Grief Therapy
Grief is a deep sorrowful emotion associated with loss. While the loss of a loved one is a significant source of grief, other factors which may cause a person to feel grief are:
- Loss of job
- Divorce/breakup
- Health issues and or personal injury
- Loss of residential stability
- Adult children moving out
- Immigration
- Loss of safety
- Loss of bodily autonomy
- Imprisonment
- Gender dysphoria
- Substance use and recovery
- And many more experiences…
Frequently Asked Questions
What can cause grief besides losing a loved one?
Many experiences can cause grief beyond losing a loved one, including job loss, divorce or breakup, health issues or injury, loss of residential stability, adult children moving out, immigration, loss of safety, loss of bodily autonomy, imprisonment, gender dysphoria, and substance use and recovery.
How can grief therapy help?
Grief therapy can help you identify the stages of grief you're experiencing, process and release pain, and feel unstuck, while continuing to honor your loss and living your complete life.
How do I know if I need grief therapy?
If feelings of grief and loss are overwhelming your life, and support from friends and family isn't enough, grief therapy may help.
Do you offer online (telehealth) grief therapy?
Yes, I offer both in-person sessions (San Jose and Fremont, CA) and telehealth for grief therapy.
Does insurance cover grief therapy?
Yes, I am currently paneled with Lyra, Aetna, Optum, and Cigna. If you have different insurance, I can provide a superbill for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
What is the cost of a grief therapy session?
My rate for a 1-hour session is $185.
If your feelings of grief and loss are overwhelming your life, and no amount of emotional numbing and support from friends and family is helpful- grief therapy may help! Through grief counseling, you may learn to identify the stages of grief you are experiencing and how to process and release your pain and feel unstuck. You can continue to honor your loss and the loss of your loved ones while managing grief and living your complete life.
At Moonlight Marriage and Family Therapy, I understand that grief can be experienced and expressed differently for everyone. Therefore, the therapeutic interventions utilized in therapy sessions, will be catered to you based on your healing journey. Therapeutic interventions such as writing letters, empty chair therapy, and somatic/sensory regulation tools can help process unresolved grief. Whether you process and release your emotions through writing, singing, healing rituals, painting, or crying- I can continue to support you in your healing journey.