The Circle of Love Center
Chapters Health's grief center in Tampa and Ruskin — peer groups, counseling, and the Camp Circle of Love weekend for grieving children and families.
Grief Support Tampa, FL
Grief support groups in Tampa
Real, local places to take your grief in Tampa — starting with the city's dedicated grief organizations. The Tampa area has 7 Medicare-certified hospice programs in this metro alone, every one required to offer bereavement support — and the 2 nonprofit ones below are where free community grief groups usually live.
Local & Verified
Tampa’s dedicated grief organizations
Established local centers whose whole mission is grief support.
Empath Health Grief Services
Grief counseling for adults and children across Tampa Bay — including traumatic and perinatal loss — plus the Blue Butterfly program for kids 5–18.
The Life Center of the Suncoast
A Tampa nonprofit offering individual counseling, support groups, and workshops for grief, loss, and trauma.
The Hospice Route
Hospice grief programs open to the Tampa community
Every Medicare-certified hospice must offer bereavement support, and nonprofit hospices in particular usually run free grief groups open to anyone — whether or not your person was in their care. Call and ask for the bereavement coordinator.
- Suncoast HospiceClearwater, FL · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1984 · (727) 467-7423
- Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough, LLCBrandon, FL · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2022 · (813) 561-7300
- Lifepath HospiceTemple Terrace, FL · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 1984 · (813) 877-2200
- Accent Care Hospice & Palliative Care of HillsboroTampa, FL · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 2017 · (813) 607-2630
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Pinellas CClearwater, FL · Other · Medicare-certified since 2018 · (727) 270-9800
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Pasco CounWesley Chapel, FL · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 2020 · (813) 364-0311
- Affinity Care of Hillsborough LLCTampa, FL · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 2025 · (813) 535-7711
Loss-Specific & Meeting Locally
National networks with groups in the Tampa area
These come straight from each network’s own chapter locator — real groups, run by people who have lived the same loss.
After the death of a child · The Compassionate Friends
- TCF of Tampa Bay AreaBrandon, FL
- Pinellas County ChapterLargo, FL
- Lakeland – Polk County ChapterLakeland, FL
Peer groups of bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. More support after the loss of a child →
After a suicide loss · Survivors of Suicide Loss groups
- Healing After a Loved One's Suicide (HALOS)Lutz, FL
- Suncoast Kids PlaceLutz, FL
- Suicide Bereavement Support GroupLargo, FL
- HOPE Survivors of Suicide Grief Support Group (West Pasco)New Port Richey, FL
- Surviving a Suicide Loss Support GroupDunedin, FL
- Polk County Survivors of Suicide LossLakeland, FL
- HOPE Survivors of Suicide Grief Support Group, Spring Hill (Hernando County)Spring Hill, FL
Meeting times and contacts are on AFSP’s support group finder. More support after suicide loss →
For grieving children & teens · NACG member centers
- Hand in Hand Brandon- Patrick Wesley Wheeler FoundationFlorida, United States
- Camp Erin – Tampa BayFlorida, United States
- Suncoast Kids PlaceFlorida, United States
- Hope and Healing of PinellasFlorida, United States
Members of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief serving the Tampa area. More support for children & teens →
By Type of Loss
Groups that fit your specific loss
A widow, a bereaved parent, and someone mourning a dog need different rooms. These pages list the national networks — most with Tampa chapters or weekly online groups.
Loss of a Spouse or PartnerLoss of a ChildPregnancy & Infant LossPet LossSuicide LossMilitary & Veteran LossChildren & TeensLoss of a Parent
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Questions
What families ask
Are grief support groups in Tampa really free?
Mostly, yes. Hospice bereavement groups are free — Medicare requires the service — and nonprofit grief centers are typically free or donation-based. If a fee ever blocks you, say so; it is almost always waived.
How do I actually use this hospice list?
Call one nonprofit hospice near you and ask for the bereavement coordinator — that person’s job includes knowing every grief group in the area, including ones no website lists. You do not need to have used the hospice, and there is nothing to sign up for. One call, one question: “What grief groups are meeting near me right now?”
What if I need a group for my specific loss?
Start with our loss-type pages — spouse, child, pet, suicide loss and more. The national networks there run local chapters and scheduled online groups, which is often the fastest route to a room that fits.
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