Care & Support

A place to begin.

Whether you're walking through grief, change, or a difficult season, you don't have to walk through it alone. We're here to help you explore resources, counseling, and pastoral care.

Explore
Resources

Explore helpful support groups and resources at your own pace, without contacting our church.

Explore Resources

Find
Counseling

Explore professional counseling options, referrals, and possible financial assistance through CCP.

Explore Counseling

Receive
Pastoral Care

Connect with our pastoral team for prayer, a conversation, and support through a difficult season.

Request Pastoral Care

01 / Explore Resources

Support, at your
own pace.

Sometimes the first step is simply exploring what's available. These resources focus on grief after the death of someone close. You can explore them directly, without contacting our church.

Local · Non-faith-based support

OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center

Find understanding among others navigating a similar kind of loss.

OUR HOUSE offers grief support groups for children, teens, and adults after the death of someone close. Adult groups are organized around the relationship to the person who died, such as a spouse or partner, parent, child, or sibling. Sliding-scale fees are available.

Children & teens Adult groups Sliding-scale fees
Explore OUR HOUSE
Christian support groups

GriefShare

Church-hosted, 13-week grief support groups combining video teaching with conversation and encouragement from others grieving the death of a loved one. Search for an in-person or online group that works for you.

Find a Group
Christian reading resource

Journeying through Grief

A series of four short books from Stephen Ministries, written for different moments during the first year after the death of a loved one. Explore the books and sample excerpts on their website.

Explore the Books

These are independent organizations and resources we offer as possible starting points, not blanket endorsements. Please review each option to decide what might be helpful. You can browse without contacting CCP; joining a group or ordering books may involve registration or payment through the provider.

02 / Find Counseling

A place to talk.

Talking with a professional can be a meaningful step through grief, relationship challenges, or a difficult season. Here are two ways to explore counseling, including a personal introduction through CCP.

A trusted counseling connection

Meet Lisa Craig.

Lisa V. Craig, LMFT · Santa Monica

Lisa is a licensed marriage and family therapist whom we know and trust. She's our primary point of contact when someone in our church is seeking professional counseling. Lisa practices independently of CCP and can help determine whether counseling with her is a good fit or recommend another counselor when appropriate.

How to connect

Start by completing our Care & Support form. Pastor Amen will follow up and help coordinate a personal introduction to Lisa, so you're not starting the process on your own.

Lisa offers a complimentary 15-minute consultation to explore whether working together might be a good fit.

Request an Introduction
Financial Assistance

For those connected to our church community, CCP may be able to help reduce the cost of the first two counseling sessions. You can ask about this when you reach out.

Independent · Sliding-scale counseling

Pepperdine Community Counseling Center

West Los Angeles

Pepperdine offers individual, couples, and family counseling through masters and doctoral-level clinicians supervised by licensed psychologists. Its West LA clinic offers an initial evaluation for $25 and sliding-scale ongoing sessions. Most clients pay $15–$35 per session; the published sliding scale is $15–$90.

Contact directly $25 initial evaluation Sliding-scale fees
Explore Pepperdine

Counselor availability, fees, and financial assistance may change. Counseling is provided by independent professionals, not by Community Church Playa.

03 / Receive Pastoral Care

A place to be heard.

You don't need to know exactly what you need before reaching out. If you're navigating loss, hardship, or a season of uncertainty, we'd be glad to connect with you.

Care within our church community

Care begins with a conversation.

Our pastoral team is here to listen, pray with you, and help you consider a next step. You can reach out even if you're unsure what kind of support would be most helpful.

  • Prayer and encouragement
  • A conversation with someone from our pastoral team
  • Help exploring additional care and resources