Grief Facilitator Certification
How to become a grief facilitator.
No clinical license required. 14 contact hours. Grounded in six peer-reviewed frameworks.
Grief facilitation is not therapy.
A grief facilitator is not a clinician. They do not diagnose, treat, or manage a clinical condition. They create a structured, safe space for grief to be witnessed — by trained community members who know how to hold space without trying to fix it.
Live and Grieve™ Certified Facilitators complete 14 contact hours of book-specific training and gain access to the full program — Facilitator Hub, session guides, outcome tracking tools, and ongoing support. Three certification tracks: Community (no clinical credential required), Professional, and Ministry.
Live and Grieve™ is grounded in six peer-reviewed frameworks. Three theoretical frameworks structure the program arc. Three applied practice frameworks shape every session.
Three certification tracks.
No clinical credential required
Community Track
For community leaders, peer supporters, volunteers, and anyone without a clinical credential. No professional license required. The most accessible entry point.
Any professional credential accepted
Professional Track
For social workers, counselors, nurses, chaplains, and other professionals who want to integrate structured grief facilitation into their existing practice.
Faith community context
Ministry Track
For pastors, deacons, lay ministers, and faith community leaders who want to bring structured grief support to their congregation.
What certification includes.
For Individual Facilitators
Group Use License — no organization required.
If you are a certified facilitator in private practice, faith ministry, or community leadership and want to run a single cohort without an organizational Institutional License Agreement, the Group Use License is built for you. Lower barrier. Single cohort. Full program access.
This is a separate product from institutional licensing — designed for individual certified facilitators who want to bring Live and Grieve™ to their community on their own terms.
Learn about facilitator certification →Certification pricing.
Adult program certification
14 contact hours. Books 1–4 available.
$450 per person, per book
Youth program certification (LGY)
Elementary or Middle/High. Licensed school counselors and social workers.
$325 per track
Annual renewal
Keeps Hub access and program materials current.
$150/year
Trainer certification
Authorizes regional training delivery. Trainers set their own delivery fees.
$1,500 per book
Note: HOPE (Tufts) charges $1,500 for 5–6 hours to certify a 1-hour workshop. Live and Grieve™ charges $450 for 14 hours to deliver a 52-week program. Below the $500 nonprofit purchasing approval threshold.
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