Grief Counselling Weekend Intensive
Because grief deserves more than silence…
Why This Intensive?
Grief is not just about death.
It shows up in lost friendships, broken homes, estranged parents, migration, illness, unrealised dreams.
Yet, most of us are taught to stay quiet. To “move on.” To hide our pain.
This intensive is a space for therapists, counsellors, social workers, and mental health students to deepen their grief literacy and learn how to hold space for stories that are raw, unfinished, and often unspoken.
What You’ll Learn
Over 3 immersive days (9 hours total), we’ll explore:
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The many faces of grief: disenfranchised, ambiguous, anticipatory
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Working with complex and prolonged grief in therapy
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Cultural nuances of grief in India — rituals, silence, and stigma
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Therapist’s own grief as both a challenge and a tool
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Holding space for loss that has no closure
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Practical frameworks, case discussions, and reflective exercises
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This is not a lecture. It’s an experiential weekend with room for stories, questions, and shared humanity.
Course Details
Dates: 29-31 August 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM IST each day
Format: Online (Zoom)
Fee: ₹2500 (for the entire weekend)
Certificate provided
Who Is It For?
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Therapists, counsellors, and social workers
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Mental health students and trainees
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Educators, caregivers, and those in community work
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Anyone who wants to understand grief with more depth and compassion
Why It Matters
Because grief isn’t something to be fixed.
It’s something to be witnessed.
By building grief literacy, we create safer spaces for people to share the stories they’ve been holding alone.
And in doing so, we begin to shift how our communities, families, and cultures hold loss itself.
Facilitator
Shrinkhla Sahai
Psychotherapist | Trauma and Grief Specialist | Suicide Prevention Trainer
Co-Founder, Swayam Foundation
Shrinkhla brings years of experience in working with grief, trauma, and community mental health in India. Her teaching blends theory, lived stories, and trauma-informed practices and tools.
Seats are limited to keep the circle intimate.
Come, bring your curiosity, your questions, your heart.
Because grief deserves space. And so do we.