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Grief After Traumatic Loss: Clinical Assessment and Evidence-Based Interventions
Christina Zampitella Psy.D., FT
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
10:00 AM ET – 5:30 PM ET
Overview:
Traumatic loss represents one of the most devastating forms of human suffering, defined as a death or profound violation that occurs under sudden, violent, or distressing circumstances. Such losses create a dual burden of trauma and grief, dismantling a person’s sense of safety, predictability, and meaning. The overwhelming helplessness and horror often become imprinted as vivid sensory memories rather than coherent verbal narratives, requiring specialized interventions beyond traditional psychotherapy. These experiences—frequently stigmatized or misunderstood—can shatter foundational assumptions of attachment, identity, and coherence, leaving survivors at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), prolonged grief disorder (PGD), anxiety, and depression.
In this clinically focused workshop, Dr. Christina Zampitella, Psy.D., FT provides mental health professionals with a clear, evidence-based framework for understanding and treating traumatic grief. Participants will learn to differentiate normative grief from traumatic grief while appreciating their complex overlap. Through examination of sudden, violent, ambiguous, stigmatized, and disenfranchised losses, attendees will explore how trauma disrupts the natural mourning process and how grief can compound trauma’s psychological and somatic impact.
Drawing from trauma-informed care, narrative reconstruction, and group modalities, the workshop emphasizes strategies that restore coherence, address guilt and shame, and facilitate resilience. Case examples will help clinicians translate theory into practice, ethically supporting clients navigating the intertwined terrain of trauma and loss.
Objectives:
- Differentiate normative grief from traumatic grief by identifying at least three distinguishing diagnostic features.
- Analyze the impact of sudden, violent, ambiguous, stigmatized, and disenfranchised losses on the grieving process.
- Evaluate the relationship between traumatic loss and increased risk for PTSD, PGD, anxiety, and depression.
- Apply evidence-based interventions, including trauma-informed care, narrative reconstruction, and group strategies, to foster resilience and address guilt and shame in traumatized clients.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure
This course provides licensed mental health professionals with an overview of the psychological, emotional, and physiological effects of traumatic loss and grief. Participants will learn to distinguish normative grief from traumatic grief and explore evidence-based strategies drawn from trauma-informed care, narrative reconstruction, and group interventions. While the course presents clinical tools for supporting clients experiencing complex grief, it does not provide certification in trauma treatment, grief counseling, or any specialized therapeutic modality. Attendees are encouraged to apply the material within their professional competence, ethical standards, and licensure scope of practice.
Commercial Support Disclosure
Dr. Christina Zampitella, Psy.D., FT, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Fellow in Thanatology, and founder of The Center for Grief and Trauma Therapy. References to her publications, podcast, or related educational resources may be included for illustrative purposes. Participants are not required to purchase any additional products, books, or services to complete this course. The presenter has no relevant financial relationships to disclose beyond standard speaking compensation.
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Christina Zampitella Psy.D., FT
Christina Zampitella Psy.D., FT is a licensed clinical psychologist, Fellow of Thanatology, and founder of The Center for Grief and Trauma Therapy. She often works as an adjunct professor and professional speaker and especially enjoys training emerging mental health professionals. Dr. Zampitella is the host of her podcast, Phoenix Rising, with Dr. Z. She focuses her clinical practice, research, course development, and teaching on bereavement studies, nature-based therapy, and integrative psychology. She served as the chair of the Continuing Education Committee for several professional institutions and is an advisory board member of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. She is the former resident psychologist for Fox 5 News in San Diego and often appeared on NBC News. She has been featured in Elle Magazine, BuzzFeed, The Huff Post, New York Post, and several Delaware publications. Dr. Zampitella happily lives with her husband, three-bonus sons, and three cats in Delaware.
National Approvals
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Professional Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6703. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. They are formally known as NAADAC Provider #139138. Please note that E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute, #1706, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 06-03-2020 – 06-03-2026.Â
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Who This Training is For:
This program is intended for mental health professionals such as Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Counselors, & MFT’s. Psychologists are encouraged to verify if this specific course meets their board’s approval requirements.
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Of course! If you sign up but miss the live session… The recording will be added to your account Dashboard within 48 hours after the live session with an email notification of instructions. You will also receive home-study CE credits for watching the recording.
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No. Live webinar attendees are not required to take or pass a quiz to receive a CE certificate. (But yes for recorded webinars). You are required to pass a quiz with an 80% passing grade with 3 attempts only for recorded webinars.
Yes, we are approved Continuing Education providers by ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, APA, & many state boards.
Programs that do not qualify for ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, & APA are clearly identified. eCare Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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- If the customer missed the live event, or was unsatisfied from it – We can transfer credits to another course of their choice (with same CE credit amount).
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