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Tag Archives: Grief

Disenfranchised Grief: Validation and Healing through Psychodrama

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute Posted on December 21, 2025 by hvpiadminFebruary 14, 2026

Disenfranchised Grief: Validation and Healing through Psychodrama Jennifer Salimbene LCSW, TEP Introduction Grief is an inherent aspect of life due to its impermanent nature and the inevitability of death and loss. Death is random and has no order. There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles of Interest | Tagged Grief, Jennifer Salimbene

Psychodrama in Healing from Grief and Loss

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute Posted on December 21, 2025 by hvpiadminFebruary 14, 2026

Psychodrama in Healing from Grief and Loss Rebecca Walters MS, LCAT TEP    Psychodrama is a powerful form of group therapy that harnesses the transformative potential of drama and role-play to aid people navigating the complex emotions associated with grief … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles of Interest | Tagged Grief, Rebecca Walters

EMPTY CHAIR GRIEF WORK FROM PSYCHODRAMA PERSPECTIVE

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute Posted on December 27, 2024 by hvpiadminFebruary 8, 2026

EMPTY CHAIR GRIEF WORK FROM PSYCHODRAMA PERSPECTIVE by Marvin G. Knittel [Sanda Gibson published a Reader Viewpoint  article about the Gestalt empty chair intervention technique for grief counseling in the September 2009 issue of Counseling Today. Fritz Perls, the founder … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chairwork, Grief, Marvin G. Knittel

Psychodrama, grief and loss: Conversations with the dead

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute Posted on December 27, 2024 by hvpiadminFebruary 14, 2026

Psychodrama, grief and loss: Conversations with the dead by Scott Giacomucci, DSW The integration of experiential therapies, especially sociometry and psychodrama, into my group psychotherapy practice has revolutionized my work. The use of these action-based processes moves the group experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Grief, Scott Giacomucci

The Use of Psychodrama in Dealing With Grief and Addiction-Related Loss and Trauma

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute Posted on December 27, 2024 by hvpiadminFebruary 14, 2026

The Use of Psychodrama in Dealing With Grief and Addiction-Related Loss and Trauma by Tian Dayton, PhD, TEP GRIEF IS WIDELY ACCEPTED AS AN ISSUE that needs to be addressed during recovery. Although normal life losses do not necessarily benefit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Addiction Treatment, Grief, Tian Dayton, Trauma

Why We Grieve: The Importance of Mourning Loss

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute Posted on January 24, 2022 by hvpiadminFebruary 14, 2026
Crying eye

Why We Grieve: The Importance of Mourning Loss by Tian Dayton, Ph.D. Grief is a life issue that strikes at the very heart of being human, while we live in a body, pair bond and procreate we will love and … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles of Interest | Tagged Grief, Tian Dayton

Addiction, Traumatic Loss, and Guilt: A case study resolving grief through psychodrama and sociometric connections

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute Posted on October 29, 2020 by hvpiadminFebruary 14, 2026
Planets

Addiction, traumatic loss, and guilt: A case study resolving grief through psychodrama and sociometric connections by Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, TEP   Highlights Psychodrama offers a process for speaking directly to the deceased person in surplus reality and an opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles of Interest | Tagged Addiction Treatment, Grief, Group Therapy, Guilt / Shame / Anger, Scott Giacomucci, Sociometry, Trauma

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