Internal Family Systems
This module will explore the integration of Art Therapy principles, Neimeyer’s Meaning Reconstruction approach to grief and Schwartz’s Internal Family System therapy model (IFS). The goal of IFS is to build internal cooperation and increase “Self-Leadership” using the eight “C’s” of internal resources, such as curiosity, compassion, courage, and creativity. An introductory video will illustrate […]
Collage: Reassembling Life
This training is intended for professionals who are seeking creative and imaginative skill development in their bereavement interventions with suicide loss survivors. As no artistic talent is presumed on the part of the client or therapist, this course will be helpful for a broad range of mental health professionals, pastoral counselors and nurses, as well […]
Addressing Trauma of Suicide & OD
Viewed through the lens of the Tripartite Model of Meaning Reconstruction in Loss, the death of a significant person by suicide presents profound narrative challenges to integrating the event story of the loss, reconciling the back story of the relationship with the deceased, and revising the personal story of the life of the survivor. In […]
Working Together: Grief Therapy for Suicide Loss
The loss of a loved one to suicide can be devastating, and healing sometimes requires the support of a skilled mental health clinician. In this two-module series, a grief therapist who specializes in working with suicide loss survivors and a mother who lost her young adult son to suicide will together describe their journey through […]
Therapeutic Presence in Grief & Loss Counseling
Therapeutic presence is foundational to supporting a strong therapeutic relationship and allowing clients to process major losses at each stage of life. Therapeutic presence is a mindful relational stance that encompasses the qualities of being engaged and receptively attuned in the moment, compassionately with and for the client, and in direct human to human contact, […]
Grief after Suicide
Experiencing a death by suicide can have a profound impact on those left behind. In addition to feelings of shock, guilt, anxiety, anger and rejection, they commonly struggle with daunting “why” questions that have no easy or consoling answers. People bereaved by suicide also present increased risks of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicidal behavior […]
Grace in the Darkness
Loss, grief and mourning are ubiquitous human experiences that pervade the work of therapists, psychiatrists, counselors, and social workers alike. Helping those who have experienced a significant loss can be challenging and confusing, largely because there is no single intervention that is well-suited for all individuals. In what ways can we tailor our interventions to […]
Create, Destroy & Transform
This “user friendly” didactic and experiential module highlights the neurobiology of trauma as well as neurodevelopmental theories that inform expressive art therapy for complex trauma and prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Learners interested in art-based modalities are supported in best practices while planning empathetic and ethical treatment goals for clients suffering life-altering loss. Art therapy modalities […]
Working with Continuing Bonds in Grief Therapy: A Clinician’s Toolbox
9-10 July 2026 Singapore Presented by REGISTER NOW EARLY BIRD till 1 June 2026 Just SGD$900 for 2-day workshop! (Inclusive of lunch & 2 tea breaks) Earn Credits for 1 Core Course forall PI Certification Programmesand 2 Techniques Modules towardCertification in Meaning-Focused Grief Therapy,Certification in Family-Focused Grief Therapy orCertification in Grief Therapy for Traumatic LossOffered by the […]