Using Writing as a Grief Tool
A monthly series of online gatherings for mental health professionals supporting clients through grief and loss.
A Space for Clinicians Who Hold Grief—Theirs and Others’
Grief lives in the body, in memory, and often in the unspoken. Writing can help bring shape to what feels formless. It can regulate, reveal, release, and remember. This 6-month consultation group is designed for clinicians who want to deepen their understanding of grief while exploring the therapeutic potential of writing—for their clients and for themselves.
In each session, we will explore how written expression can be used as a tool for insight, connection, and healing. You’ll gain new ways to integrate writing into your grief work, and you’ll also have space to reflect on your own relationship with loss. Writing is used not only as an intervention, but as a bridge between clinical theory and human experience.
Each session includes clinical application, shared discussion, and personal/clinical writing exercises.
This is not a “writing group” in the traditional sense—it’s a space where clinical wisdom, personal truth, and expressive practice meet.
October 24th: Tying it Together and Special Cases
As we close out this year’s series, October’s session — Tying It Together and Special Cases — builds on the insights and practices from our recent Writing as a Grief Tool meetings. Together, we’ll reflect on how expressive and narrative techniques can support clients navigating complex grief experiences.
Grief is never one-size-fits-all. This session will explore the nuances that arise when grief is layered, stigmatized, or socially invisible. Therapists will deepen their understanding of how to validate and hold space for these experiences and leave with practical, compassionate tools for navigating special cases with confidence and care.
Details
🗓️ Final Session: Friday, October 24th, 2025
🕣 Time: 8:30–10:00 AM PST
💻 Where: Online via Zoom
💵 Cost: $75
Who It's For
This group is open to licensed therapists, pre-licensed associates, counselors, and mental health professionals who:
Support grieving individuals in their clinical practice
Are curious about incorporating reflective or creative writing in their therapeutic approach
Seek a space to process their own professional or personal grief experiences
Value peer dialogue, experiential learning, and depth-oriented consultation
Are drawn to narrative, meaning-making, or expressive arts in healing work
You do not need to consider yourself a “writer” to join this group. The writing exercises are used for exploration and integration—not critique.
We’re Holding a Seat for You
Join a growing community of mental health professionals who believe in showing up—fully, honestly, and together—for the grief work we do. Whether you’re a seasoned grief therapist or new to this terrain, your presence matters.
Let’s hold space for each other, so we can continue holding space for those who need us.