who have suffered the death of an adult child. This group provides a safe space for grieving parents to connect, share stories, and discover hope, strength, and healing.

• In-person or virtual: 1st Wednesday of the month, 7-8:30 pm, September-May
• Option to attend virtually or in-person at COJ’s Conference Room*, 8857 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, Suite #002, West Chester, OH 45069

*COJ’s conference room is located in the lower level of the building and requires navigating down one flight of stairs.  It is not handicap accessible.

This group provides grief support for parents who have suffered the death of a child through miscarriage or early infant death.  Footprints on Our Hearts allows parents to process their grief in a safe place with other parents who have experienced the loss of a baby.  Together, we honor our children and find hope, strength, and healing.

• In-person or virtual: 4th Monday of the month, 6:30-8 pm, September – May
• Option to attend virtually or in-person at COJ’s Conference Room*, 8857 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, Suite #002, West Chester, OH 45069

*COJ’s conference room is located in the lower level of the building and requires navigating down one flight of stairs.  It is not handicap accessible.

Surrounded with love and support, this grief support group is hosted by Spring Grove Funeral Homes and facilitated by Companions on a Journey. Together, we help individuals to restore balance and find hope, strength, and healing. In-person and virtual options to attend are available.

• In-person: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6-7:30 pm at Spring Grove Funeral Homes, 4389 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45232
• Virtual: 4th Tuesday of the month, 6-7:30 pm

• Virtual: 1st Tuesday of the month, 7-8:30 pm

Our Young Adults group offers a supportive environment where you can be honest about your current outlook and the grief you are experiencing with individuals who can relate to navigating grief as a young adult. It is an opportunity to connect, learn about grief, and find hope, strength, and healing amongst peers.

• Virtual: 1st Monday of the month, 7-8 pm

• In-person: 4th Tuesday of the month, 6-7:30 pm
• Spring Grove Funeral Homes (Tri-County), 11285 Princeton Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45246

Understanding Your Grief is an open grief group designed to offer support to adults who have suffered the death of a loved one. Surrounded with love and support, this grief support group offers you the opportunity to connect with other adults who understand the heartache of losing a loved one. Together, we help individuals to restore balance and find hope, strength, and healing.  You may choose to attend our St. Maximilian Kolbe Church location or Miamisburg Christian Church location (both locations are handicap accessible).   

• St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, 5720 Hamilton Mason Road, Liberty Township, OH 45011
• In-person: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7-8:30 pm, September – May

• Miamisburg Christian Church, 1146 E. Central Avenue, Room 220, Miamisburg, OH 45342
• In-person: 2nd Monday of the month, 6:30-8 pm

Surrounded with love and support, this grief support group offers the opportunity to connect with other individuals (ages 20-64) who understand the heartache of losing a spouse. Together, we help individuals to restore balance and find hope, strength, and healing. Note that age is a guideline. We welcome any widowed person to attend any of the widowed support groups.

• In-person or virtual:
  • 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, 7-8:30 pm
• Option to attend virtually or in-person at COJ’s Conference Room*, 8857 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, Suite #002, West Chester, OH 45069

*COJ’s conference room is located in the lower level of the building and requires navigating down one flight of stairs. It is not handicap accessible.

Surrounded with love and support, this grief support group offers the opportunity to connect with other individuals (ages 65+) who understand the heartache of losing a spouse. Together, we help individuals to restore balance and find hope, strength, and healing. Note that age is a guideline. We welcome any widowed person to attend any of the widowed support groups.

• In-person:  2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, 2-3:30 pm, September – May,
• St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, 5720 Hamilton Mason Rd, Liberty Township, OH 45011

COJ’s New Adventures Group is a social group for current and future members of our widowed support groups. This group offers support through a monthly lunch outing at a local restaurant. We look for additional ways to discover new adventures together and expand our social horizons through activities such as concerts, dinners, lunches, ballgames, Segway tours, zip-lining, trips, etc.

If you are interested in joining, please email carla@companionsonajourney.org or register for membership in the Meetup group to receive notifications about upcoming events

At COJ, we offer a safe space for children, teens, adults, and families to process feelings of grief and loss.  In addition to our community programs, we offer individual consultation by phone, Zoom, or in-person.  Individual consultations consist of 1-2 sessions with one of our bereavement specialists.  To schedule these sessions, we ask that you complete the registration form below and then call our office at 513-870-9108 to schedule.  *Please note that availability for individual consultations varies depending on our current schedule.

COJ hosts a variety of Pathway to Healing events throughout the year to support bereaved individuals to overcome common communication barriers, provide them with simple moments of joy in the company of others who ‘get it’, and equip them with tools for supporting one another along the grief journey. Please visit our calendar or events page for upcoming events!