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Grief Therapists

Resources & Associations

For information on state licensing, certification, accredited graduate programs, and choosing a graduate program, contact
American Counseling Association
6101 Stevenson Avenue, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA, 22304-3580
Tel: (800) 347-6647
Fax: (800) 473-2329
http://www.counseling.org

For information on membership and careers, contact
American Mental Health Counselors Association
107 South West Street, Suite 779
Alexandria, VA, 22314-2824
Tel: (703) 548-6002
http://www.amhca.org

For career and certification information, contact
Association for Death Education and Counseling
400 South 4th Street, Suite 754E
Minneapolis, MN, 55415-1435
Tel: (612) 337-1808
Email: adec@adec.org
http://www.adec.org

For information on working with the elderly, contact
Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC, 20005-4001
Tel: (202) 842-1275
http://www.geron.org

For information on graduate programs in thanatology (the study of grief therapy), contact
The College of New Rochelle
Graduate School
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, NY, 10805
Tel: 914-654-5000
Email: ino@cnr.edu
http://www.cnr.edu/web/graduate-school/mental-health-counseling/

For information on working with grieving children and their families, contact
The Dougy Center
PO Box 86852
Portland, OR, 97286-0852
Tel: (866) 775-5683
Tel 2: (503) 775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
http://www.dougy.org

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