Books on Grief and Loss For Therapists

Balk, D. E. & Corr, C. A.  (2009). (Eds.) Adolescent encounters with death, bereavement, 

and coping. New York, NY: Springer.

Bauerschmidt, T. & Liddle, R. (2017). Diving miss Norma: An inspirational story about

what really matters at the end of life. New York, NY: Harper.

Berzoff J. & Silverman, P. R. (2004). (Eds.) Living with dying: A handbook for end-of-

life healthcare practitioners. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.

Boss, P. (2022). The myth of closure: Ambiguous loss in a time of pandemic and change.

New York: Norton.

Coleman, R. (2016). We are all made of stars. Random House.

Corr, C.A. & Balk, D.E. (Eds.) Handbook of adolescent death and bereavement. New

 York, NY: Springer.

Corr, C.A. & Corr, D.M. (2013). Death & dying, life & living. Belmont, CA:

Wadsworth.

DeSpelder, L.A. & Strickland, A. L. (2020). The last dance: Encountering death &

dying. New York NY: McGraw Hill.

Digh, P. (2014). The geography of loss: Embrace what is, honor what was, love what

will be. Guilford, CT: Morris Publishing.

Doka, K.J. (2002). (Ed.) Disenfranchised grief: New directions, challenges, and

 strategies for practice. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Doka, K.J. & Martin, T.L. (2010). Grieving beyond gender: Understanding the ways

men and women mourn. New York, NY: Routledge.

Doka, K.J. & Tucci, A.S. (2008). (Eds.) Living with grief: Children and adolescents.

Washington, DC: Hospice Foundation of America.

Freeman, C.P. (2015). The widow’s journal: Questions to guide you through grief

and life planning after the loss of a partner. Charleston, SC: Createspace.

Greenspan, M. (2003). Healing through the dark emotions: The wisdom of grief, fear,

and despair. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

Halifax, J. (2008). Being with dying: Cultivating compassion and fearlessness in the 

presence of death. Boston, MA: Shambhala.

Harrington, J.A. & Neimeyer, R.A. (2021). (Eds). Superhero grief: The transformative

power of loss. New York: Routledge.

Harris, D.L. (2020). (Ed.) Non-death loss and grief: Context and clinical implications.

New York, NY: Routledge.

Harris, D.L. & Winokuer, H.R. (2016). Principles and practices of grief counseling. 

New York, NY: Springer.

Hedtke, L. & Winslade, J. (2017). The crafting of grief: Constructing aesthetic responses

to loss. New York, NY: Routledge.

Humphrey, K.M. (2009). Counseling strategies for loss and grief. Alexandria, VA:

American Counseling Association.

Jeffreys, J. S. (2011). Helping grieving people- when tears are not enough: A handbook

for care providers. New York, NY: Routledge.

Jordan, J.R. & McIntosh, J.L. (2011). (Eds.) Grief after suicide: Understanding the 

consequences and caring for the survivors. New York, NY: Routledge.

Klass, D. & Steffen, E. M. (2018). (Eds.) Continuing bonds in bereavement:

New directions for research and practice. New York: Routledge.

Kosminsky, P.S. & Jordan, J.R. (2024). Attachment-informed grief therapy: The

clinician’s guide to foundations and applications. New York, NY: Routledge.

Lattanzi-Licht M. & Doka, K. J. (2003).  (Eds.) Living with grief: Coping with public

 tragedy. Washington, DC: Hospice Foundation of America.

Malone, P.A. (2016). Counseling adolescents through loss, grief, and trauma. 

New York, NY: Routledge.

Marshall, B.J. & Winokuer, H.R. (2017). (Eds.) Sibling loss across the lifespan: 

Research, practice, and personal stories. New York, NY: Routledge.

Neimeyer, R. A. (2001). (Ed.) Meaning reconstruction & the experience of loss. New

York, NY: Routledge.

Neimeyer, R. A. (2012). (Ed.) Techniques of grief therapy: Creative practices for

counseling the bereaved. New York, NY: Routledge.

Neimeyer, R. A. (2016). (Ed.) Techniques of grief therapy: Assessment and intervention.

New York, NY: Routledge.

Neimeyer, R. A. Harris, D.L., Winokuer, H.R., & Thornton, G. F. (2011). (Eds.) Grief

and bereavement in contemporary society: Bridging research and practice.

New York, NY: Routledge.

O-Connor, M.F. (2022). The grieving brain: The surprising science of how we learn

from love and loss. New York: HarperOne.

Qualls, S. H. & Kasl-Godley, J.E. (2011). (Eds.) End-of-life issues, grief, and

bereavement: What clinicians need to know. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Rando, T.A. (1993). Treatment of complicated mourning. Champaign, IL: Research

 Press.

Rubin, S.S., Malkinson, R., & Witztum, E. (2012). Working with the bereaved:

Multiple lenses on loss and mourning. New York, NY: Routledge.

Servaty-Seib, H.L. & Fafgenbaum, D.C. (2015). We get it: Voices of grieving college

students and young adults. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley.

Sofka, C.J., Cupit, I.N., & Gilbert, K.R. (2012). Dying, death, and grief in an online

 universe. New York, NY: Springer. 

Stroebe, M. S., Hansson, R. O., Stroebe, W. & Schut, H. (2001).  (Eds.) Handbook of

 bereavement research: Consequences, coping, and care. Washington, DC:

American Psychological Association.

Stroebe, M. S., Schut, H., & van Den Bout, J. (2013). (Eds.) Complicated grief:

Scientific foundations for health care professionals. New York, NY: Routledge.

Sumegi, A. (2014). Understanding death: An introduction to ideas of self and the

afterlife in world religions. West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Thompson, B.E. & Neimeyer, R. A. (2014). (Eds.) Grief and the expressive arts: 

Practices for creating meaning. New York, NY: Routledge.

Valentine, C. (2008). Bereavement narratives: Continuing bonds in the twenty-first

century. New York, NY: Routledge.

Worden, J.W. (2018). Grief counseling and grief therapy: A handbook for the mental

health practitioner. New York, NY: Springer.(Eds.) Sibling loss across the lifespan: 

Research, practice, and personal stories. New York, NY: Routledge.