Become a Certified Grief Informed Professional: Elevate CE’s December 2025 Live Training
- Elevate Continuing Education
- Aug 29
- 3 min read
Elevate Continuing Education is partnering with Evergreen Certifications to offer the Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP) training—an opportunity for mental health professionals to earn 6 clinical CE hours and meet the educational requirement for this nationally recognized credential.
Training Details
Date:Â Friday, December 12, 2025
Time: 8:40 a.m. – 4:20 p.m. ET
Format:Â Live, interactive Zoom webinar
CE Credit:Â 6.0 ASWB ACE Clinical Hours
Cost:Â $159 (or $140 per person for groups of 3+)**INCLUDES 1ST YEAR CERTIFICATION
Presenter:Â Lisa Connors, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC, CGP, FT
Bonus:Â Free first year of CGP certification through Evergreen Certifications
Our Grief Informed Professional Certification Training: Supporting Clients Through Loss and Healing will take place Friday, December 12, 2025 (8:40 a.m.–4:20 p.m. ET) as a live, interactive Zoom webinar led by Lisa Connors, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC, CGP, FT.
This training is designed for clinicians seeking a deeper understanding of grief and practical tools for supporting clients through all forms of loss—death and non-death alike.
About the Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP) Credential
The Certified Grief Informed Professional credential, offered through Evergreen Certifications, demonstrates specialized competence in grief and loss. It equips professionals with evidence-based strategies for working with grief in diverse populations and across the lifespan.
Eligibility: Applicants must hold (or be working toward) a state or national mental health license or credential. Eligible professions include social workers, counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, creative arts therapists, clergy, graduate students in clinical programs, and related roles.
Certification Steps:
Complete a minimum of 6 hours of grief-focused continuing education (this Elevate CE training meets that requirement).
Submit your application and $99.99 fee to Evergreen Certifications.
Upload your training completion certificate and proof of professional status (license or transcript).
Receive approval from Evergreen Certifications.
Participants who attend this Elevate CE training will receive a free first year of certification through Evergreen Certifications (CGP)—a $99.99 value included with registration.
Why Earn The Grief Informed Professional Credential
Becoming a grief-informed professional enhances your ability to:
Understand grief’s emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual dimensions.
Apply leading models of grief and loss in clinical practice.
Support clients experiencing varied losses—bereavement, relationship changes, health-related losses, or identity shifts.
Integrate grief-informed care principles into trauma, substance use, and family systems work.
Communicate your specialized expertise to clients, employers, and colleagues through a respected professional designation.
How the CGP Differs from the Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist (CAGCS)
Evergreen Certifications offers both the Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP)Â and Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist (CAGCS)Â credentials.
CGP is designed for a broad range of professionals—including associate-level and graduate-level clinicians—seeking foundational, evidence-based tools for addressing grief. It requires 6 hours of qualifying training.
CGP is ideal for a wide range of mental health professionals seeking specialized grief training that’s meaningful but not overly intensive. With just 6 hours of qualifying education, it’s an accessible way to strengthen your clinical skills, demonstrate grief-informed competence, and show clients you have focused training in supporting loss and healing.
CAGCS is an advanced-level certification for independently licensed professionals (master’s degree minimum) who have completed 18 hours of advanced grief training, at least 200 clinical hours with grief clients, and a professional letter of recommendation.
Many professionals begin with the CGPÂ and later pursue the CAGCSÂ for advanced recognition and deeper specialization.
About the Presenter
Dr. Lisa Connors brings decades of professional and lived experience in grief, trauma, and spiritual care. She is a Certified Grief Informed Professional and Fellow in Thanatology, known for her engaging, compassionate teaching style that bridges clinical theory and practical application.
Ready to Register?
Join a community of professionals committed to compassionate, evidence-based grief support.Earn 6 clinical CE credits, complete the educational requirement for CGP certification, and strengthen your capacity to support clients through life’s most profound losses.
👉 [Register now for the December 12, 2025 Grief Certification Training]
Note:Â Elevate Continuing Education is an approved provider through ASWB ACE and NBCC ACEP. Please check your state licensing board for individual CE approval requirements.