Grief & Loss Counseling

Grief is love with no place to go. Let's make space for it.

Nobody teaches you how to grieve. They teach you to "move on," to "find closure," to get back to normal. But grief isn't something you get over. It's something you integrate, learn to carry, eventually find space to live alongside. And it comes in forms nobody talks about.

Maybe you lost someone to death. Maybe you're grieving a relationship, an identity, a version of yourself that's gone. Maybe you're anticipating a loss (and that grief is real too). Maybe others don't recognize your loss as "real" enough to grieve. Maybe it's been years and you thought you were done, and suddenly the weight of it hits you again. All of that is grief. All of it matters.

At Discovery Counseling Austin, we create space for grief in all its forms. Not to rush it along, not to "fix" it, but to help you carry it, express it, honor it, and eventually build a life that includes both the loss and the moving forward.

Begin Your Grief Journey

You might be here because...

  • Someone important to you died and the weight of that is still heavy

  • You're anticipating a loss (a diagnosis, a life transition, an ending you can see coming)

  • You're grieving a breakup, divorce, or end of a significant relationship

  • You're mourning an identity, a life stage, or a version of yourself that's changing

  • Your grief looks like anger, numbness, or restlessness instead of sadness

  • People around you minimize your loss or don't think you should still be grieving

  • You've experienced multiple losses and they're all crashing together

  • It's been a while and you thought you were over it, but the grief is back

  • Nobody prepared you for how grief actually feels or how long it actually lasts

We honor your loss

Grief that's not witnessed can feel invisible. We see your loss.

We don't try to fix your grief or move you past it. We help you find words for it, feel it, express it in ways that matter to you, and eventually carry it forward.

Grief work often includes expressive arts, mindfulness, and just being heard. Whatever helps you process is what we'll work with.

Grief doesn't follow a script, and neither does grief therapy. Your therapist may draw from:

  • Client-centered therapy: You lead, we follow. Your grief doesn't follow a timeline or a "right way." We honor your process.

  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): Building a meaningful life while holding grief. You don't have to "get over it" to move forward.

  • Somatic and body-based work: Grief lives in the body. Sometimes it needs to be felt and expressed physically, not just talked about.

  • Mindfulness and grounding: Tools to help you be present with your grief without drowning in it.

  • Expressive Arts: Writing, art, music, or movement to express what words can't quite reach.

Your therapist will talk with you about what combination feels right. There's no one-size-fits-all protocol here.

What grief therapy actually looks like

There's no script for grief therapy. Some sessions you'll cry. Some sessions you'll be angry. Some sessions you'll laugh remembering something beautiful. All of that is welcome.

Your therapist will meet you wherever you are that day. We don't follow a stages-of-grief model (grief isn't that tidy). We follow you. Sessions are available both in person at our Austin office and virtually across Texas.

You need someone who gets it

Working with someone who understands loss, who doesn't rush you, who sees your grief as an expression of love, changes everything. We carefully match you with a grief-trained therapist whose style feels right for how you grieve.

Find a Grief Counselor

Questions we hear often

  • There's no timeline. Some people describe grief as something that lessens over time but doesn't go away. Others find it comes back in waves, especially on anniversaries or during holidays. The goal isn't to stop grieving. It's to eventually be able to hold the grief and still live your life.

  • Absolutely. Grief shows up as anger, numbness, guilt, even rage. Some people never feel the sadness that movies show. Grief is individual and however it appears for you is valid.

  • No. We work with all kinds of grief: loss of a relationship, loss of a life you thought you'd have, loss of an identity, anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief (losses that others don't recognize). If you're grieving, we're here.

  • That pressure is often coming from everyone around you, not from grief itself. There is no "by now." Our job is to help you process your grief in whatever time it takes, without the guilt of "taking too long."

  • Both. Virtual and in-person therapy in Austin, both work well for grief work. You choose what feels right.

  • Yes, we're in-network with several major insurance plans. Sessions range from $75 to $190 depending on your clinician. Learn more on our Cost & Coverage page.

Your grief is your love

The depth of your grief reflects how much you cared, how much that person or identity or life mattered. That's not something to move past. That's something to honor.

We're here to help you carry that loss, to process it, to eventually find ways to live that honor both the grief and the rest of your life. You don't have to do it alone, and you don't have to do it on anyone else's timeline.

Let's make space for your loss together.

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