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This workshop provides course overview, expectations, and learning arc. We will discuss establishing safety, consent, and group agreements. Participants' will explore grief as a biopsychosocial and embodied process. and discuss distinguishing grief from pathology and traumatic grief. We also will begin an introduction to therapeutic art as embodied grief practice.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Articulate grief as a biopsychosocial and embodied experience.

  • Differentiate grief, traumatic grief, and burnout without pathologizing.

  • Integrate somatic frameworks ethically into professional roles.

  • Synthesize learning into applied professional insight.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to provide a course overview as well as explore a non-pathologizing, biopsychosocial framework of grief, equipping them to ethically synthesize somatic practices into their professional roles while distinguishing between grief, traumatic grief, and burnout.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Amy Pickett-Williams, LCSW, RYT is a licensed clinical social worker, yoga teacher, and founder of LIGHT Movement (Love In Grief Held Together), a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing somatic approaches to grief support and education. With more than 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist specializing in grief and trauma, Amy has worked extensively with families experiencing the death of a child, as well as individuals navigating complex losses including illness, infertility, injury, relationship loss, and loss of identity. Amy’s work bridges psychotherapy and embodied practice. Drawing on contemporary neuroscience, polyvagal theory, attachment theory, and yoga-based somatic practices, she teaches individuals and professionals how grief and trauma manifest in the nervous system and how movement, breath, and sensory awareness can support regulation and integration. Through LIGHT Movement, Amy leads trainings, workshops, and community programs that reach thousands of participants. Her work focuses on helping people understand that grief is not only a psychological experience but also a deeply embodied one, and that healing requires approaches that engage both the mind and the body. Amy provides continuing education trainings for mental health professionals, healthcare providers, chaplains, educators, and community leaders. Her work centers on creating compassionate spaces where grief can be understood, supported, and integrated within community.

Financially Sponsored By

  • LIGHT Movement