Grief & Loss Summit with David Kessler

Grief is not a problem to be fixed—it’s a sacred experience to be witnessed. Yet in our fast-paced, solution-driven world, many clinicians feel unsure or underprepared to support clients through profound loss.

The 2025 Grief Summit offers a space of deep learning, compassion, and community. This free, two-day online event gathers the world’s top grief experts to help you meet sorrow with skill, presence, and heart-centered wisdom.

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Why Attend “2025 Grief Summit”

Many therapists are taught to analyze and intervene—but few are trained to simply be with grief.

This summit invites you to slow down and listen deeply to what your clients need most: acknowledgment, safety, and connection.

Through neuroscience, somatic insight, family systems, and culturally grounded approaches…

You’ll gain the tools to support even the most complex grief experiences—including traumatic loss, intergenerational sorrow, and pediatric bereavement.

Whether you’re new to grief work or seeking deeper presence in your practice, this free training will help you show up with clarity, steadiness, and compassion when it matters most.

Who Should Attend This Event

If you’re a helping professional supporting clients through loss, this summit was created for you. Whether you’re working in clinical settings, schools, hospitals, or private practice, these teachings offer grounded, heart-centered tools you can trust.

You’ll benefit from this training if you are:

• A therapist, counselor, or social worker supporting clients through grief
• A coach or healer seeking deeper understanding of loss and trauma
• A hospice, palliative care, or medical professional navigating end-of-life care
• An educator or youth worker supporting grieving children and teens
• Someone personally processing loss and wanting to better support others
• A professional seeking CE hours and grief-informed certification
• A clinician working with intergenerational trauma and legacy grief
• Anyone drawn to hold space for sorrow with more compassion and skill

What You’ll Learn

The 2025 Grief Summit offers more than theory—it equips you with real, usable strategies to support clients in deep pain. Each session brings practical, trauma-informed wisdom from leading voices in grief care.

You’ll learn how to stay steady in the presence of devastating loss, support grieving families, and understand how grief shows up in the body, brain, and culture.

Whether you’re early in your career or an experienced clinician, you’ll leave with renewed insight, tools, and the confidence to walk alongside grief without fixing or fear.

• How to explain grief using clear, brain-based language
• Tools for calming the grieving brain and nervous system
• What to say (and not say) when there are no right words
• Ways to support grieving children and adolescents
• Understanding the physical, emotional, and spiritual dying process
• How intergenerational grief hides in symptoms and stories
• Supporting family systems that grieve differently
• The role of forgiveness in trauma-informed grief care
• Compassionate approaches to suicide, overdose, and traumatic loss
• Creative and culturally responsive grief expressions

Event Schedule

Here’s a preview of the daily themes and featured sessions. Each day offers transformational guidance and spiritual insight.

Day 1 – July 31

• Speaking the Unimaginable: How Understanding the Dying Process Helps Therapists Work with Loss – David Kessler
• How We Die: What Every Therapist Should Know About the Dying Process – Julie McFadden
• The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work: Releasing Anger and the Pain of Relational Trauma – Frank Anderson
• Forever in My Heart: Expressions of Continuing Bonds in Childhood and Adolescent Grief – Erica Sirrine

Day 2 – August 1

• Traumatic Grief: The Losses That Scare Clinicians the Most – David Kessler
• The Neuroscience of Grief: Supporting the Grieving Brain and Body – Mary-Frances O’Connor
• When the Past Meets the Present: Uncovering Unresolved Grief Across Generations – Lisa Connors
• “Why Are We Falling Apart?”: Helping Families Stay Connected Through Grief – Julia Samuel

About Your Host – David Kessler

David Kessler is one of the world’s most respected experts on grief and loss. A protégé of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and founder of Grief.com, he has spent decades working with the dying and those left behind.

He is the author of six books, including the bestselling Finding Meaning, and has taught thousands of clinicians around the world how to support grief with wisdom, presence, and heart.

David’s compassionate, grounded approach helps professionals move beyond fear and clichés—into a space where grief is honored, and healing becomes possible.

He brings to this summit not just theory, but a lifetime of bedside experience and heartfelt teaching.

Reviews

“Totally changed my approach…” – Ebonie P., counselor

“Validating, enlightening, and encouraging… all so much needed in these trying times.” – Tiffany W., counselor

“Deeply moving and extremely helpful!” – Lorenza, T., LPC

“Really spoke to me and helped me identify ways that my personal grief impacts my practice.” – Denise L., counselor

“Awesome. It presented a paradigm shift in the way we think about grief that I am looking forward to using with my clients.” – Jill S., counselor

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who should attend this event?

This event is ideal for those seeking to support others through grief or explore their own relationship with loss. Whether you’re new or experienced, it offers insight and inspiration. Coaches, healers, and spiritual seekers are especially welcome.

Is this really a live training?

YES! The training is LIVE and you’ll be able to ask questions of the presenters.

How does the certification work?

To become a Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP), simply complete the full training and pass the post-event quiz with a score of 80% or higher. Once completed, you’ll receive a digital certificate. No renewal required.

What if I’m not a grief therapist?

You’ll still benefit greatly! This summit is for anyone supporting others through loss, including coaches, chaplains, healers, nurses, and other helping professionals.

What if I register but can’t attend live?

You’ll still have access to 14-day replays in your portal. Live CE hours require live attendance; upgrade for self-study CE hours.

How long do I have access to the recording?

All registrants receive 14-day replay access. You can upgrade for unlimited access anytime.

If I can’t attend live, can I still get CE hours?

Yes! Just upgrade to the self-study package to receive CE hours from the replay version.

What is an upgraded registration?

The free summit gives you access to the live event. The upgrade includes CE hours, certification training, bonus materials, and unlimited access.

Will I get access to recording and resources to keep?

Yes! You can keep any downloadable resources. Unlimited access to recordings is included with the upgrade.

How many CE hours can I earn?

This event offers up to 14 CE hours—8 live, 6 self-study with upgrade.

Will there be breaks during the live training?

Yes. There will be a 30-minute break and 10-minute breaks between sessions.

Is there a guarantee?

Yes! We honor a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Call 800-844-8260 if you’re not satisfied.

What if I have more questions?

Reply to any email for support.

Can I share this with friends?

Absolutely! Feel free to share this page with others.

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