Grief Therapists in Alphabet District, Portland, OR
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Graham Sterling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified
Verified
My interests include life transitions, sexuality, substance abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety, cross cultural issues,
grief
and spirituality.
It is my philosophy that each of us are on a path that encompasses understanding who we are in relation to our surroundings. Answers are found through interpersonal connections and within ourselves. It is my job to offer a safe, supportive space and the skilled assistance that allows you to discover your strengths and the tools necessary to overcome life's hurdles.
Waitlist for new clients
Natasha Anspach
LPC Intern, MA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
We all deserve to have our stories witnessed & responded to with empathy & care. This is why I am committed to holding space for those healing from religious harm, processing
grief
, & individuals who identify as biracial & monoracial Black, Indigenous, and people of color. As a multiracial & relationally based therapist, I recognize that engaging in therapy can be vulnerable if not intimidating & it is important for your full identity to be seen.
Not accepting new clients
Marney Hoffman
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMHC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am an experienced counselor serving people of different racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. As a therapist, I work with individuals, couples, adolescents and families with problems such as depression and sadness, anxiety,
grief
and
loss
, challenges in relationships, work-related issues, health related issues, as well as difficulty during transitional periods in life. As a person, I am an open-minded and nonjudgmental individual who enjoys working with people of different genders, orientations, and identifications. I am very compassionate but also utilize my critical thinking skills to help my clients reach their goals and begin to live life as they desire.
Not accepting new clients
Brittany Drosdak
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
Verified
I believe that meaningful change begins with a strong therapeutic relationship. I hope to earn your trust by creating a space in which you feel accepted, heard, and supported. My therapeutic style is warm, person-centered, humanistic, and trauma-informed. Over the years as a therapist, I have worked with teens and adults around depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, generational trauma,
grief
and
loss
, life transitions and stress, ADHD and neurodivergence, the LGBTQIA+ community and exploring identity.
Kar Pomerantz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
My practice commonly includes the treatment of depression, anxiety (symptoms of panic or general anxiety), the effects of trauma, repetitive self-destructive patterns,
grief
and
loss
(recent or longstanding), low self-confidence, stress management, body image issues, and creative blocks.
People's stories are one of the most valuable things we have in life. If you want to have a meaningful relationship with someone, you need to be able to understand your own story. Helping individuals to develop and enhance their personal stories is at the crux of my work as a therapist. We all have public and private lives, and I believe the power of developing the stories behind these separate selves is how people vividly change their lives.
Tera Hoffman
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have experience working with a diverse clientele and specialize in the following areas: anxiety, depression, women's mental health, pregnancy-related issues and family-building efforts, relationships, adult ADHD,
grief
and
loss
and career development.
I believe that each of us has an inner wisdom that can guide us through life's most difficult challenges. At times our inner voice is strong and clear, whereas at other times it is faint and obscure. Psychotherapy can help us discover and clarify who we are, what we need, the direction we want to go and the form we want our lives to take. I assist my clients in clarifying their thoughts, feelings, perceptions and values, ultimately resulting in positive changes in their relationships and lives.
Kimberly Woodworth
Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A, NCC
Verified
Verified
Are you feeling stagnant, stuck, or disconnected in relationship to yourself and others in your life? I specialize in individual therapy with the aim of using self and relational exploration, reframing, and evidence based practices to increase quality of self-concept, relationships, and life. Whether you are suffering from a big life cycle change, to depression and anxiety, identity issues, or perhaps
grief
, I provide a safe, inclusive and affirming space for individuals to explore and create a life that is more aligned with personal goals, values and authentic self. Healing, connection and thriving is possible.
Christopher M Bartel
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I provide individual psychotherapy to adults with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, family conflict,
grief
/
loss
, and post-trauma concerns.
I strive to establish a supportive, respectful, and affirming environment in which people can identify and explore thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and recurring patterns of behavior that may be interfering with their capacity to experience a fuller and more satisfying life. I place a high emphasis on the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and I offer a warm, relational, and culturally sensitive approach to therapy. I provide individual psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy services for adults.
The Couples Clinic of Portland
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
We specialize in treating individuals for depression, anxiety, trauma, body image issues, addictions,
grief
, relationship problems, low self esteem, identity issues, and more.
At The Couples Clinic of Portland, helping people is our passion. We get great satisfaction in helping people improve their lives and relationships. We know from personal experience how restorative and empowering good counseling can be. We are here to collaboratively help you work through whatever you are struggling with, and find your true, empowered self. We also know how difficult it is to find a therapist who has advanced training in couples counseling. As we are dedicated to keeping abreast of the most cutting edge techniques, you are certain to find help here for yourself and for your relationship.
Negin Marie Naraghi
Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Verified
Verified
At Rooted Self Therapy, I hold space for people facing all types of things that encompass our collective human experience. Some key areas that I support people with are: building inner trust and attunement to one’s needs, finding relief from anxiety through the cultivation of self-regulation and nervous system support, navigating
loss
and major life transitions, healing from traumatic events, past or present, exploring ways of living in alignment with one’s desires, and creating a relationship with one’s self that is rooted in compassion and acceptance.
Aaron Pomerantz
LMFT
My practice includes the treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma,
grief
/
loss
, identity concerns, and difficult life transitions.
With over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, I have found psychotherapy to be a powerful means to create lasting and meaningful change in lives. I consider myself to be an interactive, collaborative, and relational therapist and specialize in the treatment of individuals and couples. I am accepting new clients using telemedicine at this time. I am now in two offices, seeing Clients in Oregon and Colorado.
Heart Thyself, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
Verified
Narcissistic abuse is about the
loss
and damage of your identity. It is the psychologically abusive relationship you are in or the heartbreaking childhood you grew up with that has now left you suicidal and ashamed. Narcissistic abuse recovery is about discovering and reclaiming your identity and life purpose. It is about making you whole and empowered to live the life you would hope to live. It is about setting up boundaries and learning how to take care of yourself. Most importantly, it is about bringing generations of abuse and dysfunction to an end. We will get to the root of the issue. There is hope for your life.
Satya Gaia Grace
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CHT, RM, TRY
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
I focus on treating adverse experiences like childhood sexual abuse & incest, complex trauma/
grief
, dissociation, motherhood/birth initiation, and persistent health conditions.
I invite you to a safe and held space where transmuting pain and suffering into embodied medicine is the natural human experience. As a relational and earth-conscious therapist, I believe alchemy is human nature. I specialize in guiding people through fear and
loss
, dissociation,
grief
, and trauma. My approach is holistic and multidimensional, as I weave ancient philosophies, energetics, and metaphysics with modern quantum, epigenetic, and neurobiological sciences. I believe all ways we have adapted to survive are gifts we can creatively embrace.
Derrick Radford
Pre-Licensed Professional, APC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Derrick's primary focus is to help others reach their fullest potential by guiding his clients through self exploration, finding purpose, healing from simple and complex trauma, resolving relationship issues, processing
grief
and
loss
, and fostering resilience in connection with the ebbs and flows of life on Earth.
Derrick is a Native American tribal member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and a Depth Psychotherapist in Practicum in the state of Oregon. He is currently finishing his masters in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California. His Master's thesis, "Elemental Psychology: An Indigenous Perspective on Reclaiming our Relationship to Earth, Community, and Psyche" is fueled by his relationship to indigenous psycho-spiritual practices and healing traditions throughout Turtle Island and Peru. Derrick has found that modern humanity has a deeply conflicted relationship with the earth and community.
Jeff Whritenour
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I assist adults and couples with psycho-spiritual practices, relationships, parenting, life transitions, anxiety/depression, and
loss
. My practice is oriented toward psychological and spiritual integration. Through a combination of mindfulness, somatic and systems therapies, clients develop deeper relationship with all aspects of themself. Together, we'll help you access more Love and appreciation for parts of yourself you may judge harshly; and look for guidance from the Wisdom that you already embody.
Not accepting new clients
Emily Beloof
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LLC
Verified
Verified
I help women and couples heal and thrive. Periods of relationship challenges,
grief
and
loss
, identity transitions, and emotional stress can lead us to feel lost and alone. These times come for us all and can be an invitation to tend unhealed wounds, uncover intuition, strengthen relationships, and make brave and compassionate choices toward a life you love. I help women to transform inter-generational trauma into wholeness and vitality, stay grounded through fertility challenges and new motherhood, and establish healthy boundaries and nourishing relationships.
Debbie Bensching
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW, MSWAC, LICSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I guide the process to work through problems to enhance performance in activities of daily living in work, relationships, recreation & professional settings. Problem areas include difficulties with relationships: marriage / domestic partner, parent-child, divorce/ separation, parenting, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger,
grief
&
loss
, women's issues, habit disorders, addictions recovery: drugs, alcohol, food; ACOA, family members effected by addiction, trauma: post traumatic stress, rape, abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), and dissociative disorders. Also work with difficulties with sleep, relaxation, or under performing.
Annette R Rankin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I've had many years of experience providing therapy for individuals recovering from trauma,individuals who had developed habits of self-sabotage in relationships or at work for various reasons. Other areas of focus include depression associated with chronic pain, depression, anxiety and
grief
associated with custody and divorce struggles, couples who want to improve the way in which they communicate and partner, and issues surrounding phase of life transitions.
Not accepting new clients
Christine G Glenn
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Everyone needs to talk about their personal concerns, emotions, and life challenges. At times, it is best to talk to someone who is not a friend or family member. I provide a place and process for these personal conversations. I will support you as you resolve old issues and emotional blocks, find new insights and choices, develop new ways of coping and acting. I am interactive and supportive. I work with individuals experiencing stress/anxiety/trauma; depression; childhood and relationship issues; life transitions - divorce, the
death
of someone important, illness, and transitions of midlife or becoming an elder; ADHD.
Not accepting new clients
Dena L Shehab
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I approach my clients with interest and compassion, creating a relationship that fosters deeper self-awareness, personal effectiveness, and meaningful change.
The relationship developed in psychotherapy is an important resource, because it offers an opportunity to directly examine and explore these issues. I work with you to explore how your family history, life experience, and current stressors contribute to the issues that bring you to therapy.
For people confronting infertility and other medical issues, I offer support with decision-making, stress reduction, and working through feelings of
loss
. Third-Party Reproduction services are also available, including donor evaluations and recipient consultations.
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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.