Grief Therapy Houston
Grief Doesn’t End, But It Can Change
Grief therapy doesn't promise an ending. It helps the sharp edges soften and the weight shift, so loss becomes something you carry instead of something that runs your life.
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When Grief Feels Like It's Taking Over
Grief doesn't always look the way you expect. Some days it's waves you can't control.
Other days it's numbness, like you're moving without being in it.
You replay the same moments, wondering what you could have done differently, or wishing you'd said what's now left unsaid.
You don't feel like yourself, and you're exhausted from staying strong for everyone else, even when no one expects you to be.
And even when life keeps moving, something inside you feels like it stopped.
Grief therapy isn't about forgetting. It's about carrying this without it carrying you
When Carrying It Alone Gets to Be Too Much
Note: Our practice also accepts clients who don't have or want to use insurance.
What It Feels Like When the Grief Starts to Lift
You stop white-knuckling your way through hard days. You actually feel steadier in them.
You can talk about who or what you lost without bracing yourself first.
The guilt loosens its grip. You stop replaying the same moments looking for what you could have done differently.
You can hold conflicting feelings, love and anger, relief and sorrow, without thinking something's wrong with you for feeling them.
You have room to fall apart sometimes, and you trust you'll come back from it.
You feel more like yourself again. Not because the loss stopped mattering, but because it finally has somewhere to live inside you that isn't running the whole show.
"I stopped feeling guilty for falling apart, finally."
(A Different Kind of Therapy Experience)
This practice was built on Holistic Hope's founding belief: healing means tending to the whole person, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual, not just managing symptoms. And hope isn't blind optimism. It's having more than one path forward and the support to choose it. Grief deserves the same kind of care.
If you're tired of carrying everyone else while quietly falling apart yourself, this is your perfect place to start.
Make Room To Carry Grief Differently
Grief isn't a problem to solve. It's an experience your body and mind are still trying to process, especially when it involves guilt, regret, or a relationship that was complicated long before the loss.
Instead of being told to move on, you're given space to grieve at your own pace.
Instead of forcing positivity, you can feel the sadness and the relief and the anger as they come, even when they show up at the same time.
Instead of carrying it alone, you have someone steady beside you while you sort through it.
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and healing doesn’t happen by forcing yourself to move on.
Our work is grounded in grief-informed and trauma-informed care, with IFS, EMDR, DBT, and other approaches woven in when they help you feel safer, steadier, and more supported.
You don’t have to explain it perfectly. You don’t have to grieve in the “right” order. You don’t have to be okay by a certain date.
We’ll help you carry this differently at a pace that helps you come back to yourself.
Meet Your Houston Grief Therapists
“Hey, you don’t have to figure this out by yourself. I’ll sit with you, listen without judgment, and help you untangle what’s been weighing on you. We’ll make sense of it together so you can move forward feeling clearer and stronger.”
Training & Education
Licensed Master Social Worker, Texas (License #34749)
Under clinical supervision of Faith Larson, LCSW-S
- Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Houston
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Lamar University
Trained in
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Prepare/Enrich (Premarital & Couples Counseling)
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
Works with
- Teens, adults, and families
- Couples and individuals navigating relationship challenges
- Clients experiencing anxiety, trauma, and life transitions
- Parents seeking guidance and support
"If grief has put a strain on your relationships, especially when people around you don't understand why you're 'still' grieving, we can work through that too. You don't have to carry this alone or explain yourself to everyone."
Training & Education
Licensed Master Social Worker, Texas (License #114049)
Under supervision of Faith Larson, LCSW-S
- Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Michigan
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology, University of Michigan
Trained in
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Additional training in
- Psychological Safety and Anti-Black Racism
- LGBTQIA+ affirming care
Works with
- Adolescents, young adults, couples, and families
- Those navigating the child welfare system
- Clients working through complex trauma and PTSD
- Individuals exploring anxiety, life transitions, and relationship stress
- LGBTQIA+ identified clients seeking affirming, inclusive care
- Clients from diverse cultural backgrounds
“You don't have to keep doing this on your own. We'll work through what's weighing on you, including the guilt, the what-ifs, and the things left unsaid, so you can finally start to breathe again.”
Training & Education
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas (License #68686)
Board Approved Supervisor (LCSW-S)
- Master’s of Social Work (MSW) , Texas State University
- Bachelor’s of Criminal Justice (BA), Texas State University
Trained in
- Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Certified Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Provider
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Post Induction Therapy (PIT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Works with
- Adolescents, young adults, couples, and families
- Active duty military and veterans
Experienced clinicians. Down-to-earth therapy.
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What You Need To Know
Grief therapy gives you a steady place to process loss, at your own pace, without being rushed toward "moving on."
It helps sadness, anger, guilt, and relief make sense together.
Time alone doesn't always move grief.
It just sits there, unprocessed, while you keep functioning around it.
Grief therapy gives that weight somewhere to actually go.
No. You set the pace here.
If something feels like too much, we slow down.
You always have a say in what we cover and when.
Not at all. Grief doesn't come with an expiration date.
Whether it's been months or years, there's still real benefit in working through what's stayed stuck.
Grief shows up after divorce, miscarriage, job loss, estrangement, or any major loss of identity or future you expected.
If it feels like grief, it's worth bringing here.
Yes. Guilt is one of the most common things we work through in grief therapy.
Whether it's about what you said, didn't say, or couldn't control.
Many clients notice early relief in how heavy each day feels.
Deeper shifts, like less guilt and more steadiness, build over time as you keep working through it.
We use many methods.
Grief-informed, trauma-informed care is always the foundation here.
We also integrate IFS, EMDR, DBT, and other evidence-based approaches whenever they're genuinely useful for you specifically.
Yes. We accept Aetna, BCBS and UnitedHealth/Optum.
We also offer sliding scale options and support out-of-network reimbursement.
For full privacy, direct cash payment is also available.
Start by submitting the appointment request form.
You'll speak with a real person on our team about what you're carrying.
Then we'll schedule your first session at your pace.
You're Allowed to Stop Struggling
You've been the strong one for long enough. Here, you get to set that down, even just for an hour. One conversation is all it takes to start finding your way back to steady ground, and back to yourself.