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GRIEF COACH CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM PROVIDERS 

WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

We are grateful to the following Grief Thought Leaders for their important contributions to our curriculum.

The GLOBAL GRIEF INSTITUTE prepares our students for a challenging and rewarding career as a Grief Coach. Each of our 5 Certification Program consists of 8 comprehensive courses which each focus on a critical aspect of Grief Coaching services.

5 Grief Certifications: Welcome

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  • Alan D Wolfelt PhD, Psychology, Social Science, Center for Loss and Life Transition Founder and Director

  • Albert Wong, PhD, Clinical and Somatic Psychology

  • Alfred Adler, MD, PhD, Psychology, Psychiatry

  • Alyssa A Rheingold, PhD, Psychiatry

  • Annah Elizabeth, Five Facets Philosophy on Healing™ Founder and Creator

  • Basia Mosinski, MB MFA, Mind, Body, & Spiritual Alignment Coach

  • Carl Gustav Jung, PhD, Psychiatry, Psychology

  • Carla Stumpf-Patton, EdD, LMHC, NCC, FT, CCTP

  • Charles Jacob, PhD, Psychology

  • Christine Duminiak, After-death Communication Expert, Author, Speaker

  • Colin Murray Parkes, PhD, Psychiatry

  • Dale G Larson, PhD, Psychology

  • Darcy Harris, PhD, Psychology, Thanatology, Health Science

  • David Kessler, MS Health Care Administration, Bioethics, Grief.com

  • Deborah Rozman, PhD Psychology

  • Dennis Klass, PhD, Psychology

  • Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, PhD, Psychiatry

  • George Bonanno, PhD, Psychology

  • Glen Lord, BS, Founder, The Grief Toolbox

  • Gloria Horsley, PhD, Psychology and Heidi Horsley, PsyD, Psychology, Open to Hope

  • Grief Recovery Institute

  • Henk Schut, PhD, Psychology

  • J William Worden, PhD, ABPP, Psychology

  • Jill Bolte Taylor, Phd, Neuroanatomist

  • John Bowlby, PhD, Psychology, Psychiatry

  • Joshua Black, PhD, Psychology

  • Judith Blackstone, PhD, Psychology, Eastern Religion

  • Justin Yopp, PhD, Clinical Psychology

  • Laurie Burke, PhD, Psychology

  • Laney Rosenzweig, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

  • Ligia M Hoban, MA, FT, FAAGC, CPC, CHT, Center for Transforming Lives

  • Litsa Williams and Eleanor Haley, Mental Health Professionals

  • Lynda Cheldelin Fell, International Best-selling and Award-winning Author 

  • Margaret Stroebe, PhD, Psychology

  • Edith Marie Steffens, PsychD, Psychotherapeutic and Counseling Psychology 

  • Marian Krawczyk, David Clark and Naomi Richards, University of Glasgow End of Life Studies Group, University of Glasgow

  • Mark Keep, MD, Cardiology, Addiction Medicine, Complicated Grief

  • Michael F Roizen, MD, Internal Medicine

  • Michael Ungar, PhD, Psychology

  • Mitch Carmody, GSP, CCP, Grief Educator, Motivational Speaker, Author

  • Peter A Levine, PhD, Biophysics and Psychology, Founder, Somatic Experiencing

  • Phyllis Kosminsky, PhD, Social Welfare

  • Ram Dass, PhD, Psychology, Spiritual Teacher

  • Robert A Neimeyer, PhD, Psychology, Portland Institute for Loss and Transition Director

  • Robin Chodak, Certified Grief, Life, and Spiritual Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, Reiki Practitioner, Best-selling Author

  • Ronald Ruden, MD, PhD, Organic Chemistry

  • Ronnie Janoff-Bulman, PhD, Psychology

  • Ruth Buczynski, PhD, Psychology, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine President

  • Sharon Ehlers, Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Reiki Master, Certified Master Grief Coach, Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, Death Midwife

  • Shelby Forsythia, Author, Podcaster, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, Reiki Level II Practitioner, Intuitive Grief Guide

  • Sigmund Freud, MD, PhD, Neurology

  • Stephen Porges, PhD, Psychiatry

  • Stephen Rollnick, PhD, Psychology

  • Steven Jenkinson MTS MSW, Orphan Wisdom School Creator

  • Tanya Lord, MPH, PhD, Clinical and Population Health Research

  • Ted Rynearson, MD, Psychiatry, FAPA, FACP, FRANZCP

  • Terri Daniel, DMin, CT, CCT, Afterlife Conference

  • Thomas Attig PhD, Philosophy, GriefHearts.com

  • Thomas Hübl, Founder, Academy of Inner Science

  • William R Miller, PhD, Psychology

5 Grief Certifications: New Collection
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