Grief Therapists in California
I specialize in grief work, maternal mental health care, stress management, relational stress, and trauma.
I am a Black Liberation Psychologist who specializes in caring for members of Global Majority. I find purpose and meaning in connecting with others seeking support on their path to wholeness, healing, and self-growth. I work with clients to co-create a safe space rooted in the authenticity, compassion, and mutual truth-telling that is necessary for emotional healing to begin.
I specialize in grief work, maternal mental health care, stress management, relational stress, and trauma.
I am a Black Liberation Psychologist who specializes in caring for members of Global Majority. I find purpose and meaning in connecting with others seeking support on their path to wholeness, healing, and self-growth. I work with clients to co-create a safe space rooted in the authenticity, compassion, and mutual truth-telling that is necessary for emotional healing to begin.
Are you finding yourself overwhelmed with the demands of everyday life? If so, I'm here to help. Whether you're dealing with a current crisis, anxiety, depression, situational stress, or grief and loss, we can work together to meet your goals.
Are you finding yourself overwhelmed with the demands of everyday life? If so, I'm here to help. Whether you're dealing with a current crisis, anxiety, depression, situational stress, or grief and loss, we can work together to meet your goals.
Aurora Akiko Kaye
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302
I specialize in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, narcissistic abuse recovery, family and relational dynamics, life transitions, grief, and kids/adult children impacted by divorce/separation.
Welcome. Whatever you might be going through or wondering about, it is worthy of attention and care. I see therapy as a non-shaming, collaborative process that invites you to come home to yourself. I work relationally, meaning our relationship is a central part of the work. I value candid communication as I believe it allows us to explore the your experiences with genuine trust and depth. I aim to help clients heal from developmental trauma, disrupt unwanted patterns, and live more authentically and joyfully.
I specialize in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, narcissistic abuse recovery, family and relational dynamics, life transitions, grief, and kids/adult children impacted by divorce/separation.
Welcome. Whatever you might be going through or wondering about, it is worthy of attention and care. I see therapy as a non-shaming, collaborative process that invites you to come home to yourself. I work relationally, meaning our relationship is a central part of the work. I value candid communication as I believe it allows us to explore the your experiences with genuine trust and depth. I aim to help clients heal from developmental trauma, disrupt unwanted patterns, and live more authentically and joyfully.
Awarded Oakland Magazine's "Best Therapist" 2018 & 2020, my specialties include: relationship issues (such as conflict resolution, dating, pre-marital counseling, divorce, blended families, infidelity); grief & loss; addiction, recovery & codependence; anxiety & depression. My approach is both warm and direct-- my clients experience me as accepting and empathic, while also feeling challenged the right amount to grow and change. I am an integrative therapist, meaning I integrate more than one way/theory/model to view and treat psychological and/or relational concerns. See my website for education, experience and credentials.
Awarded Oakland Magazine's "Best Therapist" 2018 & 2020, my specialties include: relationship issues (such as conflict resolution, dating, pre-marital counseling, divorce, blended families, infidelity); grief & loss; addiction, recovery & codependence; anxiety & depression. My approach is both warm and direct-- my clients experience me as accepting and empathic, while also feeling challenged the right amount to grow and change. I am an integrative therapist, meaning I integrate more than one way/theory/model to view and treat psychological and/or relational concerns. See my website for education, experience and credentials.
Nairi Mardirossian
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Covina, CA 91724
I am passionate about supporting individuals in realizing their full potential and strengths, along with addressing the stigmas surrounding grief and loss through specialized grief work.
Drawing on my experience as a preschool teacher, I bring a blend of professionalism and nurturing care to my role as a therapist. I am dedicated to advocating for my clients and guiding them through smooth transitions back into communities that best meet their unique needs. My approach is centered on helping clients connect with their authentic selves and heal their inner child as we begin the journey to their homecoming. As for working with children, I hope to heal the current child as they try to make sense of the world and their identity.
I am passionate about supporting individuals in realizing their full potential and strengths, along with addressing the stigmas surrounding grief and loss through specialized grief work.
Drawing on my experience as a preschool teacher, I bring a blend of professionalism and nurturing care to my role as a therapist. I am dedicated to advocating for my clients and guiding them through smooth transitions back into communities that best meet their unique needs. My approach is centered on helping clients connect with their authentic selves and heal their inner child as we begin the journey to their homecoming. As for working with children, I hope to heal the current child as they try to make sense of the world and their identity.
I have 10+ years of experience and training using this approach to treat anxiety, panic, PTSD and depression and the underlying issues that contribute to these such as trauma, grief and anger.
Perhaps you are dealing with painful events outside of your control, your emotions are becoming unmanageable, or you are experiencing a new symptom that is sudden and overwhelming. It is very human to want to "feel normal" when dealing with these, but sometimes how we attempt to do this hurts us more. This could include the different ways we avoid our emotions, attempt to “be perfect" or negatively judge ourselves. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) I will help you identify and change ways of thinking and behaving that are impacting your mental health.
I have 10+ years of experience and training using this approach to treat anxiety, panic, PTSD and depression and the underlying issues that contribute to these such as trauma, grief and anger.
Perhaps you are dealing with painful events outside of your control, your emotions are becoming unmanageable, or you are experiencing a new symptom that is sudden and overwhelming. It is very human to want to "feel normal" when dealing with these, but sometimes how we attempt to do this hurts us more. This could include the different ways we avoid our emotions, attempt to “be perfect" or negatively judge ourselves. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) I will help you identify and change ways of thinking and behaving that are impacting your mental health.
Sarah who are facing challenges around relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, life adjustments, loss, women's issues, and behavioral issues.
Dr. Sarah Jacobs-Paul is a licensed clinical psychologist. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area in 2015. Dr. Sarah completed her doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at California State University, San Marcos in the university counseling center. Dr. Sarah has worked in schools, universities, hospitals, community clinics, and private practice settings.
Sarah who are facing challenges around relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, life adjustments, loss, women's issues, and behavioral issues.
Dr. Sarah Jacobs-Paul is a licensed clinical psychologist. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area in 2015. Dr. Sarah completed her doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at California State University, San Marcos in the university counseling center. Dr. Sarah has worked in schools, universities, hospitals, community clinics, and private practice settings.
I treat: Mood, Anxiety, and Psychotic Disorders, PTSD, Trauma Recovery, Substance Use Disorders and Dual-Diagnosis, Alcoholism and Mental Illness in Families, Chronic Pain, Grief, and Stress Management.
Eliza McKenna, LCSW, based in California, from the east coast. I'm a mom and hobby gardener and artist. I approach my practice with Humanism and strive to co-create insight and transformation with clients. I've worked on helplines, in child protection, with the seriously mentally ill, and as a psychotherapist in psychiatric clinics. In addition to private practice, I help run an Employee Assistance Program, and manage a number of employee health programs. My approach to providing therapy moves through the four noble truths. We diagnose the suffering and identify its cause.
I treat: Mood, Anxiety, and Psychotic Disorders, PTSD, Trauma Recovery, Substance Use Disorders and Dual-Diagnosis, Alcoholism and Mental Illness in Families, Chronic Pain, Grief, and Stress Management.
Eliza McKenna, LCSW, based in California, from the east coast. I'm a mom and hobby gardener and artist. I approach my practice with Humanism and strive to co-create insight and transformation with clients. I've worked on helplines, in child protection, with the seriously mentally ill, and as a psychotherapist in psychiatric clinics. In addition to private practice, I help run an Employee Assistance Program, and manage a number of employee health programs. My approach to providing therapy moves through the four noble truths. We diagnose the suffering and identify its cause.
In my family practice, I often work with children, teens and parents following a meaningful loss, through the challenges of a life transition or a period of anxiety and stress. Many of my clients are processing grief and loss, which comes in may forms.
In my family practice, I often work with children, teens and parents following a meaningful loss, through the challenges of a life transition or a period of anxiety and stress. Many of my clients are processing grief and loss, which comes in may forms.
Are there moments when you feel overwhelmed, tired of feeling stressed, anxious, and discouraged from life events that are out of your control? Maybe you have experienced a significant loss like a relationship ending, a job loss, a move, loss of financial security, or the death of a loved one? All life changes both positive and negative can throw you into grief, a state of disequilibrium, by taking away what was once familiar and leaving you drowning in uncertainty. Loss that is unresolved may leave you feeling stuck, unable to move forward in the ways you'd hoped.
Are there moments when you feel overwhelmed, tired of feeling stressed, anxious, and discouraged from life events that are out of your control? Maybe you have experienced a significant loss like a relationship ending, a job loss, a move, loss of financial security, or the death of a loved one? All life changes both positive and negative can throw you into grief, a state of disequilibrium, by taking away what was once familiar and leaving you drowning in uncertainty. Loss that is unresolved may leave you feeling stuck, unable to move forward in the ways you'd hoped.
Julie Kathleen Martin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
I am particularly passionate about working with women who deal with issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, adoption and foster parenting, infertility, pregnancy loss, infidelity, sexual identity, spiritual integration, trauma, sexual abuse, and grief.
Life brings painful experiences that can pull us away from becoming who we were intended to be. Whatever the source of your pain, there is grace, comfort, and healing for you. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship to heal, and in the courage of my clients as they pursue wholeness. I am passionate about creating a safe space for my clients to explore the problems that keep them from being intimately connected with themselves and the people they love. I use a whole person approach; trying to be attentive to the synergy of body, mind, and spirit in the client's experience.
I am particularly passionate about working with women who deal with issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, adoption and foster parenting, infertility, pregnancy loss, infidelity, sexual identity, spiritual integration, trauma, sexual abuse, and grief.
Life brings painful experiences that can pull us away from becoming who we were intended to be. Whatever the source of your pain, there is grace, comfort, and healing for you. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship to heal, and in the courage of my clients as they pursue wholeness. I am passionate about creating a safe space for my clients to explore the problems that keep them from being intimately connected with themselves and the people they love. I use a whole person approach; trying to be attentive to the synergy of body, mind, and spirit in the client's experience.
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Are you dissatisfied with your life? It takes strength to reach out for help. I provide a comfortable, supportive environment to explore how to live a more fulfilling life. My therapeutic approach is interactive and collaborative with an emphasis on solution-focused, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). My specialties include treating grief, depression, anxiety and relationship issues. In the past 32 years, I have helped hundreds of people (just like you) to overcome life obstacles and reach their full potential. So stop struggling on your own. You can change your life, and I can help.
Are you dissatisfied with your life? It takes strength to reach out for help. I provide a comfortable, supportive environment to explore how to live a more fulfilling life. My therapeutic approach is interactive and collaborative with an emphasis on solution-focused, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). My specialties include treating grief, depression, anxiety and relationship issues. In the past 32 years, I have helped hundreds of people (just like you) to overcome life obstacles and reach their full potential. So stop struggling on your own. You can change your life, and I can help.
Robin Roemer
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90039
My areas of focus include relationship issues, identity, grief, self-esteem, sexual trauma, religious trauma, anxiety, and social anxiety.
We all desire belonging and connection, but relationships can be hard! Many of us grow up without role models for the type of intimacy we desire. We move through life feeling stuck in roles we’ve been assigned and in stories that we’ve long outgrown. My clients want their relationships to work, but find themselves repeating the same cycles that keep them feeling stuck. Therapy is a collaborative space where we can rebuild relationship dynamics from the ground up. Whether working individually or with relationships, I work as a guide and collaborator, assisting you in building stronger connections with yourself and those around you.
My areas of focus include relationship issues, identity, grief, self-esteem, sexual trauma, religious trauma, anxiety, and social anxiety.
We all desire belonging and connection, but relationships can be hard! Many of us grow up without role models for the type of intimacy we desire. We move through life feeling stuck in roles we’ve been assigned and in stories that we’ve long outgrown. My clients want their relationships to work, but find themselves repeating the same cycles that keep them feeling stuck. Therapy is a collaborative space where we can rebuild relationship dynamics from the ground up. Whether working individually or with relationships, I work as a guide and collaborator, assisting you in building stronger connections with yourself and those around you.
Alana Smith-Grove
Marriage & Family Therapist, AMFT, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Shell Beach, CA 93449 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, I'm Alana. Reaching out for support can be hard, especially when you are moving through the groundlessness of loss or transition, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, drained, or ashamed, experiencing a lack of meaning, or when you feel like you have lost a part of yourself. Sometimes the surface of our experience can look and feel one way, like the outer shell of a geode. Therapy can help explore the imaginative possibilities of who we are beyond the shell, towards a more integrated perspective where new meaning can be discovered.
Hi, I'm Alana. Reaching out for support can be hard, especially when you are moving through the groundlessness of loss or transition, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, drained, or ashamed, experiencing a lack of meaning, or when you feel like you have lost a part of yourself. Sometimes the surface of our experience can look and feel one way, like the outer shell of a geode. Therapy can help explore the imaginative possibilities of who we are beyond the shell, towards a more integrated perspective where new meaning can be discovered.
Sarah Kim
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, BFA, MA
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90010 (Online Only)
I specialize working with complex trauma, grief, and neurodivergence, often with cyclical depression and anxiety.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families who want to do in-depth work exploring root causes and heal from deep pain. Often many don’t realize what they have experienced is valid, significant, and worth exploring. It could be something buried or brushed off from your childhood, close relationships, a recent stressor. Over time, things left unresolved and carried with us can resurface, impact relationships with ourselves and others, and become harder to avoid. It's hard holding it all together and it’s okay if can't anymore. You don’t have to do it alone.
I specialize working with complex trauma, grief, and neurodivergence, often with cyclical depression and anxiety.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families who want to do in-depth work exploring root causes and heal from deep pain. Often many don’t realize what they have experienced is valid, significant, and worth exploring. It could be something buried or brushed off from your childhood, close relationships, a recent stressor. Over time, things left unresolved and carried with us can resurface, impact relationships with ourselves and others, and become harder to avoid. It's hard holding it all together and it’s okay if can't anymore. You don’t have to do it alone.
I specialize in helping adults, couples and families move through loss, trauma, addictions and relationship issues.
My work focuses on relieving the pain of psychological trauma, finding and strengthening one's sense of self and enhancing personal relationships. I apply interventions that will maximize the quality of your life.
I specialize in helping adults, couples and families move through loss, trauma, addictions and relationship issues.
My work focuses on relieving the pain of psychological trauma, finding and strengthening one's sense of self and enhancing personal relationships. I apply interventions that will maximize the quality of your life.
Are you struggling with depression or anxiety? Healing from past trauma? Going through grief? Seeking better work life balance? Searching for direction and meaning in life? There are many reasons to seek psychotherapy. Seeking therapy is a brave step: choosing to face your challenges head on, opening up about past conflicts and traumas, bringing up difficult memories and feelings, making life changes in the face of uncertainty, and so forth. In therapy, we work together to develop insight, self-compassion, resiliency, emotional relief, and self-agency, among other strengths, in service of a more fulfilling and congruent life.
Are you struggling with depression or anxiety? Healing from past trauma? Going through grief? Seeking better work life balance? Searching for direction and meaning in life? There are many reasons to seek psychotherapy. Seeking therapy is a brave step: choosing to face your challenges head on, opening up about past conflicts and traumas, bringing up difficult memories and feelings, making life changes in the face of uncertainty, and so forth. In therapy, we work together to develop insight, self-compassion, resiliency, emotional relief, and self-agency, among other strengths, in service of a more fulfilling and congruent life.
Danielle Neff
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94952 (Online Only)
Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or isolated? Are you coping with profound grief due to a medical diagnosis or loss of health, family conflict, infertility, or the death of a loved one? Are you experiencing anxiety or depression from a major life transition or caregiver stress?.
The dark moments we all face in our lives can seem insurmountable when faced alone, but you are not alone. You have found your way here seeking support and I am honored by your courage. I am passionate about helping others navigate their pain and uncover the means that lead to deeper connections and a sense of well being by tending to, honoring, and understanding the wounds of the soul carried within each of us. Together we will explore core issues, utilize tools to increase resiliency and learn of new ways of being. Even small changes in perspective can lead to us seeing ourselves and the world in new ways.
Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or isolated? Are you coping with profound grief due to a medical diagnosis or loss of health, family conflict, infertility, or the death of a loved one? Are you experiencing anxiety or depression from a major life transition or caregiver stress?.
The dark moments we all face in our lives can seem insurmountable when faced alone, but you are not alone. You have found your way here seeking support and I am honored by your courage. I am passionate about helping others navigate their pain and uncover the means that lead to deeper connections and a sense of well being by tending to, honoring, and understanding the wounds of the soul carried within each of us. Together we will explore core issues, utilize tools to increase resiliency and learn of new ways of being. Even small changes in perspective can lead to us seeing ourselves and the world in new ways.
Within a safe, non-judgmental and accepting space, I assist clients in exploring their issues and making positive changes in their lives. I specialize in working with adults dealing with depression, anxiety and in dealing with transitions in their lives including grief, loss, divorce, family issues and life changes. I am a Christian and assist clients in growth within their faith.
Within a safe, non-judgmental and accepting space, I assist clients in exploring their issues and making positive changes in their lives. I specialize in working with adults dealing with depression, anxiety and in dealing with transitions in their lives including grief, loss, divorce, family issues and life changes. I am a Christian and assist clients in growth within their faith.
Blanca Monique Sevilla is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist based in Los Angeles. She has several years of experience in various roles within the mental health field, the last seven of which have been as a psychotherapist. She is a strong advocate for empowering clients, helping them discover their passions, and building the life they truly desire. She specializes in trauma, depression, shame resilience, and grief and loss. She has also worked with people struggling with depression, anxiety, and identity. Blanca Monique completed her Master of Art in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University.
Blanca Monique Sevilla is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist based in Los Angeles. She has several years of experience in various roles within the mental health field, the last seven of which have been as a psychotherapist. She is a strong advocate for empowering clients, helping them discover their passions, and building the life they truly desire. She specializes in trauma, depression, shame resilience, and grief and loss. She has also worked with people struggling with depression, anxiety, and identity. Blanca Monique completed her Master of Art in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University.
