GRIEF
Grief & Loss in Houston and Across Texas
Therapy can be a way to cope with being human. If you're stuck in a story that you feel like you didn't choose, we can help.
What We Mean by “Grief”
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 stay with what is hard to feel without forcing shortcuts.
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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, and Portuguese.
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What Getting Better Often 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.
Therapists Who See Grief
Adriane Barroso, Ph.D.
Dr. Adriane is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who helps adults and adolescents with grief, life transitions, and emotional challenges. She takes a thoughtful, non-pathologizing approach and offers online sessions in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Waitlist
Micah Rees, Ph.D.
Dr. Micah is a psychologist who helps adults with existential concerns, spirituality, identity, and meaning, as well as life transitions, grief, and trauma. His reflective, insight-oriented approach is available through online therapy in English to clients across Texas.
Waitlist
David Latini, Ph.D
Dr. David is a psychologist affirming LGBTQIA+ and CNM identities, supporting adults with depression, anxiety, and chronic illnesses. He focuses on men navigating changes and sexual concerns. His thoughtful, nonjudgmental therapy is available in-person and online.
Waitlist
Rebecca Boren, Ph.D.
Dr. Rebecca helps adults with anxiety, stress, health issues, depression, grief, sleep issues, and life transitions. Her therapy style is grounded, approachable and relational, fostering a safe space for exploration and trust. She offers online sessions.
Waitlist
Erika Phelan, Psy.D.
Dr. Erika is a psychologist specializing in anxiety, depression, addiction recovery, trauma, grief, codependency, aging, and illness-related issues. For more than a decade, she has been offering collaborative therapy and online sessions in English and Spanish.
Immediate
Rose Signorello, Ph.D.
With 25+ years of experience, Dr. Rose helps adults and young people navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and school or college stress. Compassionate, and grounded in trust, Rose sees clients in person and online.
Immediate
Lorena Davis, LPC
Lorena is a counselor and psychoanalyst who sees children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, learning differences, depression, trauma, and grief. She addresses cultural complexity, providing therapy in English, Spanish, and French, online and in person.
Immediate
What It 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
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.
Crisis Notice
If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. You can also call 988 or text HOME to 741741.
You can find other community resources on our Community Resources page.