Traumatic Grief in Practice: Tools for Complex Loss
August 1st, 8am-12pm PDT
Live on Zoom (Recording will be available)
4 CE hours
$175
A Clinical Training on Traumatic Grief
Some losses don’t just bring grief; they shatter a person’s sense of safety, meaning, and identity.
When death is sudden, violent, or unexpected, grief often becomes something more complex. Clients may feel overwhelmed, disoriented, or stuck—replaying what happened, searching for answers, or struggling to make sense of a world that no longer feels predictable.
As therapists, we’re asked to hold both trauma and grief at the same time.
This training is designed to help you do exactly that.
About the Training
Traumatic Grief in Practice: Tools for Complex Loss is a comprehensive, clinically grounded training that equips therapists with the skills to understand and support clients experiencing traumatic grief.
You will learn how to recognize the unique ways trauma appears within grief and respond with clarity, confidence, and compassion. This course focuses on losses that are:
Sudden or unexpected
Violent or life-threatening
Stigmatized, including suicide and substance-related deaths
What you’ll learn
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Develop a deeper understanding of how trauma and grief intersect, and why some losses are experienced as profoundly destabilizing.
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Understand how the suddenness, violence, or stigma of a death influences the course of grief and the ways it presents in clients.
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Explore the emotional, relational, and societal complexities that accompany these types of loss, including shame, blame, and unanswered questions.
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Understand how clients may experience intrusive imagery, meaning-making struggles, and a loss of safety, and learn strategies to respond therapeutically.
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Examine how systemic oppression, cultural context, and access to support shape the experience and expression of traumatic grief.
Course Details
Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT (4 hours)
Format: Live on Zoom (recording available)
CE Credits: 4 hours
Cost: $175
This live, interactive training will provide practical skills and clinical guidance for supporting clients experiencing traumatic grief. Whether you attend live or watch the recording, you’ll gain actionable tools you can apply immediately in your practice.
Why This Training Matters
Traumatic grief can feel overwhelming—not just for clients, but for clinicians too. Without a clear framework, it is easy to feel unsure how to intervene, what to prioritize, or how to help clients move forward when the loss itself feels unbearable.
This training provides both structure and nuance, helping you:
Understand what you are seeing in the room
Respond in ways that feel grounded and intentional
Support clients without rushing or pathologizing their grief
Refund policy: All sales are final. Due to the immediate access granted upon purchase, we do not offer refunds. Please ensure you are committed before completing your purchase. If you have any questions before enrolling, feel free to reach out.
Accommodations: To request accommodations for special needs, please email the Program Administrator at debifrankle@gmail.com
Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email debifrankle@gmail.com or call (818) 222-3895
Target Audience: This course is designed for mental health professionals.
Continuing education
Counselors: Private Practice Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7071. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Private Practice Grief is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Licensed in Another State: Private Practice Grief has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) #7071, so all of our workshops should satisfy your CE requirements, but please check your state rules regarding live webinars vs. live workshops.
Social Workers: This workshop has been approved for 4 CE hours by the CAMFT (Approval # 134631).
Licensed in California: This workshop has been approved for 4 CE hours by the CAMFT (Approval # 134631). Now in California, Live Webinars count the same as a Live In-Person Workshop.
Licensed in Another State: Please see the red section below.*
Marriage & Family Therapists:
Licensed in California: This workshop has been approved for 4 CE hours by the CAMFT (Approval # 134631) and will count for 4 CE hours for Marriage & Family Therapists Now in California, Live Webinars count the same as a Live In-Person Workshop.
Licensed in Another State: Please see the red section below.*
*Licensed in another state as a social worker or marriage & family therapist? Many states will accept CEs for Social Workers & MFTs if that workshop has approved status from another state, which this one has been CAMFT (Approval # 134631). Additionally, we have national approval for all our courses through NBCC. Many states accept NBCC approved workshops, but please check your specific state rules & regulations.