A BLOG FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
How to Grieve: What It Actually Means, and Tools to Help Clients Do It
by: Kelly DaughertyPublished on: 10/29/2026The blog explores what grieving really means, why time alone is not enough, and how clinicians can also use the dual process model and the G.R.I.E.F. Framework to support bereaved clients through grief.
Why Grief Groups Work: The Case for Bringing Group Support Into Your Practice
by: Kelly DaughertyPublished on: 10/01/2026The blog explores why grief groups can be especially effective, what research says about group-based bereavement support, and how clinicians can bring meaningful group facilitation into their practice.
"What Should I Have Done?" Working With Guilt After a Complicated Death
by: Kelly DaughertyPublished on: 09/17/2026The blog explores guilt after complicated or estranged loss, how clinicians can distinguish guilt from responsibility, and practical ways to help clients work through “what if” thinking with greater self-compassion.
When the Person Who Helped You Feel Safe Dies
by: Kelly DaughertyPublished on: 04/16/2026The blog explains how losing someone who provided emotional safety can dysregulate the nervous system through attachment and co-regulation, and how continuing bonds and self-compassion help restore stability.
