This resource guide was put together by members of the GriefWork Network of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for use by its members. The items listed are “tried and true” listings of referral sources, books, websites, etc. made by members of our GriefWork Network. There were no solicitations by anyone listed in this manual nor is any professional, book, video, website, etc recommended specifically by our members.
2013 Meetings: (8:45-10:15am at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)
January 17th: The Power of Place (James)
February 21st: Interfaith Hospitality Network (Sandy to arrange)
March 21st: Self Care and Secondary Trauma (Marshae)
April 18th: Grief of Returning Military Personnel (Jan to arrange with Bonnie Crawford)
May 16th: Homelessness and Grief (James to arrange; Connie Freking, Brighton Center))
June 20th: Prolong or Delayed Grief in Children (Vivien)
July 18th: The Grief of Refugees (Sandy to arrange)
August 15th: African Americans and Grief (Jan to arrange)
September 19th: Grief Practices of the Hispanic Population (Sandy to arrange)
October 17th: Crisis Management, Continuum of Care, Sustaining Support (Susan, Sandy and Sheila)
November 21st: Annual planning program (Jan to arrange)
December 19th: Grief Practices of the Muslim Faith (James or Jan to arrange)
Back up suggestion: Ken to share the changes in grief services over the past 40 years.
Directions to Kasota Garage: Visitor parking is on the first level of the garage. Just push the button and security will let you in. (If you can’t get into the garage, call 636-4204 which is Protective Services and they will let you in.)
If you are coming from the East on Martin Luther King Drive,
You will turn right at the stop light onto Harvey which is the stop light before Burnet Ave. (There is a Dunkin Donuts across the street)
At the first stop light on Harvey, turn left and that driveway is the entrance to the Kasota parking garage.
Pull up to one of the first 2 entrances to the garage. Buzz security and they will let you in.
Go straight once in the garage. At the end of the garage, you will have to turn left. Visitor parking in on the 1st floor level and it is clearly marked as visitor parking.
If you are coming from the West on Martin Luther King Drive,
You will pass Burnet Avenue and the next stop light is Harvey.
Turn left onto Harvey which is the first stop light pass Burnet. (There is a Dunkin Donuts across the street)
At the first stop light on Harvey, turn left and that driveway is the entrance to the Kasota parking garage.
Pull up to one of the first 2 entrances to the garage. Buzz security and they will let you in.
Go straight once in the garage. At the end of the garage, you will have to turn left. Visitor parking in on the 1st floor level and it is clearly marked as visitor parking.
If you are traveling North/South on Burnet,
if traveling North on Burnet, you will turn right onto Martin Luther King Drive
if traveling South on Burnet, you will turn left onto Martin Luther King Drive.
You will turn left onto Harvey at the next stop light.)(There is a Dunkin Donuts across the street)
At the first stop light on Harvey, turn left and that driveway is the entrance to the Kasota parking garage.
Pull up to one of the first 2 entrances to the garage. Buzz security and they will let you in.
Go straight once in the garage. At the end of the garage, you will have to turn left. Visitor parking in on the 1st floor level and it is clearly marked as visitor parking.
II: REFERRAL CONTACTS
Counseling/Individual Counselors/Therapists
FT Mobile Crisis Team (513) 584-8577
311 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Kelly Armbruster, LISW (513) 770-0800
7577 Central Parke Blvd. #313
Mason, OH 45040
Maria Blake, Ph.D (513) 961-1550
3358 Morrison Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Donald Brewer, LISW (513) 260-1778
3445 Clifton Ave,
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Louise Camblin, LISW, CCDC-III (513) 241-1811
2123 Auburn Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Cancer Family Care (513) 731-3346
2421 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Catholic Charities of SouthWestern Ohio (513) 385-9600
(4 Community Based Offices in Hamilton Co., sliding scale)
(513) 683-6129 (Butler/Warren Co)
Child Focus (513) 752-1555
551 Cincinnati-Batavia Pike
Batavia, OH 45244
(mental health agency for people in Clermont County, sliding scale)
Brett Clarke, MSW (513) 961-8830
Cincinnati Center for Psychoanalysis
3001 Highland Avenue, Suite D,
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Ken Czillinger (513) 474-6866
(grief counseling, experience in bereavement work)
Jan Dixon, APRN (513) 721-1500
106 Wellington Pl.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(Certified to practice with children and adolescents, ages 2 ½ to 18.)
Counseling & Cooperative Parenting Center
Brenda Patton, LISW (513) 858-2000
7577 Central Parke Blvd. #313
Mason, OH 45040
or
1130 Congress Ave. Suite B
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Anne Dudley, MSW, LISW (513) 381-6611
130 Wellington Place
Cincinnati, OH 45219
The Family Therapy Center (513) 861-9797
8040 Hosbrook
Cincinnati, OH 45236
Hospice of the Bluegrass (859) 441-6332
Serves 6 counties in Kentucky
7388 Turfway Rd.
Florence, KY 41042
Vivian Fliman, Ph.D (513) 671-7400
Yorkhaven Professional Center
438 Ray Norrish Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Life Way Counseling Services (513) 769-4600
11161 Kenwood Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Blue Ash, West, Northern KY locations (Outpatient counseling Ctr. which offers therapy in Psychiatric Services)
Linda Freeman MS (513) 367-6823
1150 Harrison Ave, Suite 205-A
Harrison , OH 45030
or
17 Mary St.,
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
(812) 537-1794
Gail Friedman, Ph.D (513) 221-8545
2316 Kemper Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45206
Nancy C. Fox, Ph.D (513) 221-2330
Mercy Professional Services
2330 Victory Pkwy, Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH 45206
Richard Gaynor, Ph.D (513) 542-4177
2450 Kipling Ave, Suite 100
Cincinnati, OH 45239
Patricia Grey, MS, LSW, CCDCIII (812) 537-0402
Franciscan Counseling Services
P. O. Box 211
Oldenburg, IN 47036-0211
Melonie Grosser, LPCC/s, RPT-S (513) 793-3661
5084 Brasher Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Charles Handel, Ph.D (513) 624-0300
Psychological Services
8000 Five Mile Road
Cincinnati, OH 45230
Gwenn Heintzelman, Ph.D (513) 794-0083
Cincinnati Psychotherapy Associates
8050 Hosbrook Road
Cincinnati OH 45236
Janyanthi Peters, Ph.D Child Therapist
Cincinnati Center for Psychoanalysis
3001 Highland Ave, #A
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Susan Hoover, LISW (513) 321-5999
3200 Linwood Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Sr. Kateri Koverman, LISW, ICDC (513) 366-4426
Them Bones Veterans Community
2420 Drex Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45212
Jacqueline A. Kinard, Ph.D (513) 272-0329
3814 West Street, Suite 304
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
(Clinical Psychologist, familiar with African American children’s issues)
Rosalie Laurenti, M.Ed., LPC (513) 791-5990
8035 Hosbrook Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45236
Joanne Lindy, PhD (513) 961-8484
Cincinnati Center for Psychoanalysis
3001 Highland Ave, #A
Cincinnati, OH 45219
P. Stephen Long, MSW, LISW (513) 481-0221
3510 Glenmore Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45211
Bonnie MacIntosh, PhD (513) 636-8107
Children’s Hospital Psychology Division
3333 Burnet Avenue
Mail Station – MLC 3015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Linda Mika, LMFT (859) 441-3020
918 N. Ft. Thomas Ave.
Ft. Thomas, KY 41075
John Niehaus, LISW (513) 961-8846
3001 Highland Ave.
Cincinnati,Ohio 45219
Marcie O’Neill, LISW (513) 793-6550
9200 Montgomery Rd., #8A
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Paul Perotti, LPC (513) 779-9955
9900 Cincinnati-Columbus Rd,
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Kim Pollack, LPCC (513) 868-7300
8050 Becket Center Dr.,
West Chester, OH 45069
(Psychiatric emergency services, teens, adults, couples, short term therapist)
Catherine Reedy, LCSW, CCDC, BCD (859) 344-0322
2734 Chancellor Drive, Ste.104,
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Charlotte Short, LISW (513) 469-6226
4055 Executive Park
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Jane Tillinghast, LISW (513) 232-1806
1117 Fehl Ln.,
Cincinnati, OH 45230
Elizabeth Wales, PhD (513) 381-6611
130 Wellington Place,
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Thomas L. Volker, Ed.D. (859)282-0098
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
38 Shelby St.,
Florence, KY 41042
Gus Ventura, Ph.D. (513) 381-0471
126 Wellington Place
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Robert D. Wells, Ph.D. (859) 426-7800
503 Centre View Blvd.
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
SPANISH SPEAKING GRIEF COUNSELOR: (2/7/11)
Mariana C Belvedere, PHD
503 Centreview Blvd
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Phone: 859-426-7800
Marshae called the agency and they confirmed she was experienced in providing grief counseling and could speak spanish.
PSYCHIATRIST:
Marcia Kaplan, MD (513) 961-8484
3001 Highland Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
David Fedders, MD (513) 723-0390 or 732-6410
1 W. 4th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Richard Honig, MD (513) 961-8484
Cincinnati Center for Psychoanalysis
3001 Highland Ave, #A
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Ed Kohn, MD (513) 961-7799
Cincinnati Center for Psychoanalysis
3001 Highland Ave, #B
Cincinnati, OH 45219
COUNSELING RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT INSURANCE:
Beech Acres
(513) 231-6630
Central Clinic
(513) 558-9015
Centerpoint Health
(513) 221-4357
CCJB (Central Community Health Board)
(513) 559-2000
Family Services of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
Ohio Office: (513) 345-8555
Northern Kentucky Office: (859) 547-5750
Jobs and Family Services
(513) 946-1000
Mental Health Access Point (MHAP)
(513) 588-8888
III: DONATION OF CLOTHES
Men’s suits:
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries will accept suits and donate them to men for job interviews. They will pick up the suits.
(513) 631-4500
10600 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45215
Women’s Dresses/Suits:
Dress for Success accepts women’s clothing and donates to women for job interviews.
(513) 651-3372
135 W. 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Valley Interfaith Food & Clothing Center
420 W. Wyoming Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513) 821-3233
Kenzie’s Closet
2010 Madison Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 533-7766
Economically disadvantaged girls from select schools who are referred to Kenzie's CLOSET by a principal, counselor or social service agency can schedule an appointment to "shop" for the dress of their dreams at the Kenzie's CLOSET boutique — all free of charge.
IV: SUPPORT GROUPS:
FOR PARENTS
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, CINCINNATI CHAPTER
A national mutual assistance, self‑help organization offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents and adult siblings.
WEST GROUP:
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30pm registration, program begins at 7:00pm. Mercy Hospital Western Hills, Mercy Health West Meeting Room, lower level small dining room directly adjacent to the cafeteria; access meeting room through Mercy Healthplex entrance. Corner of Boudinot and Queen City Avenues. Contact: Michael Urbisci (513) 205-8291.
EAST GROUP:
Meets on the 4
th Tuesday of the month, 7:00pm at St. Timothy Episcopal Church, 8101 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45255. Contact: Carol Terbrueggen (513) 271-6809.
A CASUAL PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILIES SUFFERING THE LOSS OF A BABY OR INFANT
Usually meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at St. Ignatius Church, 522 North Bend Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45247 from 7:00-9:00pm. Contact: Kim Kelley (513) 591-9968; flylittlewing09@gmail.com or www.cincinnatifacesofhope.org. On the website, you can find information about meeting dates and other information.
COMPANIONS ON A JOURNEY GRIEF SUPPORT: BEREAVED PARENTS GROUP
This group is designed for any parent who has suffered the death of a child, no matter what age your child may have been at the time of death. Meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 7:00-9:00pm. For specific time and location call Companions on a Journey Grief Support 513-870-9108 or Linda Sullivan (513) 755-9433 or (513) 515-3944
COMPANIONS ON A JOURNEY GRIEF SUPPORT: PERINATAL/NEONATAL LOSS GROUP
This group is for parents who have lost a child from miscarriage to birth or the first year of life. For specific time and location call Companions on a Journey Grief Support (513)870-9108 or Linda Sullivan (513) 755-9433.
GRIEVING PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP
A support group for parents who have lost an infant through miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death. Meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month, 7:30-9:00pm at Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, Kemper Room, 5950 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45213. Contact (513) 332-8483 and ask for the bereavement coordinator for additional information.
HEARTS: SUPPORT GROUP
Peer-led support group for parents who have lost a child through molar or ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth neonatal death, SIDS and birth defects. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:00pm at Faith Community United Methodist Church, 4310 Richardson Rd, Independence, KY 41051.
LOSS OF AN ADULT CHILD SUPPORT GROUP
Grief support group for parents who have experienced the death of adult children. Meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month. For locations, please call Hospice of Dayton (937) 258-4991.
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Materials, support and advocacy for victims of drunk drivers can be obtained by calling the hot-line. Contact Andrea Rehkamp, (513) 769-6800.