New Hope Counseling Center
New Hope Counseling Center for Grief and Loss is a service of Gaston Hospice available to any person in Gaston County and the surrounding area who is coping with grief and loss issues. Individuals may be facing a life threatening illness, they may be related to or be friends with someone who is facing a life threatening illness, or they may have already lost a loved one to any cause of death, whether unexpected or long anticipated. The New Hope Counseling Center services are available to anyone in the community, regardless of whether or not the deceased was a Gaston Hospice patient.
To schedule an appointment or register, call (704) 861-8405.
We offer an initial needs assessment at no charge to plan an appropriate course of action to best assist each individual or family with their grief process. From assessment, the client may choose from a variety of confidential services. These services include:
individual and family counseling
grief education services
community resource referrals
Butterflies, a special program for grieving children
weekly informal support groups
special needs support groups
grief lending library
Special Bereavement Programs Provided Annually
- Light a Path to Remember, a unique experience held at the Schiele Museum Nature Trail in March.
- Service of Remembrance, a service to commemorate those loved and lost, held at a local church in June.
- Camp Phoenix, a camp for grieving children held in May and September, see Camp Phoenix page on this website.
- Patchwork Memories, a 6-week class for grieving people to turn their loved ones' favorite items of clothing into a useful quilt, pillow or throw to keep and remember. Usually held in the fall.
- Scrapbook Memories, a full-day workshop where families can remember their loved ones, and review their lives, through pictures and words. With the help of staff experienced in scrapbooking, participants will cut, paste, write and mold their memories into book form. We encourage families to come to the workshop together (all ages) asking each one to bring his/her own ideas to the work.
- Grief and the Holidays, tips for surviving the first holidays after a loved one has died. Often held the first or second Saturday in November.
- Seasons of Hope , a service of reflection and celebration held at the chapel in the Robin Johnson House in December.
For a complete list of support groups and details about them, see the Events page.
Our Counselors
The New Hope Counseling Center staffs qualified grief counselors with master's level education and experience in clinical counseling. It is the counselors' goal to support people as they sort through their feelings of grief in ways that are healthy and healing.
The counselors at the New Hope Counseling Center realize that dealing with death is difficult for most people, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the death. We understand that dealing with the passing of a loved one is an intensely personal experience and that each situation is unique.
It is our mission to serve everyone in this community, and our fees are established on the basis of the client's ability to pay. Many insurance companies cover our services. Fee adjustments are available in order to make it possible for people of all income levels to receive our services.
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