SUPPORT

We offer programs and services of support—whether you are struggling with work circumstances, the pain of loss, trauma, or life changes from financial pressures to job or income loss or bankruptcy. Even changing family relationships—divorce, addiction, illness, living life without the children we expected, caregiving—these situations create profound stress and grief. Often we brush the effects under the carpet.

Yet symptoms of grief can carry on for many years after the actual loss—whether it is the loss of a beloved pet or your career—or your soul mate. Loss affects everyone differently, but it is always painful. This sign of humanity—and that we care is a natural healthy reaction. It often manifests in a bewildering cluster of emotions and physical ailments. These emotions can be confusing and can also intensify our distress—and can last long beyond when we expect—or others—think we should be “over it.”

We have group sessions from time to time and offer individual personal and remote guidance. This is available through the UOUFC.

This non-denominational spiritual-based group can assist and open the door to grief support groups for help in facing challenges resulting from loss. Here you will find the opportunity to be with others who have been there to receive emotional support, learn about or increase your understanding of the grief seasons/stages, and develop personalized strategies to address your losses.

 

Grief Support

Please connect to check dates of upcoming gatherings.

Queries?

Please contact Alex on 416 456 4357 or by email to:  Alex

Cost: FREE  

Location

Office of Dr. Leora Marcovitz
960 Lawrence Ave west, suite 201, Toronto

Travel/Parking

If you are coming by TTC, take the #52 bus from either the Lawrence West Station or the Lawrence Station and get off at Apex Road. This stop is just west of Dufferin Street.

Check attached link for bus schedules – http://www.ttc.ca/Routes/52/Westbound.jsp

Parking on site is at the back of the building (credit card only) or across the Street at the Columbus Center.

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Meet Our Facilitators

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Rabbi David Gellman

Rabbi David Gellman is our Director and founder. He launched UOUFC in

1996 as a universal, interfaith spiritual community that breaks down the barriers of religious divisiveness and reconnects people to their roots. This mission provides a path for individuals seeking a greater sense of spirituality in their lives. No one is turned away and all life cycle events can be honored. Ordained as a Rabbi, he is a great proponent of the Jewish Interfaith community ensuring inter-faith couples obtain the life cycle events they seek and can stay connected with their Jewish roots.

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Reverend Alex Gellman

Reverend Alex Gellman PhD, is an ordained interfaith Reverend and health

care professional. As a certified grief therapist, she is the director of the UOUFC grief support group program, unique in its approach as it examines grief from the perspective of all loss. An expert on the dream and energy modalities of life, she facilitates many workshops on dreams, meridian and chakra spiritual connectivity, helping individuals reconnect with spirituality, intuition, creativity and the universe.

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Chiara Ferrante

Chiara Ferrante RN, BScN, is a psychiatric nurse with specialized training and extensive experience in grief facilitation and crisis intervention. She uses these skills and her additional training in a number of complementary healing modalities while assisting people to overcome their losses and find strength to embrace life anew.

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Sources of Information for Those Dealing with Grief – Books, Websites & Articles