Grief Therapists in Athens, GA
I'm a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate difficult life challenges, including illness, grief, caregiving issues, and how they impact you and your relationships.
My goal is to create an environment where you, the client, feel you have a safe place to process your thoughts and emotions and learn to cope optimally. I have extensive training in cognitive behavioral therapy and grief counseling, and focus on how to supplement an individual's inherent strengths to guide them towards wellness.
I'm a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate difficult life challenges, including illness, grief, caregiving issues, and how they impact you and your relationships.
My goal is to create an environment where you, the client, feel you have a safe place to process your thoughts and emotions and learn to cope optimally. I have extensive training in cognitive behavioral therapy and grief counseling, and focus on how to supplement an individual's inherent strengths to guide them towards wellness.
As a certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, I support clients by helping them to navigate their healing journey from abuse, neglect, and traumatic grief.
My name is Jessica (she/her) and thank you for considering me to be your therapist. I work to provide a warm and supportive environment for you to process the difficult things in life and discover helpful tools to use in your everyday life. I have a passion for supporting people that have experienced trauma, sexual violence, and relationship issues. I look forward to collaborating with you to help you build your resilience, self-compassion, and to develop a healthy support system.
As a certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, I support clients by helping them to navigate their healing journey from abuse, neglect, and traumatic grief.
My name is Jessica (she/her) and thank you for considering me to be your therapist. I work to provide a warm and supportive environment for you to process the difficult things in life and discover helpful tools to use in your everyday life. I have a passion for supporting people that have experienced trauma, sexual violence, and relationship issues. I look forward to collaborating with you to help you build your resilience, self-compassion, and to develop a healthy support system.
At Thriveworks, we specialize in helping with issues like anxiety, depression, grief/ loss, stress, life transitions, and more.
I am a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with 2 years of experience supporting clients through identity exploration, emotional challenges, and life transitions. I work with individuals across diverse backgrounds, including those navigating gender and sexuality, neurodivergence, trauma, eating and body-image concerns, and relationship dynamics. I strive to understand each person as a unique individual with strengths, values, and resilience, and I create a space where your story is met with curiosity, empathy, and respect.
At Thriveworks, we specialize in helping with issues like anxiety, depression, grief/ loss, stress, life transitions, and more.
I am a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with 2 years of experience supporting clients through identity exploration, emotional challenges, and life transitions. I work with individuals across diverse backgrounds, including those navigating gender and sexuality, neurodivergence, trauma, eating and body-image concerns, and relationship dynamics. I strive to understand each person as a unique individual with strengths, values, and resilience, and I create a space where your story is met with curiosity, empathy, and respect.
I work as a therapist, specializing in assisting adults, adolescents, and children who are dealing with challenging life situations, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and grief.
My unwavering passion for helping, listening, and supporting others has always been an inherent part of my identity. I am determined to provide effective strategies to make life more manageable. Being bilingual in English and Spanish allows me to connect with and support a more diverse range of individuals.
I work as a therapist, specializing in assisting adults, adolescents, and children who are dealing with challenging life situations, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and grief.
My unwavering passion for helping, listening, and supporting others has always been an inherent part of my identity. I am determined to provide effective strategies to make life more manageable. Being bilingual in English and Spanish allows me to connect with and support a more diverse range of individuals.
I am also a certified grief therapist.
An inherent promise of the therapeutic relationship is that it offers us the possibility of grace - to be accepted for who we are. This is why I strive in my practice to connect individuals with the "curious paradox" that Carl Rogers spoke of - namely, "when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." My years in practice have led me to appreciate how the most impactful change in therapy comes not through the exorcising of some fundamental flaw - i.e. "I will love myself only when I am not myself" - but through fostering a more intimate relationship to ourselves, friends, those we call family, and to our communities.
I am also a certified grief therapist.
An inherent promise of the therapeutic relationship is that it offers us the possibility of grace - to be accepted for who we are. This is why I strive in my practice to connect individuals with the "curious paradox" that Carl Rogers spoke of - namely, "when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." My years in practice have led me to appreciate how the most impactful change in therapy comes not through the exorcising of some fundamental flaw - i.e. "I will love myself only when I am not myself" - but through fostering a more intimate relationship to ourselves, friends, those we call family, and to our communities.
As therapist I am committed to address life's challenges of transition and transformation, to enrich each client's ability to think creatively and responsibly about one's own life, and to support the client's vision for change. My goal: to assist the process of self-awareness and clarity; to rename and reconfigure what is significant; and to facilitate the process of creating new solutions of meaning. I perceive life as improvisatory art, more than a linear goal, and I seek to facilitate the client's integration of diverse emotions and experiences into a radiant whole.
As therapist I am committed to address life's challenges of transition and transformation, to enrich each client's ability to think creatively and responsibly about one's own life, and to support the client's vision for change. My goal: to assist the process of self-awareness and clarity; to rename and reconfigure what is significant; and to facilitate the process of creating new solutions of meaning. I perceive life as improvisatory art, more than a linear goal, and I seek to facilitate the client's integration of diverse emotions and experiences into a radiant whole.
I genuinely enjoy the process of helping people work through complex issues like trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, self-esteem, PTSD, and generational traumas.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, my career path, which began after I gained my master's degree in social work, has confirmed that therapy is my true passion. The joy of helping individuals through their unique journeys is what deeply motivates me in this work. I have extensive experience, including roles with DFCS, a sexual assault center, community therapy, and medical social work in hospice, alongside providing individual and family therapy.
I genuinely enjoy the process of helping people work through complex issues like trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, self-esteem, PTSD, and generational traumas.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, my career path, which began after I gained my master's degree in social work, has confirmed that therapy is my true passion. The joy of helping individuals through their unique journeys is what deeply motivates me in this work. I have extensive experience, including roles with DFCS, a sexual assault center, community therapy, and medical social work in hospice, alongside providing individual and family therapy.
I help clients work through grief, anxiety, trauma, and eating disorders using evidence-based approaches like IFS, CBT, and attachment based.
I'm so happy you found your way here! You may be feeling weighed down by old hurts, stuck in patterns you never wanted to repeat, or wrestling with questions about where God is in the middle of it all. My ideal client is someone who longs for healing and deeper peace—emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. They want to live with more freedom, hope, and connection, both with the people in their lives and in their walk with God. You don’t have to have it all together to start counseling; you just need a willingness to take a step toward the wholeness God desires for you.
I help clients work through grief, anxiety, trauma, and eating disorders using evidence-based approaches like IFS, CBT, and attachment based.
I'm so happy you found your way here! You may be feeling weighed down by old hurts, stuck in patterns you never wanted to repeat, or wrestling with questions about where God is in the middle of it all. My ideal client is someone who longs for healing and deeper peace—emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. They want to live with more freedom, hope, and connection, both with the people in their lives and in their walk with God. You don’t have to have it all together to start counseling; you just need a willingness to take a step toward the wholeness God desires for you.
At Thriveworks, we specialize in helping with issues like anxiety, depression, grief/ loss, stress, life transitions, and more.
I am a Licensed Psychologist with over 18 years of experience in the mental health field. I am trained as a generalist and work with clients dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-worth, relational concerns, and substance use issues. I specialize in eating disorders. I am also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and integrate Health at Every Size (HAES) and body neutrality into my clinical work. My approach is evidence-based and grounded in the therapeutic relationship. I strive to provide a safe, affirming, and honest space where clients can feel heard, seen, and connected.
At Thriveworks, we specialize in helping with issues like anxiety, depression, grief/ loss, stress, life transitions, and more.
I am a Licensed Psychologist with over 18 years of experience in the mental health field. I am trained as a generalist and work with clients dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-worth, relational concerns, and substance use issues. I specialize in eating disorders. I am also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and integrate Health at Every Size (HAES) and body neutrality into my clinical work. My approach is evidence-based and grounded in the therapeutic relationship. I strive to provide a safe, affirming, and honest space where clients can feel heard, seen, and connected.
Balanced Behavioral Counseling Services, LLC
Master Social Worker, LMSW, MAC, CAMSII, E-CADC
Athens, GA 30605
Many people today face complex problems related to employment, money, tragedy, mental and physical health, relationships, habits and addictions. The inability to cope with these added pressure and stresses of life sometimes interferes with our desire to be happy and live a satisfying life. While some may be able to make the needed adjustments on their own, others may need professional guidance to get their life back on track.
Many people today face complex problems related to employment, money, tragedy, mental and physical health, relationships, habits and addictions. The inability to cope with these added pressure and stresses of life sometimes interferes with our desire to be happy and live a satisfying life. While some may be able to make the needed adjustments on their own, others may need professional guidance to get their life back on track.
As a therapist for 25 years I have seen grief, trauma, relationship crisis, health crisis or many other stressful events create patterns of pain for clients in relationships, physical or emotional health, perfectionism, disordered eating, repeating negative cycles in dating, chronic health symptoms, health anxiety, compulsive behavior, anxiety or feeling dissatisfied with where one is in life.
My clients seek help through grief/ loss, mood/anxiety, life transitions, recovery, relationship struggles, codependence, women's/ men's issues. I help them build/re-build relationships, reframe negative beliefs and tailor self-care practices for balance and overall self-confidence. Some clients find meaning in exploring their spiritual needs or faith.
As a therapist for 25 years I have seen grief, trauma, relationship crisis, health crisis or many other stressful events create patterns of pain for clients in relationships, physical or emotional health, perfectionism, disordered eating, repeating negative cycles in dating, chronic health symptoms, health anxiety, compulsive behavior, anxiety or feeling dissatisfied with where one is in life.
My clients seek help through grief/ loss, mood/anxiety, life transitions, recovery, relationship struggles, codependence, women's/ men's issues. I help them build/re-build relationships, reframe negative beliefs and tailor self-care practices for balance and overall self-confidence. Some clients find meaning in exploring their spiritual needs or faith.
I enjoy working with people as part of their team of change, specifically dealing with grief and loss, adoption, trauma, depression, anxiety, mood instability, and life transitions.
I believe that each person can overcome challenges and become the person they want to be. Understanding barriers, developing strength-based coping skills, and utilizing a support system are essential in a person's work towards their goal, plus doing the hard work to effect change. Listening with compassion and patience are my contribution on this journey.
I enjoy working with people as part of their team of change, specifically dealing with grief and loss, adoption, trauma, depression, anxiety, mood instability, and life transitions.
I believe that each person can overcome challenges and become the person they want to be. Understanding barriers, developing strength-based coping skills, and utilizing a support system are essential in a person's work towards their goal, plus doing the hard work to effect change. Listening with compassion and patience are my contribution on this journey.
I work with adolescents, individuals, and couples navigating life transitions, grief, relationship challenges, and emotional stress.
I use a blend of Person-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to meet each client’s unique needs and support their personal growth. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard, valued, and empowered to move forward.
I work with adolescents, individuals, and couples navigating life transitions, grief, relationship challenges, and emotional stress.
I use a blend of Person-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to meet each client’s unique needs and support their personal growth. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard, valued, and empowered to move forward.
HI. I am Tanja. I am a down to earth therapist that will help you find your best you. I understand everyone has different ways of managing their stressors and building a more authentic self. I use talk-therapy with evidence approaches including, CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Brief Therapy, and Reality/Humanistic Therapy. Occasionally, I have incorporated different techniques from music and art into therapy to assist in alleviating anxiety and depressive thought patterns. I believe that every client is unique and will need different types of interventions,
HI. I am Tanja. I am a down to earth therapist that will help you find your best you. I understand everyone has different ways of managing their stressors and building a more authentic self. I use talk-therapy with evidence approaches including, CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Brief Therapy, and Reality/Humanistic Therapy. Occasionally, I have incorporated different techniques from music and art into therapy to assist in alleviating anxiety and depressive thought patterns. I believe that every client is unique and will need different types of interventions,
A little about me-I have over 20 years experience in the medical field in which I gained experience in dealing with life transitions, grief, loss and other life changes, good and bad.
I utilize a narrative approach in my work because I feel there is healing in telling your story. I have training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, as well as EMDR. I tailor my approach for each person. Whether you are struggling in your relationship or stuck reliving painful trauma, we can work to help you find ways to heal and grow.
A little about me-I have over 20 years experience in the medical field in which I gained experience in dealing with life transitions, grief, loss and other life changes, good and bad.
I utilize a narrative approach in my work because I feel there is healing in telling your story. I have training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, as well as EMDR. I tailor my approach for each person. Whether you are struggling in your relationship or stuck reliving painful trauma, we can work to help you find ways to heal and grow.
Maybe you’re dealing with a lot of change, carrying stress that never really lets up, or trying to get through something hard like loss, anxiety, or ongoing health issues.
I have been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and use these techniques often in my own life. My lived experience also allows me a deeper understanding of your needs. My goal is for you to move toward being the person you want to be!
Maybe you’re dealing with a lot of change, carrying stress that never really lets up, or trying to get through something hard like loss, anxiety, or ongoing health issues.
I have been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and use these techniques often in my own life. My lived experience also allows me a deeper understanding of your needs. My goal is for you to move toward being the person you want to be!
You may be the person others rely on, while quietly carrying grief, stress, or old wounds that never had space to be processed.
I evaluate individuals in relation to their environment and use evidence-based approaches tailored to their needs. I offer EMDR to process trauma, along with DBT and CBT skills to support emotional regulation and coping. I am also trained in early EMDR approaches (R-TEP/G-TEP) to help stabilize and process recent or overwhelming experiences.
You may be the person others rely on, while quietly carrying grief, stress, or old wounds that never had space to be processed.
I evaluate individuals in relation to their environment and use evidence-based approaches tailored to their needs. I offer EMDR to process trauma, along with DBT and CBT skills to support emotional regulation and coping. I am also trained in early EMDR approaches (R-TEP/G-TEP) to help stabilize and process recent or overwhelming experiences.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS) in the state of Georgia with over 8 years of experience partnering with children ages 4-18 and their families who are seeking help with ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, foster care, depression, anger management, mood disorders, and grief or bereavement.
I utilize person-centered therapy (PCT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and play therapy techniques. I always take great care to maintain the creativity, flexibility, and awareness necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual and their family.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS) in the state of Georgia with over 8 years of experience partnering with children ages 4-18 and their families who are seeking help with ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, foster care, depression, anger management, mood disorders, and grief or bereavement.
I utilize person-centered therapy (PCT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and play therapy techniques. I always take great care to maintain the creativity, flexibility, and awareness necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual and their family.
I specialize in supporting people with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, individuals navigating grief, especially child loss and complicated/traumatic grief, chronic illnesses, and teens.
I don’t provide “just talk therapy.” I use EMDR to process trauma and stuck emotional patterns, parts work (IFS-informed), and deep, intentional listening to help you feel fully seen and heard.
I specialize in supporting people with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, individuals navigating grief, especially child loss and complicated/traumatic grief, chronic illnesses, and teens.
I don’t provide “just talk therapy.” I use EMDR to process trauma and stuck emotional patterns, parts work (IFS-informed), and deep, intentional listening to help you feel fully seen and heard.
Identify insights, wisdom and truth whether you are struggling with issues related to depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, grief or major life transitions.
I work with couples, especially long term partners who are navigating difficult decisions around marriage or divorce. EMDR and grief work enables me to assist clients with changing their relationship to trauma and complex loss. I also enjoy working with executives seeking to find purpose in their professional lives while incorporating self-care.
Identify insights, wisdom and truth whether you are struggling with issues related to depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, grief or major life transitions.
I work with couples, especially long term partners who are navigating difficult decisions around marriage or divorce. EMDR and grief work enables me to assist clients with changing their relationship to trauma and complex loss. I also enjoy working with executives seeking to find purpose in their professional lives while incorporating self-care.
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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.