Kara

Kara Kara provides bereavement support to children, teens, families and adults. Kara is dedicated to ensuring that therapy services are accessible to the community.

Our vision is to see people of all ages compassionately supported on their journey through grief so they can move toward renewed hope and meaning. Kara services offer emotional support and information to those grieving a death or coping with a terminal illness. Kara provides a safe place to express and normalize feelings of grief, to learn to integrate grief and move forward with renewed hope and

meaning. Kara offers both peer support and therapy

Kara peer services are provided by volunteers with experience in healing from their own personal loss; volunteers who are carefully screened, trained and supervised. Donations are gratefully accepted as we do not charge a fee for peer support services. Grief therapy services are provided by interns who have completed their course requirements and are working on their client hours for licensing. Therefore Kara provides services for a reasonable fee and program staff will be happy to discuss the fee schedule with you. Kara does not espouse a particular religion or philosophy. We encourage those we serve to draw strength from their own personal spiritual beliefs, family, friends and other community resources to build sustaining support.

It is important to take a step back sometimes to recognize that you are doing better than you think. Acknowledge and cel...
06/06/2025

It is important to take a step back sometimes to recognize that you are doing better than you think.

Acknowledge and celebrate your small victories on a day-to-day basis.


"Why is love intensified by absence?"- Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
06/04/2025

"Why is love intensified by absence?"

- Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife


The Start of Summer ☀️ Our monthly newsletter is out! Read it here:
06/04/2025

The Start of Summer ☀️

Our monthly newsletter is out! Read it here:

Welcome to the first official month of summer! Kara's Youth & Family peer support groups for children are on hiatus during summer months and will resume in September. This hiatus does not include the teen group, which will continue to meet during the summer months. Please note that our Adult Drop-In...

When we use the words "healing journey", it is meant a bit differently than normal in a grief context. This is because t...
06/02/2025

When we use the words "healing journey", it is meant a bit differently than normal in a grief context. This is because there is no end point in healing when you are grieving.

Healing instead is something closer to learning. While grief itself doesn't shrink, we ourselves can grow around it.


"In my memory, it doesn't end. We just stay there, looking at each other, forever."- John Green, Paper Towns
05/30/2025

"In my memory, it doesn't end. We just stay there, looking at each other, forever."

- John Green, Paper Towns


More flower meanings! Do you know of any other flowers that can pertain to grief? Let us know!
05/28/2025

More flower meanings! Do you know of any other flowers that can pertain to grief? Let us know!


"Sometimes you can only feel something by its absence, by the empty spaces it leaves behind."- Gayle Forman
05/27/2025

"Sometimes you can only feel something by its absence, by the empty spaces it leaves behind."

- Gayle Forman


This Memorial Day, we remember those who gave it all for our freedom. We are forever grateful.
05/26/2025

This Memorial Day, we remember those who gave it all for our freedom. We are forever grateful.

How Can Art Help with Feelings of Grief?If you have the time, consider reading this article from MoMA!https://www.moma.o...
05/23/2025

How Can Art Help with Feelings of Grief?

If you have the time, consider reading this article from MoMA!

https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/1178


Hear from artists, writers, and therapists about what happens when art and grief collide.

Mental Health Awareness Month & Monthly Updates - https://mailchi.mp/kara-grief.org/may-monthly-updatesCheck out our mos...
05/21/2025

Mental Health Awareness Month & Monthly Updates - https://mailchi.mp/kara-grief.org/may-monthly-updates

Check out our most recent newsletter here!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The overarching goal of the month is to raise awareness about mental health, reduce stigma, and to promote mental well-being.

"And there are some days when I think you are somewhere watching. As I grow up without you. I missed it, I miss it. I mi...
05/21/2025

"And there are some days when I think you are somewhere watching. As I grow up without you. I missed it, I miss it. I miss you."

- Lizzy McAlpine, From Chemtrails


Did you know that flowers have unique meanings? We've compiled some popular flowers that can have meanings associated wi...
05/19/2025

Did you know that flowers have unique meanings? We've compiled some popular flowers that can have meanings associated with grief.


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457 Kingsley Avenue
Palo Alto, CA
94301

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 1pm

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