HeartLight Center Hosts What’s Your Grief for Upcoming Educational Signature Series
Program for Professionals:
Working With Countertransference and Self-Disclosure in Grief Support
September 1, 2026 | 8am PT/ 9am MT/ 10am CT/ 11am ET | On Zoom
A special presentation for Hospice Professionals, Clergy, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Victim’s Advocates, Therapists/Counselors, Volunteers, Companions, Death Doulas, Death Care Professionals.
About:
Traditional clinical practice discouraged self-disclosure, but modern research takes a nuanced approach. This is critical in grief and end-of-life care, where clients often seek clinicians with shared personal losses—yet formal training remains rare. This presentation uses ethical standards and current research to help you safely navigate countertransference and self-disclosure in your practice.
Learning Objectives:
Describetwo types of countertransference in grief support and how to manage them.
Identify one ethical principle regarding the use of self-disclosure.
Identify two positive and two negative clinical impacts of sharing.
Describe three recent research findings on self-disclosure in grief care.
Program for Anyone Who Is Grieving or Supporting a Griever:
Finding Calm in Life's Storms: Managing Grief and Uncertainty
September 1, 2026 | 4pm PT/ 5pm MT/ 6pm CT/ 7pm ET | On Zoom
About:
Learning to live after devastating personal loss is overwhelming—and facing it in an uncertain, changing world adds an extra layer of complexity. This webinar explores the unique challenges of grieving amid ambiguity and offers concrete, practical tools to help you find calm and build resilience.
Topics include:
Grounding Tools: Essential mental health strategies for times of instability.
Coping with Ambiguity: Practical insights for navigating personal and collective pain.
Mindfulness & Resilience: Actionable techniques to help you weather life’s storms.