Grief
Grief Therapy in Houston, TX
Grief is not just sadness. It can be a disorientation of time, a hollowing out of daily routines, a sense that the world has tilted and will not tilt back. Some people cry without stopping. Others cannot cry at all. Some become busy; others stop moving.
We listen to how absence has reshaped your life, and how you are asked, by yourself or by others, to carry it.
How We Usually Work
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Weekly or biweekly 30–50 minute sessions.
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Online anywhere in Texas. In person in Houston.
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We look for patterns in how you relate, avoid, hope, and choose.
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If medication is part of your care, we coordinate with your prescriber.
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Insurance accepted (BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, UHC, Oscar).
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Sessions available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Farsi.
Getting Better Feels Like...
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It does not mean “moving on.” It often means learning to live beside the loss rather than inside of it.
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Moments of memory that wound less sharply.
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Laughter that returns without guilt.
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A story about the person or thing you lost that can be told without collapsing.
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A sense that life can expand again—never the same, but not only absence.
Burnout May Also Feel Like...
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Irritability or numbness
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Physical heaviness, exhaustion
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Difficulty concentrating
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Isolation from friends or family
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A sense of unreality, as if life is “on pause”
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Sudden, sharp reminders that undo you
Therapists Who Treat Grief
Adriane Barroso, Ph.D.
Dr. Adriane is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who helps adults experiencing grief, trauma, and crisis. She takes a thoughtful, non-pathologizing approach and offers online sessions in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Availability: Waitlist
Micah Rees, Ph.D.
Dr. Micah helps adults with existential concerns, spirituality, and identity, as well as life transitions, grief, and trauma. His reflective and insight-oriented approach is available online to clients across Texas, in English.
Availability: Immediate
David Latini, Ph.D
Dr. David affirms LGBTQIA+ and CNM identities and sees adults with depression, anxiety, and chronic illness. He often works with men navigating life changes and sexual concerns. Sessions are both in person and online.
Availability: Waitlist
Rebecca Boren, Ph.D.
Dr. Rebecca helps adults with anxiety, stress, health issues, depression, and grief. Her therapy style is grounded and approachable, fostering a safe space for exploration and trust. She offers online sessions.
Availability: Waitlist
Dennis Santana, Ph.D.
Dr. Dennis works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, and the transitions that come with aging. His style is curious and relational. He offers online sessions, in English and Spanish.
Availability: Immediate
Rose Signorello, Ph.D.
With more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Rose helps adults navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, and school or college stress. Compassionate and grounded in trust, she sees clients in person and online.
Availability: Immediate
Lorena Davis, M.S., M.Ed.
Lorena is a counselor and psychoanalyst who sees children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief. She provides culturally-aware care in English and Spanish, online and in person.
Availability: Waitlist
Shirin Rahgozar, Ph.D.
Dr. Shirin provides therapy for children, teens, adults, and couples, online and in person, in English and Farsi. She specializes in anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, grief, and relationship issues.
Availability: Immediate
Reading For Deeper Thinking
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Joan Didion. After Life. The New York Times Magazine, 2005. Read here.
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C.S. Lewis. A Grief Observed. HarperOne, 1961.
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Susan Sontag. Regarding the Pain of Others. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
From Our Journal
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When Grief Doesn’t Look Like Grief. Read Here.
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"Why do I Feel Bad Without a Reason?". You might not need to know. Read Here.
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It Takes Time: Why Therapy Isn’t a Quick Fix. Read Here.
Questions People Ask
Is my grief normal?
There is no one path. What matters is how it shapes your life now. We take your experience as it comes.
Will therapy make me forget?
No. Therapy helps you carry the memory in a way that does not undo you.
What if people around me say it’s time to move on?
We do not rush grief. We make space for the time it needs.
How long does grief therapy take?
As long as it remains alive in you. Some find months are enough; others need longer.