Clinical Consultation

Grief is a universal human experience, and it's also a nearly universal issue for mental health therapists to encounter in their clinical work, regardless of their specialty. As part of our mission to broaden the reach of our clinical expertise and experience, the Center for Grief & Loss offers clinical consultation to local mental health therapists and agencies. 

Some common topics for clinical consultation include: 

• Traumatic, prolonged and/or complicated grief
• Loss of a child
• Loss to suicide, homicide, or overdose
• Grief and loss related to trauma
• Chronic illness
• Serious illness
• Death and dying
• Ambiguous loss (due to dementia, serious and persistent mental illness of a loved one, etc.) 
• Loss of a pregnancy, sibling, friend, pet or other disenfranchised losses
• Existential grief
• Climate grief
• Instituational grief
• Caring for oneself when working professionally with grief
• Navigating personal loss experiences as a therapist

Learn more about these in-person or virtual services below. 

Individual Consultation

Center for Grief & Loss therapists are available for individual consultation sessions focused around clinical issues such as grief, complicated grief, traumatic loss, and trauma. These sessions are provided in-person or virtually for a fee. Reach out to Assistant Clinical Director, Molly Ruggles, at mruggles@familymeans.org to learn more.

Clinic/Agency Trainings and Consultation

The Center for Grief & Loss offers clinical trainings and clinical consultations in the areas of grief, loss, and trauma. The training/consultation is tailored to meet the needs of your particular group of mental health clinicians. These sessions are provided in-person or virtually for a fee. Please contact Molly Ruggles at mruggles@familymeans.org to learn more.

Looking for more opportunities? Visit our Classes/Groups/ Events page HERE!