Grief Therapists in Village, TX

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Shannon Carl
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Village, TX 75205
Waitlist for new clients
I work with adults (21+) whose presenting concerns are most often related to anxiety, depression, grief, spirituality, "religious deconstruction," "purity culture," "religious reconstruction," sexuality, and relationships. My guiding therapeutic modalities are attachment-focused and trauma-informed (advanced training in Somatic Experiencing). I am also trained in ACT, Emotionally Focused Therapy (and EFIT), and the Gottman Method for couples. My practice is open to people of every religious tradition and people with no religious affiliation. I welcome married and unmarried couples into couple therapy.
I work with adults (21+) whose presenting concerns are most often related to anxiety, depression, grief, spirituality, "religious deconstruction," "purity culture," "religious reconstruction," sexuality, and relationships. My guiding therapeutic modalities are attachment-focused and trauma-informed (advanced training in Somatic Experiencing). I am also trained in ACT, Emotionally Focused Therapy (and EFIT), and the Gottman Method for couples. My practice is open to people of every religious tradition and people with no religious affiliation. I welcome married and unmarried couples into couple therapy.
(254) 328-1116 View (254) 328-1116
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Tamara Cannon
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Village, TX 75205  (Online Only)
Life can be a beautiful, complicated, perplexing mess. You may feel like you have it together most of the time. However, there are stumbling blocks that keep you from truly being your best self. Your life may look good on paper, but you feel unsatisfied and caught up in the daily grind and an endless monotony. You may be in a season where are simply surviving and not thriving. If you can see yourself in any of these situations, therapy can help you address pressing life challenges and facilitate continuous growth.
Life can be a beautiful, complicated, perplexing mess. You may feel like you have it together most of the time. However, there are stumbling blocks that keep you from truly being your best self. Your life may look good on paper, but you feel unsatisfied and caught up in the daily grind and an endless monotony. You may be in a season where are simply surviving and not thriving. If you can see yourself in any of these situations, therapy can help you address pressing life challenges and facilitate continuous growth.
(214) 740-6190 View (214) 740-6190
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Sanctuary Safe Haven Counseling Hattie L Kennedy
LPC-Associate, LPC-A
Verified Verified
Village, TX 75205
Our goal in therapy will be helping you to explore who you are today and what has shaped you into this person. Our focus is on the whole being, i.e., body, soul, and spirit, as one cannot enjoy optimal life except that all aspects of one’s being is in harmony, i.e., healthy. Any dysfunction in the being leads to dysfunction in one’s lived experience. Lack of harmony stunts mental, emotional, and spiritual growth leading to stunted self-image, stunted ability to make productive choices, and stunted relationships.
Our goal in therapy will be helping you to explore who you are today and what has shaped you into this person. Our focus is on the whole being, i.e., body, soul, and spirit, as one cannot enjoy optimal life except that all aspects of one’s being is in harmony, i.e., healthy. Any dysfunction in the being leads to dysfunction in one’s lived experience. Lack of harmony stunts mental, emotional, and spiritual growth leading to stunted self-image, stunted ability to make productive choices, and stunted relationships.
(469) 652-8463 View (469) 652-8463
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Lauren Kane
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Village, TX 75205  (Online Only)
I work with motivated women who feel that perfectionism, anxiety and/or pressure are constant companions. Perhaps you worry that you aren’t doing enough at home for your children, you don’t have enough time to put into your relationships or you can’t meet your own expectations at work. Balancing the roles that you play, while feeling fulfilled and content can be difficult to manage without frustration or burnout. The women I work with often put themselves second to other relationships and priorities and struggle to communicate and maintain boundaries.
I work with motivated women who feel that perfectionism, anxiety and/or pressure are constant companions. Perhaps you worry that you aren’t doing enough at home for your children, you don’t have enough time to put into your relationships or you can’t meet your own expectations at work. Balancing the roles that you play, while feeling fulfilled and content can be difficult to manage without frustration or burnout. The women I work with often put themselves second to other relationships and priorities and struggle to communicate and maintain boundaries.
(817) 518-6967 View (817) 518-6967

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Mk Sullivan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75206  (Online Only)
My name is MK Sullivan and I am a licensed clinical social worker offering online behavioral health services to adults. I treat an array of conditions, however, my specializations include grief, anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA+, and formerly incarcerated persons.
My name is MK Sullivan and I am a licensed clinical social worker offering online behavioral health services to adults. I treat an array of conditions, however, my specializations include grief, anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA+, and formerly incarcerated persons.
(737) 510-6167 View (737) 510-6167
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LaTia Green
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75204  (Online Only)
Grief can show up in our lives in surprising ways, often touching areas like addictions, relationship struggles, and chronic pain or illness.
Are you navigating life's challenges and wrestling with complicated grief? I'm here to walk with you on this journey. My approach is all about you—putting you in the driver's seat as the expert on your life and your behaviors. Together, we'll dig deep to uncover the core beliefs that might be holding you back, and I'll be right there to support you with encouragement and accountability as you make positive changes.
Grief can show up in our lives in surprising ways, often touching areas like addictions, relationship struggles, and chronic pain or illness.
Are you navigating life's challenges and wrestling with complicated grief? I'm here to walk with you on this journey. My approach is all about you—putting you in the driver's seat as the expert on your life and your behaviors. Together, we'll dig deep to uncover the core beliefs that might be holding you back, and I'll be right there to support you with encouragement and accountability as you make positive changes.
(806) 454-7442 View (806) 454-7442
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Haylee Kasallis
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75205
I enjoy helping my clients navigate transitions and grief for a balanced life. My approach focuses on building healthy relationships, improving self-esteem, and finding a balance between work, personal life, and self-care. I believe that the desire for fulfillment, emotional stability, and empowerment should guide our sessions, as I help create positive changes that lead to a more meaningful and satisfying life. My goal is to empower clients to feel confident and in control of their journey.
I enjoy helping my clients navigate transitions and grief for a balanced life. My approach focuses on building healthy relationships, improving self-esteem, and finding a balance between work, personal life, and self-care. I believe that the desire for fulfillment, emotional stability, and empowerment should guide our sessions, as I help create positive changes that lead to a more meaningful and satisfying life. My goal is to empower clients to feel confident and in control of their journey.
(469) 902-2101 View (469) 902-2101
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Summer Collins
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75219
I help women experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, family of origin concerns, and self-esteem issues.
You’re going about your life doing ‘all the things’ and wondering, “Am I missing something? Why am I feeling so hopeless and why is life so painful sometimes? Do I really matter to my friends and family?” You desire deep connection and belonging but often feel like you’re on the outside and wish your life had more meaning. Life is filled with unexpected, often painful, experiences that can leave you feeling a deep sense of brokenness, along with feeling confused, anxious, and even depressed. There is no textbook for dealing with everything you have on your plate, but you’re longing for a solution to the emptiness inside.
I help women experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, family of origin concerns, and self-esteem issues.
You’re going about your life doing ‘all the things’ and wondering, “Am I missing something? Why am I feeling so hopeless and why is life so painful sometimes? Do I really matter to my friends and family?” You desire deep connection and belonging but often feel like you’re on the outside and wish your life had more meaning. Life is filled with unexpected, often painful, experiences that can leave you feeling a deep sense of brokenness, along with feeling confused, anxious, and even depressed. There is no textbook for dealing with everything you have on your plate, but you’re longing for a solution to the emptiness inside.
(469) 772-6879 View (469) 772-6879
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Ginger Hagood Story
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, PLLC, NCC, CHST
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75204
My specialty is grief (traumatic grief, neo-natal/infant loss) and toxic relationships.
Schedule your first appointment today on my website! Empowering Women of all ages! My primary focus is working with women to unlock and finding their own inner strengths and self-awareness by learning to set boundaries and overcoming trauma, traumatic grief, grief, neo-natal/infant loss, self-doubt, stress, numbness, relationship issues, shame, guilt, emotional abuse recovery. This is your time to heal. This is your time to shed off the mask to rediscover or finally find yourself. For more info, fees, availability, and to scheduling, go to www.gingerstorycounseling.com. Virtual and In-person session available.
My specialty is grief (traumatic grief, neo-natal/infant loss) and toxic relationships.
Schedule your first appointment today on my website! Empowering Women of all ages! My primary focus is working with women to unlock and finding their own inner strengths and self-awareness by learning to set boundaries and overcoming trauma, traumatic grief, grief, neo-natal/infant loss, self-doubt, stress, numbness, relationship issues, shame, guilt, emotional abuse recovery. This is your time to heal. This is your time to shed off the mask to rediscover or finally find yourself. For more info, fees, availability, and to scheduling, go to www.gingerstorycounseling.com. Virtual and In-person session available.
(214) 305-8407 View (214) 305-8407
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Megan Brannan
Psychologist, PhD, CEDS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75205
I am a licensed psychologist practicing in the Dallas area. I am also able to provide virtual appointments across the state of Texas. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy services to older adolescents and adults. My areas of expertise include body image and eating disorders, anxiety disorders, identity issues, and issues pertaining to loss and grief. I also treat depression, stress management, trauma, relationship problems, and adjustment issues. I've worked with clients who struggle with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder at all levels of care, ranging from outpatient to inpatient settings.
I am a licensed psychologist practicing in the Dallas area. I am also able to provide virtual appointments across the state of Texas. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy services to older adolescents and adults. My areas of expertise include body image and eating disorders, anxiety disorders, identity issues, and issues pertaining to loss and grief. I also treat depression, stress management, trauma, relationship problems, and adjustment issues. I've worked with clients who struggle with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder at all levels of care, ranging from outpatient to inpatient settings.
(713) 766-0448 View (713) 766-0448
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Michal A. Whitcomb
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75206
I have a Master of Arts in Counseling and have been counseling adults, children, teens, and families since 2008. Working with clients struggling with anxiety and grief and loss is a special interest of mine, but I have experience treating a wide variety of issues including depression, adjustment, self-esteem issues, crisis, domestic violence, abuse, and trauma. I am Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). I am also an EMDR Consultant-in-Training (EMDRIA).
I have a Master of Arts in Counseling and have been counseling adults, children, teens, and families since 2008. Working with clients struggling with anxiety and grief and loss is a special interest of mine, but I have experience treating a wide variety of issues including depression, adjustment, self-esteem issues, crisis, domestic violence, abuse, and trauma. I am Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). I am also an EMDR Consultant-in-Training (EMDRIA).
(214) 390-5997 View (214) 390-5997
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Robin Margolin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75219
Meeting with a grief therapist after an important loss can help to learn about the process of grieving and better understand the impact it has on your daily life.
I focus on helping people to overcome symptoms of grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship stress. I provide a safe environment and compassionate support to identify the impact these are having on daily living and personal relationships. I then provide professional expertise to guide people through implementing therapeutic strategies to overcome them. My goal is to use support and education to empower people to make changes that will help them to feel more fulfilled, content, and effective. I use evidence-based interventions and regularly learn new techniques scientifically proven to make positive and lasting changes.
Meeting with a grief therapist after an important loss can help to learn about the process of grieving and better understand the impact it has on your daily life.
I focus on helping people to overcome symptoms of grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship stress. I provide a safe environment and compassionate support to identify the impact these are having on daily living and personal relationships. I then provide professional expertise to guide people through implementing therapeutic strategies to overcome them. My goal is to use support and education to empower people to make changes that will help them to feel more fulfilled, content, and effective. I use evidence-based interventions and regularly learn new techniques scientifically proven to make positive and lasting changes.
(469) 844-4268 View (469) 844-4268
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Kathy McDonald
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, RYT-200
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75206
I work with adults on a wide variety of issues including anxiety, depression, everyday stress, career issues, grief/ loss, relationship issues, life transitions, negative thinking, and LGBTQ issues.
I am passionate about helping clients find the awareness, insight, and resilience they need to overcome challenges and live a joyful, meaningful, and fulfilling life. My approach in counseling is based on ensuring you feel you are in a supportive space so you can explore your current thoughts and feelings, process past experiences, and envision and achieve your goals. Clients describe me as calm, caring, and understanding. My goal is to offer fresh perspectives to those seeking change along with the collaboration, skills, and tools needed to create a path forward.
I work with adults on a wide variety of issues including anxiety, depression, everyday stress, career issues, grief/ loss, relationship issues, life transitions, negative thinking, and LGBTQ issues.
I am passionate about helping clients find the awareness, insight, and resilience they need to overcome challenges and live a joyful, meaningful, and fulfilling life. My approach in counseling is based on ensuring you feel you are in a supportive space so you can explore your current thoughts and feelings, process past experiences, and envision and achieve your goals. Clients describe me as calm, caring, and understanding. My goal is to offer fresh perspectives to those seeking change along with the collaboration, skills, and tools needed to create a path forward.
(214) 225-5937 View (214) 225-5937
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Elizabeth Ball
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75204  (Online Only)
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, grief & loss, trauma, and perinatal issues in adults. We will collaborate to develop healthy coping skills that will bring you closer to achieving your goals. I also have experience working with trauma-related problems, mood disorders, and addiction.
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, grief & loss, trauma, and perinatal issues in adults. We will collaborate to develop healthy coping skills that will bring you closer to achieving your goals. I also have experience working with trauma-related problems, mood disorders, and addiction.
(512) 768-2731 View (512) 768-2731
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Katherine Stanglin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75205  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My speciality is in treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (depression, anxiety, panic, PTSD), pregnancy loss, infertility, birth trauma, difficulty adjusting as new parents, adult diagnosis of ADHD, as well as secondary trauma experienced by partners or care providers (doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, etc.
Becoming a parent often brings up a wide range of emotions. Sometimes it is the long awaited reward after struggling with infertility, or bearing the grief of miscarriage and loss. Sometimes it is the excitement of adding to a growing family. Sometimes it is the fear of reliving physical, emotional, or mental pain and hardship. Sometimes it is grappling with the societal and cultural expectations of parenting. The experiences that arise for parents during conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting deserve a space for specialized care and attention. This specialized care is what I offer in support of your goals.
My speciality is in treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (depression, anxiety, panic, PTSD), pregnancy loss, infertility, birth trauma, difficulty adjusting as new parents, adult diagnosis of ADHD, as well as secondary trauma experienced by partners or care providers (doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, etc.
Becoming a parent often brings up a wide range of emotions. Sometimes it is the long awaited reward after struggling with infertility, or bearing the grief of miscarriage and loss. Sometimes it is the excitement of adding to a growing family. Sometimes it is the fear of reliving physical, emotional, or mental pain and hardship. Sometimes it is grappling with the societal and cultural expectations of parenting. The experiences that arise for parents during conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting deserve a space for specialized care and attention. This specialized care is what I offer in support of your goals.
(430) 209-4882 View (430) 209-4882
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Amy Jo Secker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75206
Amy Jo enjoys working with clients who are dealing with grief and loss, relationship dynamics, life transitions, sexual issues, communication, as well as anxiety and depression. She approaches counseling through a lens of curiosity and aims to help individuals make connections and see patterns in their personal history that allow them a clearer view of the present, giving them an opportunity to grow. Amy Jo believes that with open and honest dialogue, coupled with a client’s effort, that the counseling space can be safe and transformative.
Amy Jo enjoys working with clients who are dealing with grief and loss, relationship dynamics, life transitions, sexual issues, communication, as well as anxiety and depression. She approaches counseling through a lens of curiosity and aims to help individuals make connections and see patterns in their personal history that allow them a clearer view of the present, giving them an opportunity to grow. Amy Jo believes that with open and honest dialogue, coupled with a client’s effort, that the counseling space can be safe and transformative.
(469) 769-5948 View (469) 769-5948
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Amy Goins
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MS
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75214
I help people who have experienced a loss. Maybe at first your friends and family were all there for you but now it feels like they have moved on and you haven’t. You don’t want to burden your loved ones with these heavy feelings but you just can’t seem to get past feeling like the loss just happened. You may also be still having flashbacks or nightmares about what happened. These feelings are overwhelming and you feel like if you stop feeling them it would be a betrayal to the person you lost. These emotions and thoughts are common and I can help. Not “get over it” or “move on” but to move through this difficult time.
I help people who have experienced a loss. Maybe at first your friends and family were all there for you but now it feels like they have moved on and you haven’t. You don’t want to burden your loved ones with these heavy feelings but you just can’t seem to get past feeling like the loss just happened. You may also be still having flashbacks or nightmares about what happened. These feelings are overwhelming and you feel like if you stop feeling them it would be a betrayal to the person you lost. These emotions and thoughts are common and I can help. Not “get over it” or “move on” but to move through this difficult time.
(972) 843-9940 View (972) 843-9940
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Melissa E Trevathan-Minnis
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75204
As a cancer survivor and survivor of pregnancy loss, I can understand the challenges that can arise when faced with something unexpected.
Are you and and/or you and your partner struggling through a big life transition? Have you experienced a death, a loss of a loved one, pregnancy, or pet, or are facing a scary health diagnosis? These events can cause a great deal of stress and grief. Having a safe space to talk and feel supported can make a big difference. Times of loss and transition can also present unique opportunities for growth and new ways of living your life. Sometimes, in fact, it can be the catalyst for a deeper and more meaningful life. You might not see that potential now, but you can get there.
As a cancer survivor and survivor of pregnancy loss, I can understand the challenges that can arise when faced with something unexpected.
Are you and and/or you and your partner struggling through a big life transition? Have you experienced a death, a loss of a loved one, pregnancy, or pet, or are facing a scary health diagnosis? These events can cause a great deal of stress and grief. Having a safe space to talk and feel supported can make a big difference. Times of loss and transition can also present unique opportunities for growth and new ways of living your life. Sometimes, in fact, it can be the catalyst for a deeper and more meaningful life. You might not see that potential now, but you can get there.
(512) 580-7416 View (512) 580-7416
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Provision Assessment & Psychotherapy, PLLC
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75225
I specialize in helping people heal/find meaning from a number of psychologically related difficulties including; traumatic experiences, living with complex and chronic physical and mental ailments, grief/ loss, along with managing life transitions/changes that have brought about stress, anxiety, depression, identity/self-esteem issues, relational conflict.
I guarantee you are not alone, no matter what you might be carrying. In both assessment and psychotherapy, I emphasize a relational, person-centered approach. In therapy, we will work together to heal from hardships and traumatic experiences. The goal is to empower you with the tools you need to regain hope and carry on, no matter how dark the experiences have colored your world. The wound is the place where the light enters you (Rumi). Objective information gathered from assessments helps bring the missing pieces together to complete the puzzle of mental/physical health complexities. I work with children, adolescents, and adults.
I specialize in helping people heal/find meaning from a number of psychologically related difficulties including; traumatic experiences, living with complex and chronic physical and mental ailments, grief/ loss, along with managing life transitions/changes that have brought about stress, anxiety, depression, identity/self-esteem issues, relational conflict.
I guarantee you are not alone, no matter what you might be carrying. In both assessment and psychotherapy, I emphasize a relational, person-centered approach. In therapy, we will work together to heal from hardships and traumatic experiences. The goal is to empower you with the tools you need to regain hope and carry on, no matter how dark the experiences have colored your world. The wound is the place where the light enters you (Rumi). Objective information gathered from assessments helps bring the missing pieces together to complete the puzzle of mental/physical health complexities. I work with children, adolescents, and adults.
(214) 438-0226 View (214) 438-0226
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Leigh S Mann
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75209
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with additional training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Parenting with Love and Logic, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Spiritually Integrated Counseling, and Addiction and Recovery, and I am also a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.
We all have resilience within us. No matter what obstacles we find in our way, with the right tools, we can emerge from fear and pain and build a life with purpose and meaning. We all have times in our lives when issues arise involving depression, anxiety, grief, anger, addiction and recovery, parenting, or marital problems. Together we can chart a course to help you flourish.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with additional training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Parenting with Love and Logic, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Spiritually Integrated Counseling, and Addiction and Recovery, and I am also a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.
We all have resilience within us. No matter what obstacles we find in our way, with the right tools, we can emerge from fear and pain and build a life with purpose and meaning. We all have times in our lives when issues arise involving depression, anxiety, grief, anger, addiction and recovery, parenting, or marital problems. Together we can chart a course to help you flourish.
(214) 953-7674 View (214) 953-7674

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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.