Center for Loss & Renewal

What Center for Loss & Renewal does

The Center for Loss & Renewal is a New York City-based psychotherapy and consultation group practice founded in 1985 (under Miriam Benhaim, Ph.D.'s original practice) and led today by two principal clinicians: Miriam Benhaim, Ph.D., Clinical Director (41 years in practice), and R. Benyamin Cirlin, LCSW, Executive Director (42 years in practice). The firm operates from a single office at 168 West 86th Street in Manhattan's Upper West Side and serves individual adults, couples, organizations, and healthcare/human-service professionals across grief, bereavement, trauma, and life-transition concerns.

Service revenue is generated across five streams: (1) one-on-one individual therapy (grief counseling, complicated grief using a 16-week Prolonged Grief Disorder protocol, EMDR, IFS, and general psychotherapy) and couples therapy using the IFIO model, delivered in-office; (2) 8-week virtual bereavement groups offered via Zoom on a seasonal cadence (e.g., Summer 2026 cohort on adult parental loss); (3) full-day professional workshops, principally the 'Saying Goodbye After Goodbye' program, priced at $2,000 plus expenses and delivered at hospices and conferences nationwide; (4) on-site workplace crisis debriefing and staff support groups for organizations following employee death, illness, or layoffs; and (5) occasional clinician-training workshops on grief counseling, depression, and facilitation of bereavement groups. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct sales (phone/email intake) for B2C, referral-driven from NYC healthcare institutions (Mt. Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Columbia Presbyterian, Beth Israel Hospice), EAPs, and the Alzheimer's Association NYC Chapter, augmented by earned media in tier-one outlets (NYT, WSJ, CNBC, The Atlantic), a Renewal Blog, YouTube, and an email newsletter. The underlying technology stack is conventional WordPress plus Campaigner for email; the intellectual property is the clinicians' advanced training in EMDR, IFS, IFIO, Eriksonian Hypnotherapy, Schema Therapy, and Gestalt, combined with the proprietary 16-week Complicated Grief Treatment protocol.

Name

Center for Loss & Renewal

Legal name

Center for Loss & Renewal

Website

https://lossandrenewal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Center for Loss & Renewal is a New York City psychotherapy and consultation practice founded in 1985, led by two senior clinicians, that delivers grief counseling, complicated grief therapy, bereavement groups, couples therapy, EMDR, and IFS to individuals, couples, organizations, and healthcare professionals regionally and nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Psychotherapy Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

• Grief counseling services
• Bereavement support groups
• Couples psychotherapy
• EMDR therapy
• Workplace crisis debriefing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Therapy Sessions: One-on-one psychotherapy sessions for grief counseling, trauma, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. Sessions conducted in-office at 168 West 86th Street, New York.
2. Bereavement Group Programs: 8-week bereavement groups meeting via Zoom (e.g., 'Adults Mourning the Loss of a Parent' group). Participants register and pay per group session.
3. Professional Workshops: Full-day professional workshop 'Saying Goodbye After Goodbye' presented at hospices and organizations nationwide. Fee is $2,000 plus expenses. Topics include grief counseling, staff burnout, and loss dynamics for professional caregivers.
4. Workplace Grief Crisis Debriefing: On-site crisis debriefing services for organizations following employee illness, death, or traumatic events. Includes group and individual counseling sessions for staff.
5. Staff Support Groups: On-site group facilitation for human service organizations, medical settings, and mental health clinics to address burnout and compassion fatigue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Center for Loss & Renewal is a New York City psychotherapy and consultation group practice providing individual grief counseling, complicated grief therapy (a 16-week protocol), bereavement groups, individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems therapy. The practice also delivers workplace grief crisis debriefing, staff support groups, and professional workshops on grief and loss dynamics to hospices, healthcare facilities, and human-service organizations across the nation.

Product overview

The Center for Loss and Renewal is a psychotherapy and consultation group practice offering a comprehensive portfolio of grief counseling and mental health services. The core offerings include individual grief counseling, complicated grief therapy (a 16-week protocol), bereavement groups, individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems therapy. The practice also provides workplace services including grief crisis debriefing and professional workshops. The main therapeutic frameworks employed include EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eriksonian Hypnosis, Schema Therapy, Gestalt, and the IFIO (Intimacy from the Inside Out) couples model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Grief Counseling
• Complicated Grief Therapy
• Bereavement Groups
• Individual Psychotherapy
• Couples Counseling
• Grief in the Workplace Crisis Debriefing
• Saying Goodbye After Goodbye Workshop
• Professional Workshops for Clinicians
• Staff Support Groups

Quantifiable outcome

• 80-90% of bereavement group participants report finding the experience helpful and would recommend the program to others (based on testimonials)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospice Foundation of America: National nonprofit that educates the public and professionals about hospice, grief, and end-of-life care, and produces widely distributed grief-related professional programming. Comparable as a national grief education and training organization.
• BetterHelp: Large online counseling platform offering individual, couples, and teen therapy via subscription. Comparable as a scaled, low-friction consumer therapy brand that competes for grief and loss counseling clients.
• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits platform providing therapy and well-being services to employees through employer contracts. Comparable as a scaled enterprise mental health provider competing for corporate EAP and workplace support budgets.
• Modern Health: Global mental health benefits platform for employers, offering therapy, coaching, and self-guided programs. Comparable as a scaled workplace mental health provider and direct competitor for enterprise grief and crisis support contracts.
• Talkspace: Public online therapy platform connecting clients to licensed therapists via messaging, audio, and video. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the therapy delivery space, particularly overlapping with Center for Loss & Renewal's virtual bereavement groups.

Direct peers

• Ackerman Institute for the Family: New York City-based psychotherapy and training institute offering family, couples, and individual therapy. Comparable to Center for Loss & Renewal as a NYC private-practice psychotherapy institution with postgraduate training programs and clinical expertise.
• Good Grief: Nonprofit providing grief support groups and education, primarily for children and families, with a mission-centered bereavement support model. Closest non-academic peer in dedicated grief support services, although it focuses on a younger demographic.
• Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University: Columbia-affiliated clinical and research program specializing in Prolonged Grief Disorder treatment, the same condition Center for Loss & Renewal treats with its 16-week protocol. Operates as a direct specialty peer in evidence-based grief therapy.

Emerging players

• Modern Loss: Online community and content platform for grieving millennials, offering candid writing, resources, and real-world events. Comparable as a digital grief support brand but operates as media/community rather than clinical practice.
• The Dinner Party: Peer-led community organization that hosts gatherings and online forums for people in their 20s and 30s who have experienced significant loss. Adjacent to bereavement groups but built as a peer-support model rather than clinician-led psychotherapy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCe9qW3e3Q3q6qK2Z3L8aQ5g

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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