Writing about our feelings is an important way to express in a positive and healthy way. Within CBT it has numerous effects in helping the person reframe and identify troublesome emotions and behaviors. It allows one to express but also cognitively review and respond to the self.

Instead of maladaptive coping, journaling helps the individual express without hurting oneself with damaging practices that lead to worst grief responses. It grants the person privacy in expression but also grants the person control. The person controls what is written as long within the confines of where the person writes, the person is able to safely release the pain in a positive way.

Please also review AIHCP’s Grief Counseling Certification and see if it matches your academic and professional goals. The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals seeking a four year certification in Grief Counseling.