Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Complicated Grief

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult age 60 years of age or older * previous primary caregiver of immediate family member who died after enrollment in hospice with the death occurring at least 12 months prior to enrollment * current symptoms indicative of proposed diagnostic criteria for complicated grief disorder, as proposed by Shear et al. (2011) * current score of \>25 on the 19-item Inventory of Complicated Grief * current symptoms indicative of significant psychological trauma, as documented by score \>33on the 20-item DSM-5 PTSD checklist (PCL-5)26 or score \>4 on the PDSQ PTSD subscale * denial of suicidal ideation or intent, with no evidence of psychotic behavior Exclusion Criteria: * engaged in another psychotherapy regimen that could also influence symptoms of PCG - - major psychiatric disorder (e.g. bipolar disorder) deemed likely to interfere with treatment delivery * current substance abuse dependence (alcohol and/or drug) treatment anticipated to interfere with treatment delivery.