The Living Loss: A Group for Adult Children Navigating Parental Estrangement

The Living Loss group is a 4-week group designed to offer support and skills to adult children who are estranged from their parents by choice or circumstance. Estrangement from a parent can bring a deep, complicated kind of grief that’s often unseen or misunderstood. This 4-week support group offers a space to name that invisible loss and begin making sense of it in the company of others who understand. We’ll explore the emotions and experiences that often accompany parental estrangement, including guilt and shame, loneliness and misunderstanding, the challenge of creating healthy boundaries, and the complexity of grieving someone who is still living.

**Estrangement is complex and can occur for a variety of reasons, often looking different for everyone. For that reason, this group is designed to support a wide range of experiences related to parental estrangement. If you have questions about whether this group is right for your unique situation, please don’t hesitate to complete the contact form below. Taylor will reach out to you directly to provide guidance.*

What You’ll Gain

  • Tools for Healing: Learn practical ways to manage feelings of guilt, shame, and self-blame with greater compassion and understanding.

  • Healthy Boundaries: Explore how to create and maintain boundaries with your parent or caregiver whether you choose to stay in contact or not.

  • Meaningful Connection: Find comfort and validation in a community of other adult children who truly understand the complexity of this kind of loss.

  • Continued Support: Receive guidance and resources to help you navigate life after estrangement and carry this loss with greater ease and self-trust.

Group Meeting Details

  • Participants: Intimate group of no more than 8 participants.

  • When: Virtually on Wednesday evenings from 6p.m.–7:15 p.m. for four weeks starting January 7th.

  • Cost: $45 per meeting paid via credit card of FSA/HSA card.

  • Facilitated by Taylor Nance, LMFT a licensed marriage & family therapist specializing in estrangement, grief, and loss.

  • Learn more about Taylor here.

*This group is for PA & NC residents only*

Hit the button below to complete the contact form, gain more information, & request to join. You will receive a response within 24 hours.