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Serving the Grieving in Our Community

With the goal of serving the bereaved in our community while prioritizing the health and safety of clients, volunteers, and staff, Kara service options may include both in-person and telehealth (phone or video meetings) support services. Inquiries from individuals, families, and organizations should be submitted through this contact form or by calling us at 650-321-5272

Guided by empathy, Kara serves with compassion and care those in our community who grieve the loss of someone significant in their life. We recognize both the universality and the individuality of each person’s grief experience and offer emotional support and information for those grieving a death or coping with a terminal illness (their own or another's). Our vision is to empower all age groups to integrate grief into their lives and move toward renewed hope and meaning. Kara is a self-referral organization. Some people find it helpful to have a supportive family member or friend present with them when they contact us for services. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible to connect you to the services that meet your unique needs.

Request Services: Call Us 650-321-5272 | Submit Online Form | En Espanol

Professional Referrals are welcome. Please review our Professional Referral Guidelines


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Community Member Testimonials

  • Peer Client
    My grief counselor from Kara was exactly what i needed at the time i needed it. I had lost my only son, and she had as well, in the same way, there was nothing i could tell her that surprised her, all the terrible thoughts i was having , I felt so hopeless,  but she showed me that such a loss is survivable, and that life still will have meaning and gladness, at some point.
    Peer Client
  • Peer Client
    In the Irish language, the word for friend is Cara (but is pronounced like Kara). So when I think of Kara, friendship and love is what comes to mind...Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for all you have done for my family.
    Peer Client
  • Peer Client
    I can't imagine not having this experience. I feel it helped heal and transform my grief into a greater intention to honor all of my ongoing life through this beautiful wide awake lens of living and being present to the moment and meaning of life.
    Peer Client
  • Peer Client
    Kara helped connect me to a friend and someone to talk to.  It was very hard when everyone close was going through difficult times and family lives so far away.  Kara services connected me with a friend and a source or hope and comfort when I felt like I had no one.
    Peer Client
  • Peer Client
    I literally don’t know how I would have gotten through this past year without my group and my individual peer counselor. Having someone or a group of people who understood, on a weekly basis was invaluable.
    Peer Client
  • Peer Client
    My counselor accompanied me on the toughest journey I have ever had to take and without that support I know it would've been much tougher and taken me much longer to reach this point. I am so impressed by the support services offered by Kara. Thank you!
    Peer Client
  • Peer Client
    Kara is the only place I know where a grieving person can receive the kind of understanding and guidance, directly from a skilled person who has most likely had a similar experience in their own lives, on how to deal with the pain and suffering of a loss.
    Peer Client
  • Peer Client
    The agency is run professionally. The staff and facilitators are mature and experienced. There was no mandatory fee for services, but I was filled with gratitude and was more than willing to make a donation.
    Peer Client