The Grief Map
An Integrated Clinical Framework for Grief Therapy at the Intersection of Grief Theory, Trauma Processing, and the Adaptive Yearning Model
Grief therapy has long operated with two powerful instruments โ and no integration logic to use them together. The Grief Map changes that.
This original clinical framework integrates the ADEC grief domains, EMDR therapy's eight-phase protocol, and the Adaptive Yearning Model (AYM) โ a new theoretical framework positioning yearning as a neurobiologically organized, adaptive response to loss rather than a symptom of pathological grief.
"The grief domains tell clinicians what territory they are in. EMDR therapy tells them how to traverse it. What has been missing is the integration logic โ the clinical system that makes both instruments work together, in every session, from intake through termination."
Developed for licensed grief therapists working with trauma-complicated bereavement, prolonged grief disorder, and complex presentations that do not resolve with support alone.
- A three-layer clinical system operating simultaneously across every session
- Seven proposed assessment scales for dimensional grief evaluation
- The Adaptive Yearning Model (AYM) โ original theoretical framework & clinical vocabulary
- Applications across complex grief presentations including traumatic bereavement and PGD
- Integration logic for EMDR therapy and grief domains from intake through termination
- Implications for clinical training, consultation, and future research
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