Grief worksheets that hold the loss without hurrying it.
Ten grief and bereavement worksheets drawing on Worden's four tasks, Stroebe & Schut's dual process model, Klass/Silverman/Nickman on continuing bonds, Neimeyer's meaning reconstruction, Pauline Boss on ambiguous loss, and DSM-5-TR prolonged grief disorder criteria. Free, printable, client-facing.
Worden's Four Tasks of Grieving
Grief as work, not stages
Locate which of Worden's four tasks — accepting reality, processing pain, adjusting, enduring connection — is loudest right now.
Continuing Bonds Worksheet
Relationship with the deceased, in a new form
Inventory existing bonds with the person who died and design one new bond to build deliberately.
Dual Process Model Worksheet
Oscillate between loss and restoration
Track loss-oriented and restoration-oriented moments and rebalance the over-weighted side.
Meaning Reconstruction Worksheet
Re-author your life story after loss
Neimeyer's meaning reconstruction: name the assumptive world disrupted by loss and begin a livable next story.
Prolonged Grief Disorder Screen
DSM-5-TR symptom checklist
Symptom-by-symptom screen for prolonged grief disorder — indication for specialized grief-focused treatment.
Ambiguous Loss Worksheet
Loss without closure — dementia, addiction, estrangement
Pauline Boss's ambiguous loss framework — build both/and language for the loss that won't finish.
Grief Waves Log
Track waves so they stop feeling like ambushes
Two weeks of wave tracking to surface triggers, times of day, and what actually helps.
Letter to the Deceased
The oldest grief intervention we have
Structured letter to the person who died — what needs saying, what you imagine them saying back.
Anniversary Reaction Plan
Mark it deliberately or it marks you
Plan the day — ritual, company, soft landing — before the anniversary lands.
Grief Support Inventory
Who to ask for what — specifically
Map who's available, what they're best at, and the specific asks that actually get met.
Frequently asked questions
Do these replace grief-focused therapy?+
No — they support it. For prolonged grief disorder specifically, grief-focused treatments (CGT, PGDT) have the strongest evidence and these worksheets are best used inside that treatment.
Are they appropriate for early grief?+
Yes — the waves log, support inventory, and anniversary plan are helpful in the first months. The letter, meaning reconstruction, and continuing bonds sheets are usually more useful once acute grief has settled.