Group Offerings
Cost for groups varies based on the type/length of the group. View our past and current group options below.
We explore how cancer affects every area of life. We offer speakers with practical tips to give hope along the way. This is a space to be seen, known, and heard on your cancer journey.
Hope in the Journey
Cancer is a life-changing experience! Once you hear the big “C” word, there seems to be a demarcation point on the timeline of life, marking before and after. Even supportive people in your life may try to understand what you are going through, but unless they, too, have had a cancer diagnosis, it can be difficult for them to fully understand the pain and challenges you face. This can leave you feeling lonely, isolated, and afraid. But you don’t have to do it alone! We offer practical tips and hope that life can still be beautiful and that you still have a purpose. Our goal is for you to rest in God while at the same time engaging in practical solutions and faith-based strategies. Some of the speakers include doctors, survivors, therapists, spiritual leaders, and more. Join us as we move forward with cancer together. Being with a group of people on a similar journey can be a life-giving experience!
This group meets Thursdays in person at Lawndale Baptist Church from February 29th through April 25th, 2024, from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. This group is for adults who have a cancer diagnosis, are survivors of cancer, and for those who are caregivers for someone with cancer. The cost of the group is FREE!
This is a supportive educational group presented from a Christian perspective. No professional counseling services will be offered in the group.
To register for the group, please call Lawndale Baptist Church at (336) 288-3824.
What Will Be Taught
We explore how unidentified or unresolved loss impacts every area of life, especially our relationship with God. The long-range impact of these losses is often obscured, buried beneath the conscious surface in an attempt to avoid pain. We encourage group members to ”notice” the losses of life, and fight the battle to reclaim and reinvest their heart after loss through faith-based strategies.
Moving Through the Losses of Life
Grief is a heartbreaking experience that can leave you wanting to retreat from life which makes the grief journey more difficult. But, you don’t have to do it alone! Our goal is for you to find hope and healing through the losses of life. Join us to learn practical skills in how to move forward with grief. We want you to also experience the support of others who are on a similar journey.
This group meets Mondays online from January 8th through February 26th, 2024 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m, and is led by Wendy Douglas, MA, LCMHCA and Rita Schulte, MA, LPC. This group is for those 21 and older. The cost of the group is $250, payable by January 1st, 2024. Fees include a Welcome Box with some materials, including Rita’s book Shattered. Please note that we will do a short interview with you before the group begins.
This is a psychoeducational/support group presented from a Christian perspective. No professional counseling services will be offered in the group.
What Will Be Taught
The pain of suicide loss is indescribable. It seems beyond survival. Yet with faith, perseverance, and the tools of brain science, there is a way through. It will take time. It will take struggle. But hope is real, for there are things you can do to move forward with your grief.
Previous Groups
Surviving Suicide Loss: Making Your Way Beyond the Ruins
Being a survivor of suicide loss is a deeply personal, unique journey. This weekly group is a safe space to share your loss with other survivors. You will be taught skills and ways to move forward with your grief as you support and witness one another’s experience. In addition, you will have the opportunity to share about your loved one as we discuss ways to prepare for the holidays.
Surviving Suicide Loss is led by Wendy Douglas, MA and Rita Schulte, MA, LPC. This group is open to women ages 20 and older who have experienced a loss by suicide of a close friend or family member. The cost is $250. Fees include a Welcome Box with some materials including Rita’s book, Surviving Suicide Loss.
Presented from a Christian perspective. This is a psychoeducational/support group. We do NOT offer any professional counseling services as a part of this group.
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