Financial planning, bereavement counseling, spirituality and wellness are also on the agenda for "The 50-Plus Experience."

Her mother is a chairwoman of the Center for Hope in Darien, which provides bereavement counseling.

One service that campus health centers may provide is bereavement counseling, either on an individual or group level.

The Katzes tried to cope with their loss by going to bereavement counseling.

"It was nice," Mrs. G. said of the bereavement counseling.

It can provide respite care, bereavement counseling, and help with practical matters such as transportation and household duties.

Organizations that represent funeral homes and hospitals say interest in bereavement counseling has risen rapidly.

If the patient is terminally ill or dies, information about hospice care or bereavement counseling should be provided.

It is commonly assumed in this therapy-oriented world that nearly every grieving person can benefit from bereavement counseling or therapy.

Further, the research suggests, bereavement counseling is least needed in the immediate aftermath of a loss.