Learn How to Support Grieving People with Confidence, Creativity and Compassion
When someone’s grieving, they don’t need clichés.
They need connection.
They need presence, not platitudes. Something gentle, not polished. A way to speak their grief—through silence, through story, through scrap paper and torn edges when words won’t come.
And if you’re someone who wants to be there for others during that heartbreak—but you often feel lost for what to say or do—this training will give you structure.
The STILL Method’s Grief and Loss Support Training, taking place Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June, will show you how to hold space for grief in a way that is:
Safe
Creative
Deeply human
Immediately useful in schools, families, care settings, or one-to-one work
Whether you’ve experienced grief yourself, or you walk beside others in it, you’ll leave this course with confidence, compassion, and a set of practical tools to support others—without burning out yourself.
👉 Book Your Place – Grief & Loss Training
Why Most Grief Support Misses the Mark
Grief isn’t linear. It doesn’t follow tidy stages.
But most training programmes pretend it does.
What we often get is either:
Oversimplified scripts and advice that feel awkward in real life
Or heavy clinical models that don’t feel accessible to teachers, carers, or everyday supporters
That’s where this course is different.
It doesn’t offer a script.
It gives you presence, insight, and tools.
This is for people who want to be useful in the moment.
Who want to stay in the room when it gets hard.
Who want to show up—not with fixes, but with warmth, space, and understanding.
What You’ll Learn
This training blends:
Creative, art-based tools to help people externalise grief gently
The STILL Method framework for emotional support, adapted for loss
A full six-week curriculum for grief groups
Practical techniques to support children, teens and adults experiencing loss
You’ll learn:
How to respond when someone shuts down or lashes out
What to do when words don’t come
How to use metaphor, imagery, memory work, and reflection
What not to say—and how to support instead
This isn’t about textbook knowledge.
It’s about real-life moments: sitting in silence, making space, and offering structure when someone’s world has changed.
What Makes This Course Different?
It’s practical. It’s deeply human. And it’s built around how people actually experience loss.
This is not a surface-level CPD session.
It’s a two-day, trauma-informed training that:
Equips you to support grieving people across all ages and settings
Gives you confidence to lead grief support in schools, care, or coaching
Provides session plans, a workbook, and a complete group programme
You’ll leave with everything you need to begin supporting others the very next day.
Who Is This For?
This course is for anyone who wants to support grieving people with compassion and creativity.
You don’t need to be a therapist.
You don’t need to have the perfect words.
You just need to be willing to show up.
It’s ideal for:
Teachers and pastoral leads
Youth workers and family support staff
Coaches, mentors, and chaplains
Residential care workers and key adults
Parents and carers supporting bereaved children
You will not be expected to share your own grief, but we will hold space for it gently if it arises.
Course Details
Dates: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June
Time: 9:30am – 2:30pm each day (UK time)
Location: Online via Zoom
Includes: Full workbook, replay, session materials, and certification
Accredited by: ACCPH and IPHM
Cost: £395
One Early Bird Spot Available – £295
We’re offering just one early bird place at the reduced rate of £295.
This is for both days, including all materials, the workbook, live access, and accreditation.
Once this space is claimed, the course will return to full price (£395).
👉 Claim the £295 Early Bird Spot
What You’ll Leave With
Certification as a STILL Grief Support Practitioner
A structured six-week programme you can deliver
Art-based tools for working with grief across all ages
Clear guidance on holding space during emotional distress
New language, confidence, and perspective
What People Say
“This was the first time I felt I had permission not to fix anything. The creative tools gave me a way to help people feel seen—even when nothing made sense.”
– Leanne, Family Support Worker
“The most honest and practical grief training I’ve ever done. I use it every week in my role.”
– Tony, Residential Care Lead Final Word
Grief doesn’t want a fix.
It wants presence.
It wants honesty.
It wants to be witnessed.
If you want to be the person who can walk beside someone in loss—without rushing them, silencing them, or rescuing them—this training is for you.
And if you want a structured, creative way to do that, The STILL Method offers the tools.
