Grief Therapists in Gilbert, AZ

I appreciate the opportunity to support individuals, couples, and families through challenges and transitions, whether it be healing from a relationship injury, making difficult decisions, acclimating to life changes, and/or navigating grief and loss.

Hello, and welcome! I'm Venessa, a licensed clinical social worker, and Certified EMDR & Brainspotting therapist. I am passionate about helping people heal from complex trauma as they are navigating the many roles in daily life. My practice focuses on experiences of attachment trauma, religious trauma, grief and helping women reclaim motherhood expectations. Client come here feeling disconnected from life, burnt out and experiencing mental and physical health symptoms as a result. With the demands of daily life, I now offer an intensive therapy format so that healing an happen in a shorter amount of time.

I have experience working with individuals managing lives touched with mood and anxiety disorders, including depression and bipolar; grief; domestic violence (offenders and victims); physical, emotional and sexual abuse; custody issues; family reunification; marriage/relationship hurdles; problem sexual behavior; borderline personality disorder/characteristics; PTSD; ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other sensory disorders; death and dying; caretaking of ill and aging family members; and life change events, i.e. anything that is a positive change, but also brings with it fear, doubt and lots of unknowns.

Choosing a therapist is the first step in your mental health journey and one I believe takes courage. I have a passion for mental health as I have personally gone on this journey, and it has been such a tremendous healing experience for myself and my family. As a therapist, I feel listening to and acknowledging another’s human experience is one of the greatest services I can provide. It is important to me that you find therapy to be a safe space where you feel heard and find healing.

Currently accepting new clients. I am a Licensed Associate Counselor who has education and experience in family life. Life transitions are often a place where it is easy to become stuck. I love the word “choose” because we have the ability to make more choices than it sometimes appears. Do you need help seeing the choices you can make to become unstuck, or to strengthen yourself and/or your relationships?

I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and grief counseling to parenting support, marriage counseling and beyond. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my clients' individual needs to help attain the growth and change they’re striving for.

Accepting NEW Clients! Let's work together to discover the truest version of yourself! The decision to seek therapy is a courageous, personal one that honors your life experiences and journey. My objective when working with clients is to provide a safe, comfortable space where they can share freely and without judgement. Your therapeutic journey will be aimed at addressing the behaviors that block you, preventing you from living your most authentic, joyful life. My approach is holistic; centering on assessing emotional and mental health concerns, as well as physical health, familial interactions, community, and spiritual needs.

I am a licensed associate marriage and family therapist who has a passion for helping individuals, adolescents, couples and families navigate relationships where solutions for many of life’s problems seem difficult to find. I work with clients to process their past challenges and current life/relationship experiences, as well as helping clients recognize and build upon their own strengths and resiliency.

I offer a collaborative and integrative approach for clients seeking insight to their challenges. My attitude towards therapy is that there is not one universal method that works best for anyone, therefore, I use an appropriate blend of modalities to help you overcome whatever you are currently experiencing. I believe that you are the expert in your own life and I am here to help you navigate the difficulties you are currently facing. I concentrate on developing a partnership with clients to identify strengths and areas of potential growth to make meaning and implement positive change.

Accepting new clients for Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), traditional EMDR, as well as for EMDR Intensives! Your heart is heavy. Heavy with trauma, grief, anxiety, depression. With life stress, life transitions, the intense demands of work and parenthood and relationships. You feel disconnection, a lack of existential fulfillment. Stuck. You have this person you want to be. These things you want to do. You want to move forward in life; deeply, wholly, mindfully. And you've decided that you are ready to lay it out, harness your strength, and heal. You are worthy of relief. Your children are worthy of the best version of You.

Is your child experiencing difficulties with adjustment to difficult experiences, such as trauma, grief or loss? Does your child worry a lot, have constant complaints of not feeling well, separation anxiety, issues forming close relationships or not doing well at school? Do they have a hard time regulating their emotions, act out physically or verbally, have a hard time with respecting authority or getting in trouble with the law? What about you as their parent? Do you need support, skills and encouragement to help your child? There is hope!

Healing is messy, and it’s also beautiful! You may feel stuck in a cycle that’s painful and no longer serves you, or you have a desire to look further inward. No matter the reason that brought you, I am glad you are here. It is 100% okay to ask for help, no matter what people have told you. Challenges are inevitable in life and are often a cue to action. When challenges go unresolved or unaddressed, they may get in the way of how you feel about yourself. The good news is there are many things you can learn and unlearn about yourself and the world you live in. I will support you through that learning and healing process.

Do you struggle with grief and loss, that affects your daily life? Do you feel like the world has stopped, yet others have kept going? It can hurt to see others walking around as if everything is normal and okay. Do you wonder if life could feel better somehow? Individuals struggling with grief and loss can feel overwhelmed and uncertain about how to work through the pain.

Your world has turned upside down, and it feels impossible to imagine a world that is right-side up without your loved one. People around you want you to be okay, but they don’t know how to take away the sadness, anger, and pain of loss that weighs you down. They expect you to pick yourself up and just get over it. If they could see the void you have inside, they would know how hard it is just to get up and get out of bed each day. You are devastated; every wave of emotion that washes over you prevents you from finding solid ground. “This is not how it was supposed to be,” you think. Now, you must figure out how to move forward.

Have you been struggling with anxiety or depression from unresolved incidents that have happened in your life? I believe that the way to healing is through connection; to yourself, others, nature, and a higher power (if this is important to you), and building skills to deepen these connections. If you would like to feel more at peace within yourself, and be an active participant in your healing journey, I can help you find the peace that you are longing to have and your ability to move your dreams forward.

My approach towards helping you is create a supportive space to bring you comfort to your current experiences. I believe it's necessary to accept where you are and to understand where you want to go. I am a licensed as a Clinical Marriage and family Therapist (LMFT), a Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and in Clinical Social Worker-R (LCSW-R). I also have Gottman and Imago training experience for couples.

I believe that individuals, couples and families have resources and strengths that can be identified and used in healing and promoting change. Clients who benefit from my services are committed and motivated to this process. He or she recognizes that positive results are most likely when they participate fully and trust in their own wisdom and creativity as well as in our relationship as client and therapist. I trust in the relationship I form with my clients, and I am present and committed to be an effective guide and resource in the process of change.

Hello! My name is Wendy Cova and I have over 20 years of experience helping people just like you. We all struggle from time to time with relationships, with personal growth, marriage, our kids. We struggle with our careers, making decisions, setting limits. I know how to help you release feelings of depression, anxiety, and loss. I would love to meet you and discuss the challenges you are facing. I know how to help. Please visit my website at forgivenessforyourself.com and feel free to email me at info@forgivenessforyourself.com.

As your therapist, I will help you recognize the power of your own thoughts and your ability to heal. In my sessions, I provide a spirit of genuineness, warmth, and collaboration. I value your trust in allowing me to slowly unpack your deepest feelings and concerns.