Grief Therapists in Trafford, PA
Christian Counseling Associates of Western PA
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Trafford, PA 15085
Christian Counseling Associates (CCA) provides individual, marriage, and family counseling. We serve Christians who want their faith integrated into the counseling process and those holding any beliefs or attitudes toward spirituality. Our counselors will help you identify the core issues that have caused your emotional and personal problems, and immediately develop strategies to resolve these issues. CCA is able to provide a full range of clinical services. Please visit our website at www.ccawpa.com for a complete description of our faith based counseling services, locations, and counseling staff.
Christian Counseling Associates (CCA) provides individual, marriage, and family counseling. We serve Christians who want their faith integrated into the counseling process and those holding any beliefs or attitudes toward spirituality. Our counselors will help you identify the core issues that have caused your emotional and personal problems, and immediately develop strategies to resolve these issues. CCA is able to provide a full range of clinical services. Please visit our website at www.ccawpa.com for a complete description of our faith based counseling services, locations, and counseling staff.
Norwin Counseling & Wellness LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCSW
Verified Verified
Trafford, PA 15085
Now accepting new clients with most major insurance plans. We have day and evening availability as well as in person or telehealth. We treat a number of mental health concerns, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. We will create a tailored treatment plan to best meet your needs and goals. Our goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life.
Now accepting new clients with most major insurance plans. We have day and evening availability as well as in person or telehealth. We treat a number of mental health concerns, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. We will create a tailored treatment plan to best meet your needs and goals. Our goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life.
Kimberly Broaddus
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Trafford, PA 15085
We all experience difficulties, and at times it can be tough to sort through our thoughts and feelings alone. I believe that we all have patterns of reactions that arise in our thoughts and behaviors. Some of these patterns may be healthy and some unhealthy. I like to think of the therapeutic environment as a safe place to sort through what makes us, “us”. Within this environment we hope to become more aware of our patterns and decision making. With increased awareness we can make the decisions on what continues to work for us and what no longer serves us well.
We all experience difficulties, and at times it can be tough to sort through our thoughts and feelings alone. I believe that we all have patterns of reactions that arise in our thoughts and behaviors. Some of these patterns may be healthy and some unhealthy. I like to think of the therapeutic environment as a safe place to sort through what makes us, “us”. Within this environment we hope to become more aware of our patterns and decision making. With increased awareness we can make the decisions on what continues to work for us and what no longer serves us well.
Dawn L Elder
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Trafford, PA 15085
Not accepting new clients
I am a Nationally Certified Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in the treatment of adults/teens seeking mental health therapy. I have worked with a myriad of different mental health conditions including, but not limited to, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, Eating Disorders, Addictions, etc.Voted Top Psychotherapist in the area by The Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare, I go above and beyond for each of my patients. I give 150% to teach patients healthy productive coping skills to cope with difficult current life circumstances, long standing deep rooted personal issues and traumatic events. I help patients transform negative personal experiences into their own personal strength and growth!
I am a Nationally Certified Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in the treatment of adults/teens seeking mental health therapy. I have worked with a myriad of different mental health conditions including, but not limited to, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, Eating Disorders, Addictions, etc.Voted Top Psychotherapist in the area by The Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare, I go above and beyond for each of my patients. I give 150% to teach patients healthy productive coping skills to cope with difficult current life circumstances, long standing deep rooted personal issues and traumatic events. I help patients transform negative personal experiences into their own personal strength and growth!
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Brittany Chabak
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPH, CDCES
Verified Verified
Monroeville, PA 15146
Life is full of changes. While any change can be trying and stressful, some are harder on us than others. The death of a loved one, a traumatic health event, diagnosis of a chronic disease, ending of a relationship, these can be especially challenging and really rock our sense of safety and well-being. These changes can lead us to feeling lost, anxious, sad, angry, or just plain "stuck".
Life is full of changes. While any change can be trying and stressful, some are harder on us than others. The death of a loved one, a traumatic health event, diagnosis of a chronic disease, ending of a relationship, these can be especially challenging and really rock our sense of safety and well-being. These changes can lead us to feeling lost, anxious, sad, angry, or just plain "stuck".
Pamela Keating
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LAPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Monroeville, PA 15146 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am also trained in Grief Counseling and treatment.
Life is hard, and for those who have experienced trauma, the hardships endured can be debilitating. These hardships can be processed and resolved through a therapeutic alliance with a skilled counselor. With focus on providing tools for affect regulation and narrative processing, clients will learn the skills necessary to move through their emotions in a safe environment and apply them in their natural environment.
I am also trained in Grief Counseling and treatment.
Life is hard, and for those who have experienced trauma, the hardships endured can be debilitating. These hardships can be processed and resolved through a therapeutic alliance with a skilled counselor. With focus on providing tools for affect regulation and narrative processing, clients will learn the skills necessary to move through their emotions in a safe environment and apply them in their natural environment.
Are you depressed due to difficulties in your current relationship? Do you have a history of physical, sexual or verbal abuse? Do you find yourself isolating out of fear of being hurt again? If you are struggeling in these areas I have extensive training in women's and men's issues and can help with restoring your self esteem and the balance in your life. Some of the difficulties that you may be facing can also stem from the loss of someone important in your life. As a certified grief counselor I will provide guidance and encouragement during this difficult time.
Are you depressed due to difficulties in your current relationship? Do you have a history of physical, sexual or verbal abuse? Do you find yourself isolating out of fear of being hurt again? If you are struggeling in these areas I have extensive training in women's and men's issues and can help with restoring your self esteem and the balance in your life. Some of the difficulties that you may be facing can also stem from the loss of someone important in your life. As a certified grief counselor I will provide guidance and encouragement during this difficult time.
You don't have to untangle all of your trauma or grief on your own.
Have you experienced a life shattering event that changed the way you looked at yourself? Trauma impacts us in many ways & makes us feel disconnected from who we truly are and what we really want out of our lives. The World Health Organization recommends EMDR therapy as an effective treatment for trauma. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy that uses bilateral stimulation to process traumatic events in a more adaptive manner & can alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, etc.
You don't have to untangle all of your trauma or grief on your own.
Have you experienced a life shattering event that changed the way you looked at yourself? Trauma impacts us in many ways & makes us feel disconnected from who we truly are and what we really want out of our lives. The World Health Organization recommends EMDR therapy as an effective treatment for trauma. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy that uses bilateral stimulation to process traumatic events in a more adaptive manner & can alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, etc.
Andrea Gionta
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Monroeville, PA 15146 (Online Only)
Now accepting new clients. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my goal is to work with you to find your best path forward. My passions include assisting individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and other common struggles through challenging and reframing thoughts and developing healthy coping strategies. Appointments available via tele-health.
Now accepting new clients. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my goal is to work with you to find your best path forward. My passions include assisting individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and other common struggles through challenging and reframing thoughts and developing healthy coping strategies. Appointments available via tele-health.
Jennifer Ann Barker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Monroeville, PA 15146
I have many years of experience helping people with trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, body image, self-esteem, and addiction.
Although we cannot change our past, we can acknowledge its impact and change how we view it and ourselves. While working with clients, I encourage expression to gain self-awareness and to reshape narratives. Expression is essential in everyday life, especially when working through difficult times, such as grief and trauma. I practice therapy with a person-centered, trauma-informed, strength based approach to meet clients where they are and to help them make changes to start the healing process. As an Art Therapist, I have the ability to bring artmaking into the therapy session and to help facilitate the healing process.
I have many years of experience helping people with trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, body image, self-esteem, and addiction.
Although we cannot change our past, we can acknowledge its impact and change how we view it and ourselves. While working with clients, I encourage expression to gain self-awareness and to reshape narratives. Expression is essential in everyday life, especially when working through difficult times, such as grief and trauma. I practice therapy with a person-centered, trauma-informed, strength based approach to meet clients where they are and to help them make changes to start the healing process. As an Art Therapist, I have the ability to bring artmaking into the therapy session and to help facilitate the healing process.
Jessica Murray
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Monroeville, PA 15146
Waitlist for new clients
I work with individuals, couples, and families who have experienced trauma as well as concerns related to depression, loss and grief, and anxiety. As a clinician, I hold safety as a non-negotiable imperative for the therapy space to be productive. I also encourage my clients to use the safe therapy space to lean into the discomfort required to make the changes that they wish to see in their lives.
I work with individuals, couples, and families who have experienced trauma as well as concerns related to depression, loss and grief, and anxiety. As a clinician, I hold safety as a non-negotiable imperative for the therapy space to be productive. I also encourage my clients to use the safe therapy space to lean into the discomfort required to make the changes that they wish to see in their lives.
Joan McCullough-Crissman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Monroeville, PA 15146
Whether you are experiencing workplace reentry, job loss, stress management, or career choices, life transitions, relationships, parenting, or chronic illness; we'll look into why themes repeat themselves and identify new outcomes.
I believe, the single most important element of counseling is the relationship between the therapist and client. The first step is for us to work together to balance both a professional and heartfelt relationship. You'll find the office welcoming, comfortable, discreet atmosphere; where you can feel safe to discuss your needs. I serve a variety of client populations, including, youth, adolescent, adult and geriatric clients. Couples, Family, Individual and Group Therapy are a focus. Specializations: Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Anger, Parenting and Loss. Referrals for medication management can also be facilitated through my office, if desired..
Whether you are experiencing workplace reentry, job loss, stress management, or career choices, life transitions, relationships, parenting, or chronic illness; we'll look into why themes repeat themselves and identify new outcomes.
I believe, the single most important element of counseling is the relationship between the therapist and client. The first step is for us to work together to balance both a professional and heartfelt relationship. You'll find the office welcoming, comfortable, discreet atmosphere; where you can feel safe to discuss your needs. I serve a variety of client populations, including, youth, adolescent, adult and geriatric clients. Couples, Family, Individual and Group Therapy are a focus. Specializations: Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Anger, Parenting and Loss. Referrals for medication management can also be facilitated through my office, if desired..
Susan McCune
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW
Verified Verified
North Huntingdon, PA 15642
We all need a little help now and then. Where you are now may not be where you want to be. Conquer anxiety and worry. Feel better about yourself. Take a deeper look at a problem and develop a solution. Heal trauma and loss. Become more assertive and in command of your life. Marriage in a bad place? Anxious? Sad? Stuck? Not liking what you see in the mirror? I offer a confidential, safe space to explore your options and the professional insight that you may need to overcome those obstacles. Call me.
We all need a little help now and then. Where you are now may not be where you want to be. Conquer anxiety and worry. Feel better about yourself. Take a deeper look at a problem and develop a solution. Heal trauma and loss. Become more assertive and in command of your life. Marriage in a bad place? Anxious? Sad? Stuck? Not liking what you see in the mirror? I offer a confidential, safe space to explore your options and the professional insight that you may need to overcome those obstacles. Call me.
" I say that because I know the realities of life; there are times of joy and there are times of loss.
Accepting new clients, but availability is limited. It is my professional and personal belief that individuals do not heal in an environment of shame and guilt. For this reason, I strive to create a non-judgmental atmosphere where clients feel safe to discuss their issues in an open and productive way. My specialty areas are substance use disorders (addictions) and trauma. Guilt and shame are two feelings that are frequently felt by those who struggle with addictive issues, and for those who have experienced trauma. My goal is to help clients and their families understand their issues and work toward a better life.
" I say that because I know the realities of life; there are times of joy and there are times of loss.
Accepting new clients, but availability is limited. It is my professional and personal belief that individuals do not heal in an environment of shame and guilt. For this reason, I strive to create a non-judgmental atmosphere where clients feel safe to discuss their issues in an open and productive way. My specialty areas are substance use disorders (addictions) and trauma. Guilt and shame are two feelings that are frequently felt by those who struggle with addictive issues, and for those who have experienced trauma. My goal is to help clients and their families understand their issues and work toward a better life.
Family’s, couples and individuals struggling with life transitions, divorce, co-parenting, grief, anxiety, and depression to name a few topics.
Through the lens of Bowen Systems Theory I work towards providing insight and awareness into the emotional process that we often find ourselves intensely reacting from. Building on that insight and awareness, decreasing the emotional reactivity while increasing calmer and more rational choices. Looking at our emotional patterns to better understand them allows us then to think in a way that can provide an openness to making different choices. To know better is to do better! To understand why we react to our situations and where those patterns have been learned, we can then start to look at each new moment as it’s own.
Family’s, couples and individuals struggling with life transitions, divorce, co-parenting, grief, anxiety, and depression to name a few topics.
Through the lens of Bowen Systems Theory I work towards providing insight and awareness into the emotional process that we often find ourselves intensely reacting from. Building on that insight and awareness, decreasing the emotional reactivity while increasing calmer and more rational choices. Looking at our emotional patterns to better understand them allows us then to think in a way that can provide an openness to making different choices. To know better is to do better! To understand why we react to our situations and where those patterns have been learned, we can then start to look at each new moment as it’s own.
Tiffany’s experience includes working as an addiction’s counselor, a caseworker, a TSS, and also includes work as a group care counselor in an adolescent group home all ranging between the years of 2010 to present. Tiffany has experience working with a variety of mental health needs including depression, anxiety, and grief. She is available for individual counseling with adults, teens, and children ages 8 and up. Tiffany desires to help client's meet their goals for treatment and help them take steps in their lives as they work through the events of their past and present.
Tiffany’s experience includes working as an addiction’s counselor, a caseworker, a TSS, and also includes work as a group care counselor in an adolescent group home all ranging between the years of 2010 to present. Tiffany has experience working with a variety of mental health needs including depression, anxiety, and grief. She is available for individual counseling with adults, teens, and children ages 8 and up. Tiffany desires to help client's meet their goals for treatment and help them take steps in their lives as they work through the events of their past and present.
Are you feeling lost or alone? Do you struggle with emotions of sadness, anxiety, or grief? Have you been physically or sexually abused or a victim of domestic violence? Maybe, you're feeling stuck or are struggling with a life transition and don't know where to turn? It can be hard to ask for help, but a little help is often what we need in order to connect with our own inner capacity to cope and heal. I have experience helping children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly to manage life's difficulties and work toward health, happiness, and acceptance.
Are you feeling lost or alone? Do you struggle with emotions of sadness, anxiety, or grief? Have you been physically or sexually abused or a victim of domestic violence? Maybe, you're feeling stuck or are struggling with a life transition and don't know where to turn? It can be hard to ask for help, but a little help is often what we need in order to connect with our own inner capacity to cope and heal. I have experience helping children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly to manage life's difficulties and work toward health, happiness, and acceptance.
William Tyler Johnson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Monroeville, PA 15140
Hello! I enjoy working with those who struggle with attention / focus (ADHD), anxieties and panic, identity and experiences related to Sports, grief and loss, disordered mood patterns, depression, and major life transitions/stress. My ideal client demographic is Adults and Teenagers. With my clients, I enjoy working collaboratively to support them in the changes they are pursuing — by helping them identify the triggers to their struggles, help build change towards handling their struggles, and to identify a reframe for their thinking patterns around those triggers.
Hello! I enjoy working with those who struggle with attention / focus (ADHD), anxieties and panic, identity and experiences related to Sports, grief and loss, disordered mood patterns, depression, and major life transitions/stress. My ideal client demographic is Adults and Teenagers. With my clients, I enjoy working collaboratively to support them in the changes they are pursuing — by helping them identify the triggers to their struggles, help build change towards handling their struggles, and to identify a reframe for their thinking patterns around those triggers.
Andrea Unglaub
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS Ed, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
North Versailles, PA 15137
As a licensed professional counselor I have helped clients work through challenging times such as processing grief, overcoming trauma, building their self confidence, establishing boundaries, building strong healthy relationships and surviving the post partum period.
Currently accepting new clients for openings Monday, Tuesday and Friday between 10am and 5pm. Utilizing techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness training, strength based and person centered approaches, my approach to therapy is tailored to each of my client's needs. My goal is to make sure you feel safe and comfortable to share in the therapeutic process.
As a licensed professional counselor I have helped clients work through challenging times such as processing grief, overcoming trauma, building their self confidence, establishing boundaries, building strong healthy relationships and surviving the post partum period.
Currently accepting new clients for openings Monday, Tuesday and Friday between 10am and 5pm. Utilizing techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness training, strength based and person centered approaches, my approach to therapy is tailored to each of my client's needs. My goal is to make sure you feel safe and comfortable to share in the therapeutic process.
Jennifer Murphy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Verified Verified
Monroeville, PA 15146
Life can be challenging and stressful. Deciding to seek therapy shows your courage and desire to work towards improving your overall health and well-being. I'm a licensed professional counselor and board certified art therapist with over 15 years of experience working with adults and adolescents. I specialize in providing support and guidance for those experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and/or loss. My approach is to be both strength-based in helping you to recognize your own abilities and to positively challenge you to identify changes and coping skills necessary for you to be more successful in your life.
Life can be challenging and stressful. Deciding to seek therapy shows your courage and desire to work towards improving your overall health and well-being. I'm a licensed professional counselor and board certified art therapist with over 15 years of experience working with adults and adolescents. I specialize in providing support and guidance for those experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and/or loss. My approach is to be both strength-based in helping you to recognize your own abilities and to positively challenge you to identify changes and coping skills necessary for you to be more successful in your life.
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Grief Therapists
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.
When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.
Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.
What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.