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Grief Support Group!

Grief Support Group!

This support group on Grief tends to the contradictions, complexity and building the capacity to engage in meaning-making using free associations, identifying unconscious defenses and underlying emotions

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Weekly sessions held every Saturday; next intake begins 9th May

6 Zoom sessions | Every Saturday at 11:30 AM IST | 75 minutes

Confidential | Small group, 6-8 people

Group Type: Support Group

Includes 3 Free Peer Calls*

Led by a therapist

Rs. 3,000.00
Rs. 3,500.00 Rs. 3,000.00
Every Saturday Booked out
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Who is the Group for?

  • Adults experiencing Bereavement

    Anyone grieving the death of a loved one or someone who they trusted deeply - a relative (parent, partner, sibling, pet), a friend, or a more than one person or a group.

  • Recent or Past

    The group aims to facilitate grief experiences based on each individual's timeline (whether recent or past). The key is to facilitate awareness around barriers, defenses and moving forward in the grieving process through the presence of a group.

  • Those Feeling Alone in Their Grief

    If you’ve been struggling to talk about your loss or feel pressure to “move on,” this is a safe, non-judgmental space to be seen and understood.

  • Anyone Wanting to Reconnect with Meaning

    For those who wish to explore how loss has shaped them, honor their memories, and gently begin to find balance and purpose again.

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What to Expect in the Group

- Building awareness of how grief shows up, is metabolized or manifests as emotional distress in conscious living, relationships
- Learning to verbalize and find unique vocabulary for grief by exploring themes through participants' lived experiene of bereavement
- About Death, Loss and Transitional spaces between past, present and future
- The stigma of grieving in private and in public spaces
- Daily self care, grounding and finding ways to stay connected with grief
- Relationships and community as a support systems to provide resilience to grieve

The group shall be facilitated using the primary tenets of the democratic therapeutic community methodology which includes: democratization, reality confronation, permissiveness and communalism. The group intends to deconstruct the experience of grieving personally and collectively using core vales of the therapeutic community methodology - containment, respect, interdependence, relationship, participation, balance,process. Meaning-making and building awareness through the group process will allow for a deeper understanding of the grieving process.

Glimpse of the regime

Week 1-2 : Undertanding Grief as a collaborative process

Week 1
-Group Format - Boundaries and Contaiment
- What does grief mean to you
- Grief as a process and a unique lived experience

Week 2
- Mapping the timeline of grief
- Understanding its non-linearity
- Coping and Defenses that facilitate or debilitate the grieving process

Week 3: Psychological Markers of Grief & Time Transitions

Week 3
-The psychological indicators of grieving
- Identifying transitions between past, present and the future
- Digesting in living relationships and context

Week 4-5: Experiencing Grief (A relational lens)

Week 4
- Grief's Impact on personality
- Grieving in a collectivist culture - privately and in a group

Week 5
- Grief andTrauma
- The trauma of persistent or chronic loss

Week 6: Self-transformation through bereavement

Week 6
- Reflections on life, death and transitions
- Deeper insight into the relationship with the self and death

Meet your Facilitator

Durga Menon

● Years of Experience: 3 Years
● Groups Facilitated at SoulUp: 1
● Relevant Expertise: Grief & Loss, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Jungian Psychoanalysis, Attachment & Identity, Trauma, Relationship Dynamics, Queer-Affirmative Care

Durga Menon is a psychodynamic psychotherapist working primarily with Indian adults across a wide range of psychological concerns. Her practice is deeply rooted in psychodynamic principles, Jungian psychoanalysis, and the democratic therapeutic community (DTC) approach. She takes an insight-oriented, process-focused stance, focusing on relational depth, authenticity, and meaning-making rather than technique-driven interventions.

Her work explores emotional distress and personality patterns through a psychosocial and psychosomatic lens, helping individuals understand how unconscious processes, lived experiences, and relational dynamics shape their inner world. She supports concerns related to grief and loss, attachment history, identity, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, life transitions, and gender and sexuality.

Durga’s approach to grief work is guided by frameworks such as Kübler-Ross’s grief cycle, while remaining deeply individual and process-oriented. She believes group spaces can offer a powerful sense of connection, allowing individuals to find language for their grief, feel less alone, and move through loss with shared understanding and compassion.

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FAQs

What are SoulUp Groups?

At SoulUp, you'll meet people who get what you're going through and might be living some of the same realities. People looking for extraordinary conversations, just like you.

✔️ Small group, 6-8 people

✔️ Every meeting led by a world-class facilitator

✔️ Weekly 75-minute online video sessions

How is confidentiality maintained in Groups?

Confidentiality in Support Groups is maintained using secure meeting links and enabling waiting rooms to control participant access. Participants are bound by mutual confidentiality clause within the group. and sessions are not recorded without explicit consent.

Are Group sessions done on video?

Yes, all group sessions are conducted on video via Zoom.

While participants are allowed to use pseudonyms - they need to be on video to make the most of the session.

What is SoulUp's refund policy on Groups?

1. After you have registered for the group and you'd like to opt out:
- Full refund if you cancel 30 days before the group start date.
- 50% refund if you cancel 16-30 days before the group start date.
- No refund if you cancel 0-15 days before the group start date.

2. If SoulUp cancels a group, we will refund the entire signup fee.

3. If SoulUp reschedules a group by more than 2 weeks, we will inform you and give you an option to opt out and get a full refund.

4. SoulUp reserves the right to remove participants from a group if found unsuitable to the group. In such cases participants are given the option of claiming the pro-rata amount left as a refund or using it for another service on SoulUp.

Can I use multiple discounts while signing up for a group?

You can use only 1 type discount while signing up for a group. Cash backs cannot be coupled with discounts either.

* Are FREE Peer calls available to everyone who signs-up for this group?

You can book 3 Peer calls for FREE as part of signing up for this group.

Please note: This is only available to first-time participants of a SoulUp group (those trying a SoulUp group for the first time).

How long has SoulUp been around?

SoulUp was founded in 2022 by Punita Mittal and Mahak Maheshwari - a team of IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay with more than 20 years of combined healthcare experience. SoulUp is redefining mental health through groups that are not only effective but also fun, social, and challenging.

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More about Support Groups & Therapy Groups:

1. What is an online therapy or support group?

Online therapy groups or support groups are structured, therapist-led sessions where participants gather virtually to discuss and work on specific mental health or personal growth topics.

These groups offer a supportive environment and help members learn coping strategies and relevant techniques from the therapist. Participants offer each other encouragement, share advice, and provide emotional support, helping one another feel less isolated.

2. What benefits can I expect from joining an online therapy group or support group?

Participants in online therapy groups often experience improved mental health, a greater sense of connection, and enhanced coping skills. Group therapy provides structured guidance from a therapist, which can lead to valuable insights and personal growth.

3. How does online group therapy compare to one-on-one therapy?

One-on-one therapy is personalized, focusing solely on your needs, which can be ideal for in-depth, private work with a therapist.

Online group therapy, however, offers a sense of community and shared experience. In addition to learning from the therapist, members get to connect with others facing similar challenges. Group settings provide diverse perspectives and reduce isolation, which participants find valuable.

4. Are online groups effective?

Yes, studies show that online groups can be as effective as in-person groups. The online format provides convenience and accessibility while offering the same structured therapeutic benefits, especially for those who prefer the comfort of their home environment.

5. Will I have to share my personal journey in the group?

Sharing is encouraged but never forced. Participants are free to share only what they feel comfortable with, and many find that opening up gradually is natural and helpful for their own growth.

6. How do online therapy groups or support groups handle difficult emotions that arise?

The therapist leading the group is trained to manage challenging emotions. They provide tools and strategies for coping, helping participants process feelings safely.

7. Can I attend online therapy groups if I’m already in individual therapy?

Yes, many people find that group therapy superbly complements individual therapy, providing additional insights and social support, thus accelerating their healing. Also, users often join group therapy for a topic that they are not focusing on in their individual therapy sessions. Often, therapists themselves recommend their clients to group therapy for a specific area of their life.

8. How do I know if a support group is right for me?

If you’re looking for shared experiences and emotional support rather than structured therapeutic guidance, a support group may be ideal. Otherwise, consider a therapy group for a more structured approach.

You can also join more than one group if you feel it will benefit you, especially if each group focuses on a different aspect of your mental health journey.

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