314: Complicated Grief + Nature Therapy with Dr. Nyasha Grayman

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews psychotherapist, author, consultant, coach and professor Dr. Nyasha Grayman. Dr. Grayman is the author of <em>Seasonal Therapeutic Encounters with Nature Journal: 52 Experiences for Baltimoreans.</em> Dr. Grayman specializes in helping African Americans who are grieving sudden, traumatic losses of someone important to them.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In this conversation you'll hear:</span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">Why nature is helpful in healing from traumatic and complicated grief.</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">How Dr. Grayman structures her therapy work with African American clients who are grieving due to sudden or violent death of someone they care about.</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">Why she wrote her book in a journal format.</span></li> <li class="li1"><span class="s1">How others can create similar books to hers.</span></li> </ul> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Dr. Nyasha Grayman is a licensed psychotherapist in Maryland, USA with certifications in grief counseling, trauma treatment, and telemental health. She holds a BA from Spelman College, an MA in Counseling from New York University, and a PhD in Counseling Psychology, also from New York University. Dr. Grayman has a boutique practice, Wisdom Counseling - Baltimore LLC, where she specializes in working with bereaved African American adults. She is also Associate Professor of Psychology and Africana Studies at a Baltimore, Maryland area college.</span></p> <p class="p3"><strong><span class= "s1">Resources</span></strong></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.wisdomcounseling-baltimorellc.com/">Dr. Grayman's website is here.</a></span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/baltimoregrief/">Follow Dr. Grayman on Instagram here</a></span><span class="s3">.</span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.amazo