Grief Therapists in Eastlake, Seattle, WA
My work is ideal for people who have a desire to understand themselves more fully, and who are interested in exploring stuck unconscious patterns that cause suffering to themselves and the people in their lives. I work with those experiencing anxiety and depression, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and issues around identity, including sexuality and gender issues. I also work with people who are grappling with existential issues of meaning and mortality. I focus on the cultivation of honest awareness and acceptance in the environment of an ongoing therapeutic relationship.
My work is ideal for people who have a desire to understand themselves more fully, and who are interested in exploring stuck unconscious patterns that cause suffering to themselves and the people in their lives. I work with those experiencing anxiety and depression, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and issues around identity, including sexuality and gender issues. I also work with people who are grappling with existential issues of meaning and mortality. I focus on the cultivation of honest awareness and acceptance in the environment of an ongoing therapeutic relationship.
Engaging in therapy is an act of bravery and self-love. I have immediate in person, telehealth, & weekend availability. I offer a safe and sex positive place where you will feel seen and heard. My approach is collaborative, non-judgmental and gently direct. I work with clients who may be healing from trauma, experiencing grief and loss, exploring their identity, or grappling with anxiety. I tailor each session to the unique needs of my clients. If you suffer from awful panic attacks, I'll give you strategies to tolerate and manage them so you can stop canceling plans at the last minute and gain control over your anxiety
Engaging in therapy is an act of bravery and self-love. I have immediate in person, telehealth, & weekend availability. I offer a safe and sex positive place where you will feel seen and heard. My approach is collaborative, non-judgmental and gently direct. I work with clients who may be healing from trauma, experiencing grief and loss, exploring their identity, or grappling with anxiety. I tailor each session to the unique needs of my clients. If you suffer from awful panic attacks, I'll give you strategies to tolerate and manage them so you can stop canceling plans at the last minute and gain control over your anxiety
Let's meet the work of grief together, find meaning in your pain, and unearth new dreams.
Good Grief. Life’s unpredictability, traumatic experiences, loss and difficult relationships can leave us feeling confused, stuck, anxious, depressed even…hopeless. As a relational therapist, my purpose is to move with you, through your pain, discovering together how the grief you are experiencing might be the "good grief," moving you towards wholeness & growth. If the entire human project is the process of transforming our suffering into meaning, then this is your brave journey. You are unique. Your agonies are unique. Your life story and your longings are unique. Yet, you are not alone. Let's meet the work of discovery...together.
Let's meet the work of grief together, find meaning in your pain, and unearth new dreams.
Good Grief. Life’s unpredictability, traumatic experiences, loss and difficult relationships can leave us feeling confused, stuck, anxious, depressed even…hopeless. As a relational therapist, my purpose is to move with you, through your pain, discovering together how the grief you are experiencing might be the "good grief," moving you towards wholeness & growth. If the entire human project is the process of transforming our suffering into meaning, then this is your brave journey. You are unique. Your agonies are unique. Your life story and your longings are unique. Yet, you are not alone. Let's meet the work of discovery...together.
My specialty areas include grief & loss; bereavement from terminal illness as well as from sudden/unexpected causes; adjusting to culture/reverse culture shock; relationship struggles; work related stressors, rebuilding identity after a break-up or divorce; neurodivergence; victims of sexual abuse; & therapy for professionals experiencing vicarious trauma.
Finding the right therapist can be a daunting process, yet it is one that really matters. It is understandable to feel out of sorts, isolated, or misunderstood when experiencing relationship, family, peer, academic, or workplace stress, during a life transition, or when recovering from trauma. You may also be struggling with a death, the end of a relationship, a relocation from another state or country, an adjustment to a health issue of yourself or a loved one, or being in an environment in which you feel you don't fit. It can be painful to experience these feelings and to try to find a way forward. You don't have to do this alone.
My specialty areas include grief & loss; bereavement from terminal illness as well as from sudden/unexpected causes; adjusting to culture/reverse culture shock; relationship struggles; work related stressors, rebuilding identity after a break-up or divorce; neurodivergence; victims of sexual abuse; & therapy for professionals experiencing vicarious trauma.
Finding the right therapist can be a daunting process, yet it is one that really matters. It is understandable to feel out of sorts, isolated, or misunderstood when experiencing relationship, family, peer, academic, or workplace stress, during a life transition, or when recovering from trauma. You may also be struggling with a death, the end of a relationship, a relocation from another state or country, an adjustment to a health issue of yourself or a loved one, or being in an environment in which you feel you don't fit. It can be painful to experience these feelings and to try to find a way forward. You don't have to do this alone.
My practice currently focuses on supporting adults age eighteen and older. Issues may include depression, anxiety, grief and loss, self esteem, identity development, parent support, spiritual questions, or significant life transitions, among others. I work with clients towards greater wholeness, self acceptance, relational satisfaction and overall wellness in their lives.
My practice currently focuses on supporting adults age eighteen and older. Issues may include depression, anxiety, grief and loss, self esteem, identity development, parent support, spiritual questions, or significant life transitions, among others. I work with clients towards greater wholeness, self acceptance, relational satisfaction and overall wellness in their lives.
I help people who feel stuck, anxious, who are facing life changes (big or small), or the loss of something or someone they loved, get to know themselves better and discover the answers deep inside of them.
You look at your life and part of you thinks you should be happy, satisfied, and dealing with whatever comes your way with more ease and gratitude but instead you feel lost. Even if you don’t know exactly what is wrong, you know something needs to change. Maybe there is a stuck feeling that you carry with you, forcing you to wonder if this is just how things are always going to be. Whether you’re going through a major transition, grieving the loss of someone or something in your life, or are realizing that your circumstances need to shift, you want to move forward. You're ready to get unstuck.
I help people who feel stuck, anxious, who are facing life changes (big or small), or the loss of something or someone they loved, get to know themselves better and discover the answers deep inside of them.
You look at your life and part of you thinks you should be happy, satisfied, and dealing with whatever comes your way with more ease and gratitude but instead you feel lost. Even if you don’t know exactly what is wrong, you know something needs to change. Maybe there is a stuck feeling that you carry with you, forcing you to wonder if this is just how things are always going to be. Whether you’re going through a major transition, grieving the loss of someone or something in your life, or are realizing that your circumstances need to shift, you want to move forward. You're ready to get unstuck.
I am passionate about providing evidence-based, compassionate care to teens+young adults (ages 12-25) and families. I have worked with a wide variety of clients facing identity questions, anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, adjustment challenges, etc. and create a treatment plan based on each client's unique needs. In our work together, you will learn coping+relaxation skills, deepen your self-compassion, build strength+confidence, and progress towards your personal goals.
I am passionate about providing evidence-based, compassionate care to teens+young adults (ages 12-25) and families. I have worked with a wide variety of clients facing identity questions, anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, adjustment challenges, etc. and create a treatment plan based on each client's unique needs. In our work together, you will learn coping+relaxation skills, deepen your self-compassion, build strength+confidence, and progress towards your personal goals.
I believe that everyone can explore internally and foster potential to create a brighter outlook of life. Through open-minded and non-judgmental collaboration, I work with many individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, interpersonal, family dynamic issues, career concerns, trauma, grief, parenting, and body image issues. Almost 20 years of experience, I assist children, adults, families, and couples exploring self-understanding, identifying emotional and behavioral patterns, develop new perspectives and emotion and stress management skills, making meaningful interpersonal connections, and making career decisions.
I believe that everyone can explore internally and foster potential to create a brighter outlook of life. Through open-minded and non-judgmental collaboration, I work with many individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, interpersonal, family dynamic issues, career concerns, trauma, grief, parenting, and body image issues. Almost 20 years of experience, I assist children, adults, families, and couples exploring self-understanding, identifying emotional and behavioral patterns, develop new perspectives and emotion and stress management skills, making meaningful interpersonal connections, and making career decisions.
I am experienced in the areas of addiction/recovery, anxiety, depression, stress management, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, life transitions, family reunification and reconciliation.
I work with individuals and families through a multitude of issues. I enjoy working with and am passionate about adolescents and families with adolescents. The teen years are such a layered and sometimes difficult period in life that often impacts the entire family, I enjoy helping families to better communicate and connect in order to preserve and improve family functioning.
I am experienced in the areas of addiction/recovery, anxiety, depression, stress management, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, life transitions, family reunification and reconciliation.
I work with individuals and families through a multitude of issues. I enjoy working with and am passionate about adolescents and families with adolescents. The teen years are such a layered and sometimes difficult period in life that often impacts the entire family, I enjoy helping families to better communicate and connect in order to preserve and improve family functioning.
Kat Darger
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Eastlake, Seattle, WA 98102 (Online Only)
I have a special interest in working with anxiety and nervous system dysregulation, attachment and relational issues, ecological grief and distress, life transitions and existential despair, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).
Do you get thrown off center easily? Are you noticing patterns in your life you’d like to change, or experiencing despair, shame, or anxiety about who you are and what your life looks and feels like? We are shaped by the world around us, influenced by our experiences and relationships with not only other people, but with animals, plants, places, and all of the nonhuman world. We all experience pain and weather grief and loss, sometimes in hidden or unacknowledged ways. Therapy can be used to bring conscious awareness to elements in our lives which impact or limit us.
I have a special interest in working with anxiety and nervous system dysregulation, attachment and relational issues, ecological grief and distress, life transitions and existential despair, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).
Do you get thrown off center easily? Are you noticing patterns in your life you’d like to change, or experiencing despair, shame, or anxiety about who you are and what your life looks and feels like? We are shaped by the world around us, influenced by our experiences and relationships with not only other people, but with animals, plants, places, and all of the nonhuman world. We all experience pain and weather grief and loss, sometimes in hidden or unacknowledged ways. Therapy can be used to bring conscious awareness to elements in our lives which impact or limit us.
Andrew Bryant
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Eastlake, Seattle, WA 98103
Finally, I have a particular interest in the treatment of climate-related anxiety, depression, and grief.
Therapy involves getting to know ourselves better - our beliefs, our feelings and reactions, our relationships, and the patterns we live by. I work with people who want to understand themselves better and make more positive life decisions. Many of my clients find themselves continually falling into negative patterns with friends, family, partners, academics, and career choices. Others struggle with confidence, self-worth, and an incessant inner critic. My work with couples and families focuses on increasing effective communication, and finding alternatives to negative patterns of interaction.
Finally, I have a particular interest in the treatment of climate-related anxiety, depression, and grief.
Therapy involves getting to know ourselves better - our beliefs, our feelings and reactions, our relationships, and the patterns we live by. I work with people who want to understand themselves better and make more positive life decisions. Many of my clients find themselves continually falling into negative patterns with friends, family, partners, academics, and career choices. Others struggle with confidence, self-worth, and an incessant inner critic. My work with couples and families focuses on increasing effective communication, and finding alternatives to negative patterns of interaction.
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Everyone has the innate capacity to grow through difficulties and my goal is to support and empower you to connect to your inherent inner resources. I work with adults struggling with life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, self esteem, divorce, stress, and behavioral addictions such as porn and shopping. I believe that growth occurs through caring, compassion and learning to reconnect with the wisdom of your body. We will build on your strengths and shed the negative messages of dominant systems. We will discover what you really care about to establish loving connections to yourself and others.
Everyone has the innate capacity to grow through difficulties and my goal is to support and empower you to connect to your inherent inner resources. I work with adults struggling with life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, self esteem, divorce, stress, and behavioral addictions such as porn and shopping. I believe that growth occurs through caring, compassion and learning to reconnect with the wisdom of your body. We will build on your strengths and shed the negative messages of dominant systems. We will discover what you really care about to establish loving connections to yourself and others.
Issues I work with include: anxiety, depression, life-transitions, spiritual/existential concerns, challenges due to a non-dominant identity, grief and loss, relationship distress, and self-esteem.
For optimal mental health, it is vital for you to feel seen, understood, and appreciated. I offer a space where you can experience a calm, attentive, nonjudgmental presence as you explore your concerns. My approach involves working collaboratively with you to set goals, noting together what your strengths are and what might be keeping you stuck, and exploring tools, skills, and perspectives that might be useful to you. In our sessions I will show up with curiosity, compassion, and a bit of humor, and I will encourage you to do the same. We will do all of this within the context of a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship.
Issues I work with include: anxiety, depression, life-transitions, spiritual/existential concerns, challenges due to a non-dominant identity, grief and loss, relationship distress, and self-esteem.
For optimal mental health, it is vital for you to feel seen, understood, and appreciated. I offer a space where you can experience a calm, attentive, nonjudgmental presence as you explore your concerns. My approach involves working collaboratively with you to set goals, noting together what your strengths are and what might be keeping you stuck, and exploring tools, skills, and perspectives that might be useful to you. In our sessions I will show up with curiosity, compassion, and a bit of humor, and I will encourage you to do the same. We will do all of this within the context of a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship.
Whether you're grappling with depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts, grief, life transitions or other challenges, I am happy to be a support.
Are you stuck in repetitive, unhelpful relationship patterns, impacting various aspects of your life? Together we can work to uncover the roots of what is happening. These behaviors often stem from a desire for safety and connection but hinder growth. Yet, everyone can evolve and thrive. Through collaboration, we can work together to understand the causes, paving the way for healthier relationships and a more satisfying life. I offer a safe space for exploration, whether in-person or through telehealth sessions, with evidence-based tools and approaches such as EMDR, EFT, and relational psychodynamic therapy.
Whether you're grappling with depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts, grief, life transitions or other challenges, I am happy to be a support.
Are you stuck in repetitive, unhelpful relationship patterns, impacting various aspects of your life? Together we can work to uncover the roots of what is happening. These behaviors often stem from a desire for safety and connection but hinder growth. Yet, everyone can evolve and thrive. Through collaboration, we can work together to understand the causes, paving the way for healthier relationships and a more satisfying life. I offer a safe space for exploration, whether in-person or through telehealth sessions, with evidence-based tools and approaches such as EMDR, EFT, and relational psychodynamic therapy.
I work with individual adults on a wide range of emotional issues, and have extensive experience in the areas of depression and anxiety, trauma, loss and bereavement, medical issues, relationship difficulties, and adjustment to parenting.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and have been working as a psychotherapist for over 25 years. My orientation is psychodynamic and relational, which means that I view psychotherapy as a collaboration between therapist and client focused on exploring thoughts and feelings as they emerge in the context of a therapeutic relationship. Ultimately, successful psychotherapy may alleviate suffering, increase self-awareness, help one enjoy a broader range of emotional experience, and enhance one's ability to engage more fully in relationships with others.
I work with individual adults on a wide range of emotional issues, and have extensive experience in the areas of depression and anxiety, trauma, loss and bereavement, medical issues, relationship difficulties, and adjustment to parenting.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and have been working as a psychotherapist for over 25 years. My orientation is psychodynamic and relational, which means that I view psychotherapy as a collaboration between therapist and client focused on exploring thoughts and feelings as they emerge in the context of a therapeutic relationship. Ultimately, successful psychotherapy may alleviate suffering, increase self-awareness, help one enjoy a broader range of emotional experience, and enhance one's ability to engage more fully in relationships with others.
I specialize in working with individuals and couples facing life transitions, emotional disturbance, premarital therapy, marriage enrichment, depression, anxiety, life organization skills, family of origin work, transgenerational patterns, building interpersonal skills, communication skills, conflict resolution, infidelity, infertility, mindfulness, balanced life, co-parenting, low self-esteem, grief and loss.
As a marriage and family therapist I use a family systems approach based on gaining an understanding of how we think, feel and behave in the systems we belong to. I use an integrated approach, structuring sessions applicable to the client's needs; therefore, therapy is a collaborative effort and exchange. Both past and present life experiences shape who we are. Sometimes it can be difficult to navigate the many roles we play. It is my hope that I can help ease any discomfort or pain you experience in your families and relationships.
I specialize in working with individuals and couples facing life transitions, emotional disturbance, premarital therapy, marriage enrichment, depression, anxiety, life organization skills, family of origin work, transgenerational patterns, building interpersonal skills, communication skills, conflict resolution, infidelity, infertility, mindfulness, balanced life, co-parenting, low self-esteem, grief and loss.
As a marriage and family therapist I use a family systems approach based on gaining an understanding of how we think, feel and behave in the systems we belong to. I use an integrated approach, structuring sessions applicable to the client's needs; therefore, therapy is a collaborative effort and exchange. Both past and present life experiences shape who we are. Sometimes it can be difficult to navigate the many roles we play. It is my hope that I can help ease any discomfort or pain you experience in your families and relationships.
I also specialize in working with parents struggling with postpartum mood, grief and loss, and anyone interested in doing the inner work of knowing themselves and increasing their capacity for parenting.
I offer psychoanalysis/psychoanalytic therapy for overcoming anxiety, depression and emotional difficulties at all phases of life. For many, a starting place in therapy may be describing concrete symptoms of pain and illness in your body, and/or life stressors such as finances, relationships, responsibilities, social/political stress, disease/chronic conditions. These topical, real-world struggles are important entry points to your emotional world and your inner life.
I also specialize in working with parents struggling with postpartum mood, grief and loss, and anyone interested in doing the inner work of knowing themselves and increasing their capacity for parenting.
I offer psychoanalysis/psychoanalytic therapy for overcoming anxiety, depression and emotional difficulties at all phases of life. For many, a starting place in therapy may be describing concrete symptoms of pain and illness in your body, and/or life stressors such as finances, relationships, responsibilities, social/political stress, disease/chronic conditions. These topical, real-world struggles are important entry points to your emotional world and your inner life.
Liz Ulrich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Eastlake, Seattle, WA 98102
As a licensed clinical social worker, I help individuals with a range of life challenges. I have training and expertise in the areas of anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting support, creative blocks, grief and loss, work/school stress, trauma, and important life transitions. I view therapy as a collaborative process between therapist and client focused on exploring your concerns in an honest, active, and effective manner. Therapy involves sharing your thoughts and feelings, shedding light on and understanding relational and behavioral patterns, and reflecting on how past experiences may impact you now.
As a licensed clinical social worker, I help individuals with a range of life challenges. I have training and expertise in the areas of anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting support, creative blocks, grief and loss, work/school stress, trauma, and important life transitions. I view therapy as a collaborative process between therapist and client focused on exploring your concerns in an honest, active, and effective manner. Therapy involves sharing your thoughts and feelings, shedding light on and understanding relational and behavioral patterns, and reflecting on how past experiences may impact you now.
Welcome to Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching. I’m Faith Marshall CHT, and I’m glad you’re here. When used together, hypnosis and coaching are very powerful techniques for better understanding ourselves and making lasting changes. I am a certified Medical Hypnotherapist, specializing in Stress, Sleep and Pain Management. My passion is helping clients with Dementia & Parkinson's families providing education, resources, and hypnosis as support for caregivers and families. My services bring comfort and peace of mind, and even show families how to allow joy to be present the journey. And Remember When you feel the beat...DANCE!
Welcome to Awakenings Hypnosis & Coaching. I’m Faith Marshall CHT, and I’m glad you’re here. When used together, hypnosis and coaching are very powerful techniques for better understanding ourselves and making lasting changes. I am a certified Medical Hypnotherapist, specializing in Stress, Sleep and Pain Management. My passion is helping clients with Dementia & Parkinson's families providing education, resources, and hypnosis as support for caregivers and families. My services bring comfort and peace of mind, and even show families how to allow joy to be present the journey. And Remember When you feel the beat...DANCE!
Jennifer Boyce-McNeill
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Eastlake, Seattle, WA 98102 (Online Only)
Psychotherapy provides a safe place to create positive changes and a more meaningful and joyful life. Together we will explore patterns and past hurts that may be keeping you stuck in order to move forward to achieve balance and improve relationships in your life. I offer tools and strategies to help you better understand, communicate, and connect with those you love. I believe in the inner wisdom and strength within each of us, and the potential we all have for creating the life we want.
Psychotherapy provides a safe place to create positive changes and a more meaningful and joyful life. Together we will explore patterns and past hurts that may be keeping you stuck in order to move forward to achieve balance and improve relationships in your life. I offer tools and strategies to help you better understand, communicate, and connect with those you love. I believe in the inner wisdom and strength within each of us, and the potential we all have for creating the life we want.
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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.