СƵ

Please wait ...

Here's What You'll Get:
  • Earn up to 30 CE hours
  • Earn 2 prestigious certifications
  • All certification fees included, FREE!
  • 3 BONUS trainings

$1,319.92 Value
Just $199.99!

GET STARTED NOW!

After this course, you'll walk away with:

  • Evidence-Based Techniques — Learn to use EMDR (no prior experience required), somatic therapies, and CBT for effective treatment of both simple and complex trauma.
  • 60+ Grief and Trauma Interventions — Equip clients to mourn, reconcile losses, and ignite hope with a wide range of practical strategies.
  • Comprehensive Assessment & Treatment — Tailor techniques specifically for children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Post-Traumatic Growth Framework — Identify and cultivate five key areas of growth from the very first session.
  • 3 FREE Essential Bonuses — Gain tools for treating medical trauma, reproductive trauma, and disenfranchised grief — some of the most prevalent forms of grief in today's world ($269.97 value).

With this exclusive dual certification course, you'll earn TWO career-advancing certifications that will sharpen your skills, boost your professional reach, and enhance your impact.

By the end of this training, you'll be recognized as a certified grief and trauma specialist, ready to provide effective, compassionate care at the highest level.

Enroll now for this limited-time offer!

Trauma & Grief Dual Certification Course
Expert Treatment of Loss, Acute and Complex Trauma, and Co-Occurring Issues
$1,319.92 Value — Yours Today for $199.99
GET STARTED NOW
Earn up to 30 CE Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
CERTIFICATION
FAQ
Course Speakers
CE DETAILS
This Course Will Lead You on A Transformative Learning Journey
Here's What You'll Learn in Your Trauma & Grief Dual Certification Course
 
Essential Tools for Trauma Healing: EMDR, Somatic Interventions, and More
Chinwé Williams, PhD
When clients are struggling with trauma, the stakes are high. They're often dealing with intense emotions and navigating relationships impacted by their past—making your role both essential and challenging.

Join Chinwé Williams, PhD, a licensed and board-certified EMDR therapist and leading expert in trauma recovery and somatic approaches. Through hands-on training in EMDR (no previous EMDR experience required), CBT, and somatic-based interventions, you'll gain the techniques to effectively help clients develop the skills to achieve and maintain recovery.

After Part 1, you'll be ready to:

  • Accurately assess and stabilize clients in preparation for treatment.
  • Apply tools to safely reprocess memories when needed.
  • Understand key brain areas and survival responses for targeted treatment.
  • Implement self-soothing and stabilization techniques to set your clients up for deeper work.
  • Explore somatic approaches, CBT, and EMDR for a comprehensive way to treat trauma.
  • Use strategies for working with resistant clients, suicidality, and unproductive anger.
  • And much more!
 

The Neuroscience of Trauma and Mechanisms of Change

  • Key brain areas involved in trauma
  • Fight, flight, freeze, fawn survival responses
  • Clinical implications of the freeze response
  • The neuroscience of EMDR, exposure therapy, and cognitive therapy

Connect Clients to a Diagnosis: Trauma Assessment Tools

  • Simple vs. complex trauma
  • Intergenerational trauma
  • Symptom clusters and physical manifestations
  • CAPS-5 and PCL-5
  • Primary Care PTSD Screen
  • Dual diagnosis

Stabilize Your Clients Prior to Trauma Work

  • Trauma treatment roadmap – order of operations
  • Bottom-up techniques to reconnect and feel safe in the body
    • Self-soothing techniques
    • Grounding strategies
    • Breathwork
  • Gauge when a client is ready for intense trauma/cognitive work

Proven Skills and Techniques from Evidence-Based Approaches

  • Somatic Approaches: Address Physical Symptoms of Trauma
    • Relevance of Polyvagal theory and early trauma
    • Assess for readiness to apply somatic tools
    • Teach body awareness
    • Manage unease with “Felt sense” exercises
    • Resourcing strategies to create a safe space
  • CBT Coping Skills: Manage Emotions
    • Identify inaccurate trauma-related cognitions
    • Exposure, titration, and pendulation to slow emotions
    • Cognitive reframing and reappraisal interventions
    • Memory reconstruction techniques
  • EMDR-Based Techniques: Resolve Traumatic Memories
    • Adaptive Information Processing Theory
    • EMDR vs EFT vs neuromodulation
    • Resourcing strategies
    • Combine memory reprocessing with cognitive restructuring
    • Using “restricted processing” with complex trauma
  • Narrative Therapy Exercises: Rewrite Traumatic Experiences
    • Interventions to help clients talk about hotspots
    • Reclaim identity with the “Tree of Life” exercise
    • Awareness and closure - create life stories

Solutions to Trauma Treatment Roadblocks

  • How to handle the angry client
  • Strategies for the resistant trauma client
  • Boundary concerns
  • Dealing with crises, suicidality, substance use

Reintegration and Post-Traumatic Growth

  • Better than normal - the neuroscience of post-traumatic growth
  • The therapeutic alliance as a brain-based approach
  • The power of forgiveness in moving forward
  • Meaning making exercises

Research, Limitations, and Potential Risks

 
The Ultimate Grief Intervention Kit
Erica Sirrine, PhD, LCSW, FT
Grief is deeply personal and looks different for everyone, which is why a diverse toolkit is essential to support people of all ages and backgrounds.

Join Dr. Erica Sirrine, PhD, LCSW, FT—Director of Social Work at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and a renowned expert in grief and bereavement across all life stages.

Dr. Sirrine has trained thousands of clinicians using her expansive grief toolkit, and now she'll guide you through strategies to meet your clients' unique needs. With this comprehensive toolbox, you'll be ready to support others through their grief with compassion and confidence.

By the end of this training, you'll be ready to:

  • Access 60+ interventions to help clients mourn, process losses, and find hope.
  • Apply effective assessment techniques for grief and loss across all ages—children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Identify red flags that signal areas of concern or risk throughout the mourning process.
  • Help clients challenge common misconceptions about grief, so they feel truly understood.
  • Implement impactful grief activities, including writing, art, and memorial rituals, to support expression and healing.
  • Establish grief support groups for all ages to foster connection and community.

Types of Grief & Their Implications for Treatment

  • Grief vs. mourning
  • Depression & bereavement: A distinction
  • Secondary losses after death
  • Non-death losses
  • The problem with “getting over it”
  • Misconceptions about grief & mourning
  • Limitations of the research & potential risks

Assessment: Intake Considerations for Grieving Clients

  • Grief & coping models
  • Factors that influence the mourning process
  • Assessment of continuing bonds
  • Loss line: The ultimate assessment tool
  • Normal vs. complicated grief vs. prolonged grief
  • Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder

Assessment of Grief & Loss in Children & Adolescents

  • How children, adolescents & adults cope differently
  • Considerations for different age groups
  • ”De-code” the meanings of behaviors
  • Six common questions following a death
  • ”Things we want adults to know about our grief”
  • Signs of concern/red flags

Interventions & Strategies for Anticipatory Grief

  • Normalize the dying process & grief experience
  • Model healthy mourning behaviors
  • Spot opportunities for memorialization
  • Provide death education & practical support
  • Strategies to prepare children & adults for the funeral

OVER 60 INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALING WHEN IT’S TOO HARD TO TALK

Therapeutic Games

  • Preschool/Early Elementary
    • Dollhouse scene depiction
    • Puppets & stuffed animals
    • Sand tray therapy
  • Youth
    • Therapy ball
    • Shades of feelings
    • Card games
  • Youth & adults
    • Constructive use of punching bags/pillows
    • Topic starters
    • Questions games
    • Group sharing: Cards, web of feelings
  • …and more

Art with Children, Adolescents & Adults

  • ”I am” board
  • Colors of grief
  • Support circles
  • Memory peacock
  • Photo flower pot
  • Clay/Play-Doh
  • Photography
  • Memory boxes & stones
  • …and more!

Poetry, Writing & Music Interventions for All Ages

  • Bibliotherapy
  • Journaling
  • Poetry: “I am” exercise
  • Letter writing
  • Remembrance music
  • Song/rap writing
  • Sticky note regrets
  • …and more!

Memorialization Rituals

  • Candle-lighting
  • ”I remember” book
  • Online memorial page
  • Rice paper/balloon release
  • Memory patio stones
  • Tree planting
  • …and more!

Interactive Activities for Healing as a Family

  • Web of feelings
  • Labyrinth with reflection stations
  • Memorial service
  • ”Broken to whole”
  • Bibliotherapy for families
  • Holiday activities: Memory ornaments & stockings
  • …and more!

Grief & Loss Support Groups for Children, Adolescents & Adults

  • Grief camps for kids
  • Support group considerations
  • Family involvement
  • Curriculum & session topics (for individual therapy too!)

 
The Groundbreaking Brain Science of Love and Loss
Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD
Without understanding the science behind love and loss, therapists risk missing essential insights into their clients' grieving processes—such as misinterpreting client reactions, overlooking physical health impacts, and even unintentionally prolonging suffering.

Join Mary-Frances O'Connor, clinical psychologist, renowned researcher, and author of The Grieving Brain, as she reveals how loss reshapes the brain and shares practical tools to help you support clients through grief and trauma recovery.

You'll finish ready to:

  • Distinguish between grief and grieving, with tools tailored for client support.
  • Identify Persistent Grief Disorder (PGD) and understand its mixed impacts on individuals navigating loss, including both challenges and potential pathways to healing.
  • Apply the "Gone But Also Everlasting Theory" throughout the mourning process.
  • Guide clients to view grieving as a transformative experience that fosters personal growth and adaptation.
  • Utilize a toolkit of coping strategies and therapeutic interventions focused on emotional regulation while addressing avoidance and rumination.
 

Neurobiology of grief and grieving 

  • Neurobiology of attachment in humans and pair-bonded animals 
  • The difference between grief and grieving 
  • The Gone But Also Everlasting theory 
  • Risks and Limitations 

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) 

  • Debunking the myth of the 5 stages of grief 
  • Empirical data on the grieving trajectories 

Grieving as a form of learning 

  • Complications for learning are also complications for grieving 

Toolkit of coping strategies and psychotherapeutic intervention 

  • Emotion regulation flexibility, the right strategy for the right moment 
  • Avoidance 
  • Rumination 

 
Master the Complexities of Traumatic Grief
J. Eric Gentry, PhD, LMHC, DAAETS, FAAETS, CCTP
Helping clients deal with traumatic loss, especially from sudden or violent events, can feel overwhelming. Without the right tools, it can be tough for therapists to offer the empathetic support that clients truly need during these challenging times.

Join Dr. J. Eric Gentry, an international expert in traumatic stress and compassion fatigue, for an eye-opening training that will equip you to provide early interventions. You'll learn how to create a safe space for clients to express their grief, externalize their feelings, and reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms.

By the end of this training, you'll be ready to:

  • Spot those often-overlooked signs and symptoms of traumatic grief so you can intervene effectively.
  • Use practical tools to help clients address their perceived threats, enhancing their ability to cope.
  • Apply Worden's tasks of mourning to help clients find their footing and regain stability.
  • Incorporate CBT, somatic techniques, narrative therapy, and in vivo exposure methods to alleviate troubling symptoms.

How does grief become “traumatic grief”?  What are the signs and symptoms?

  • Perceived threat and the autonomic nervous system.
  • Tasks of Mourning (Worden, 2015)

How to use CBS (Cognitive-Behavioral-Somatic) treatment to lessen symptoms and enhance functioning

  • In vivo exposure to lessen threat response and ameliorate traumatic stress symptoms
  • Narrative + Relaxation to complete “Tasks of Mourning”

 
Cultivate Post-traumatic Growth and Hope
Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA
Did you know that you can ignite post-traumatic growth (PTG) right from the very first session—without diminishing the pain and suffering your grieving clients are experiencing?

Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, an expert in strengths-based trauma treatment and national speaker and author, will equip you with powerful strategies to guide your clients to a place of newfound hope and resiliency.

You'll finish this session ready to:

  • Help clients find meaning in their trauma without resorting to clichés.
  • Employ techniques that plant seeds of hope from the very first session.
  • Spot and nurture signs of post-traumatic growth that clients are naturally exhibiting.
  • Integrate somatic approaches, so clients have a “felt sense” of healing.
  • Utilize creative strategies to enhance resilience and foster a sense of agency in clients.

  • What is post-traumatic growth as it relates to PTSD
  • Risks and limitations of working with PTG and areas of further research
  • The power of “meaning making”: core beliefs that mitigate trauma and core beliefs that exacerbate the impact of traumatic events
  • Processing clients’ artwork
  • Personality traits associated with post-traumatic growth
  • Shifting clients from “Why?” to “What can I do about it?”
  • Planting the seeds of PTG in therapy
  • Processing a case through a strengths-based vs pathologizing lens
  • Exploring the client’s inner monologue: the power of self-talk
  • Self-compassion in PTG
  • Remembered resource two-handed writing experiential
  • Addressing double standards
  • Using the post-traumatic growth inventory
  • Re-discovering personal strengths- client story and video
  • Experiential: somatic resourcing
  • Belief in new possibilities- client’s artwork
  • Art prompt: before and after collage
  • Client video demonstrations and artwork
Trauma & Grief Dual Certification Course
Expert Treatment of Loss, Acute and Complex Trauma, and Co-Occurring Issues
$1,319.92 Value — Yours Today for $199.99
GET STARTED NOW
Earn up to 30 CE Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
 
Earn 2 Prestigious Certifications

Evergreen Certifications

Evergreen Certifications

Remember, you'll earn TWO certifications with today's purchase! Choose between the Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and Certified Grief Professional (CGP) as you progress through your training.

Why dual certification? Clients increasingly seek support for the complex feelings that arise from loss and trauma. By mastering both areas, you'll enhance your skills and create a powerful healing environment.

Imagine being the go-to therapist who navigates trauma and offers compassionate grief support. This isn't just an opportunity; it's a game-changer for your practice.

Join thousands of colleagues who have trusted us for engaging, results-driven training. Don't miss this chance to elevate your expertise and attract clients you're passionate about helping.

No hidden fees, no catches—just straightforward certification!

Professional standards apply.

3 ESSENTIAL BONUSES!
$269.97 value, COMPLETELY FREE

Reproductive trauma, medical trauma, and disenfranchised grief are realities for so many clients today—which is why we're including this additional content at no extra cost. These powerful workshops will equip you with essential skills and insights to support clients facing these complex challenges head-on.

Reproductive Trauma, Infertility and Loss
Reproductive Trauma, Infertility and Loss
Kristy Koser, PhD, LPCC and fertility counseling expert

In this workshop, you'll delve into the emotional and psychological complexities of reproductive mental health, equipping you with the skills to support clients facing fertility challenges.
  • Learn to navigate the emotional toll and decision fatigue of family building.
  • Understand common trauma and grief issues unique to fertility treatments.
  • Discover effective strategies for addressing the complex feelings surrounding assisted reproductive technologies.
Medical Trauma: Tools for Treating PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression Following a Health Crisis
Medical Trauma: Tools for Treating PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression Following a Health Crisis
Sacha McBain, PhD

In this session, you'll learn how to support clients grappling with grief and loss stemming from medical trauma and chronic illness.
  • Learn the key elements of medical trauma and the unique grief it generates.
  • Apply effective assessment techniques for identifying medical trauma and disenfranchised grief.
  • Explore practical strategies to help clients adapt to their new realities and reshape their identities.
Disenfranchised Grief: Supporting Diverse Cultures and Immigrants
Disenfranchised Grief: Supporting Diverse Cultures and Immigrants
Tiffani Dilworth, LPC, CAGCS, FT

In this transformative session on recognizing and addressing disenfranchised grief in clients from diverse cultures, you will be able to ensure your clients' experiences of this grief are validated and supported.
  • Explore the unique ways subcultures encounter disenfranchised grief and the implications for treatment.
  • Understand the critical differences between immigrants and refugees, including challenges like acculturation and ethnic discrimination.
  • Utilize validating language, apply effective interventions, and help clients build healthy support systems to effectively combat disenfranchised grief and promote healing.

Immediate Access to ALL THREE BONUSES When You Register NOW!

Trauma & Grief Dual Certification Course
Expert Treatment of Loss, Acute and Complex Trauma, and Co-Occurring Issues
$1,319.92 Value — Yours Today for $199.99
GET STARTED NOW
Earn up to 30 CE Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
 
Meet your Grief and Trauma Experts
Erica Sirrine
Dr. Erica Sirrine, the Director of Social Work at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, has trained thousands of clinicians in grief and trauma, specializing in support for adults, children, and adolescents. With over 22 years of experience, she is recognized for her engaging workshops and impactful research on bereavement, establishing her as a leading voice in the field.

Click here for information about Erica H Sirrine
Chinwé Williams
Chinwé Williams, PhD, is a licensed and board-certified EMDR therapist, and counselor educator and supervisor with close to two decades of experience supporting individuals in trauma recovery. She has a strong commitment to helping clients overcome various forms of trauma and anxiety. As a published researcher, author, consultant, and educator, Dr. Williams brings a wealth of knowledge to her work.

Click here for information about Chinwé Williams
Mary-Frances O'Connor
Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD, is a leading authority on the brain science of love and loss and serves as an associate professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry at the University of Arizona. As the author of The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss and a TEDx speaker, she emphasizes that by understanding how we grieve, we can create better support systems and interventions for those dealing with prolonged grief disorder, which was recently included in the revised DSM-5.

Click here for information about Mary-Frances O'Connor
Kristy Koser
Kristy Koser, PhD, LPCC, is an accomplished author, speaker, and educator specializing in reproductive mental health, trauma, and loss. With over a decade of experience in the field of reproductive psychology, she is a certified emotionally focused couples therapist and has presented at numerous professional conferences worldwide. Dr. Koser has developed self-help courses for fertility patients, teaches a comprehensive postgraduate fertility counseling course, and has contributed to foundational texts on fertility counseling with Cambridge Press.

Click here for information about Kristy Koser
Tiffani Dilworth
Tiffani Dilworth, LPC, CAGCS, FT, is a renowned psychotherapist and author specializing in grief, PTSD, and sexual assault. An international speaker, she works with organizations and schools to raise awareness about the grieving process and teaches people how to navigate their grief. With a private practice and a background in community counseling, Ms. Dilworth combines current research with innovative treatment techniques, offering practical resources for clinicians. She is the author of 11 Tools to Help Manage the Aftermath of Trauma and Types of Grief, and hosts the "Managing My Grief" podcast.

Click here for information about Tiffani Dilworth
J. Eric Gentry, PhD, LMHC, DAAETS, FAAETS, CCTP, is a leading authority on traumatic stress and compassion fatigue, with a PhD from Florida State University under the mentorship of pioneering researcher Charles Figley. He co-developed the Accelerated Recovery Program, the world's first evidence-based treatment protocol for compassion fatigue, and has trained over 100,000 health professionals in this field. With more than 35 years of clinical experience, Dr. Gentry is the president and CEO of The Forward Facing® Institute and the owner of Compassion Unlimited, a private practice in Phoenix, AZ, where he specializes in trauma and Complex PTSD.

Click here for information about J. Eric Gentry
Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a leading expert in strengths-based, de-pathologized trauma treatment with over 35 years of experience in private practice. As the founder of The Ferentz Institute, she has trained over 1,200 clinicians through her advanced trauma treatment certificate programs and has presented workshops worldwide. An award-winning social worker and author of several influential books, Lisa is dedicated to enhancing the understanding of self-destructive behaviors and promoting healing through her engaging workshops, articles, and webinars.

Click here for information about Lisa Ferentz
Sacha McBain
Sacha McBain, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR, where she serves as the associate director of the Center for Trauma Prevention, Recovery, and Innovation and leads the Trauma Psychology Consult Service. Dr. McBain provides training and consultation to medical services regarding the implementation of trauma-informed care practices and healthcare worker wellness initiatives designed to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder. She has trained in community health and prevention research and implementation science in order to identify and put into place organizational practices within healthcare systems designed to increase access to mental health care following a traumatic event. She serves as an expert panel member on the American College of Surgeons Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Best Practice Guidelines Work Group and is an active member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

Click here for information about Sacha McBain
 
Frequently Asked Questions

A dual certification in trauma and grief really boosts your qualifications and makes you stand out in the mental health field. It broadens your expertise, which means you can connect with a wider range of clients. Plus, it positions you as a leader in trauma-informed care, opening up exciting new opportunities for better client care and career advancement.

Immediately! You'll get instant access to all the course materials and videos as soon as you enroll. Since it's a self-paced online training, you can dive into the topics that matter most to you and learn at your own speed.

We offer a 100% risk-free guarantee. If the course doesn't meet your needs, just let us know, and we'll gladly give you a full refund—no questions asked.

By completing this course, you can earn up to 30 CE credit hours, which will help you maintain your professional licensure and keep your skills sharp.
Trauma & Grief Dual Certification Course
Expert Treatment of Loss, Acute and Complex Trauma, and Co-Occurring Issues
$1,319.92 Value — Yours Today for $199.99
GET STARTED NOW
Earn up to 30 CE Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
 
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Register for this intensive training course without risk. If you're not completely satisfied, give us a call at 800-844-8260.

We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.
 
NOTE: No additional discounts or coupons may be applied to this course. We partner with to include certification with some of our products. When you purchase such a product, we may disclose your information to Evergreen Certifications for purposes of providing services directly to you or to contact you regarding relevant offers. Evergreen Certifications is owned by СƵ.
CRS002162 • © СƵ Inc. • All rights reserved • Email: courses@pesi.com • Phone: 800-844-8260 • FAQs: www.pesi.com/faq
Back to Top