Online Loss or Grief therapists in West Des Moines, Iowa IA
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San Francisco Counseling Collective
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, LMFT, LCSW
At San Francisco Counseling Collective ("SFCC"), we walk with clients through the many dimensions of loss—anticipatory, sudden, or ambiguous. Therapy offers space to grieve, make meaning, and find ways to live with absence while honoring what was significant.
9 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
GRIS ALVES
Counselor/Therapist, Compassionate Inquiry, Trauma Informed Mindfulness Teacher
I guide clients through loss and grief with a trauma-informed, compassionate approach that honors the unseen currents of human experience. Drawing on my training and experience as a thanatologist, and the wisdom of ancient earth-based grieving traditions often lost in Western culture, I integrate ritual, ceremony, and embodied practices to help grief move through the body and psyche. Together, we explore the layers of emotion, memory, and meaning, as well as science based information on what happens to the body as we grieve in order to create a better understanding of our grieving process, as well creating a sacred space for healing, transformation, and a renewed connection to life beyond loss.
11 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP
Clinical Health Practitioner, Board-Certified Life Care Planner
This component help with processing emotions, build coping strategies, and find meaning and resilience during difficult transitions.
24 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
Cynthia Leslie
Pastoral Counselor/Therapist, MA, CPRS
Significant losses, such as the loss of a loved one, pet, or job can cause distress. Being able to talk about the loss and engage in meaningful activities can help people process the loss.
7 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Jennifer Francke Psychotherapy, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LIMHP, LPC, LADC, LMHC
Losing someone you love or experiencing a significant life change can be one of the most difficult and painful experiences in life. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or any other form of loss, the grief that follows can leave you feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about how to move forward. Therapy can provide the support and guidance you need to navigate the complex emotions of sorrow, anger, guilt, and even relief. I offer a compassionate, non-judgmental space where we can explore your grief and work together on healthy coping strategies. With approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to challenge negative thought patterns, Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) to cultivate self-compassion, and Narrative Therapy to reframe your relationship with your loss, I help you process your emotions and find meaning in your healing journey. Together, we can work toward creating a path to healing, rebuilding hope, and finding peace as you move through the grief process.
12 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
Mary Knoblock, DNH
Hypnotherapist, DNH, RTT Practitioner, Hypnotist, Holistic Naturopath Practitioner, Spiritual Counselor
We use all types of holistic methods in my clinic to help you navigate loss and grief, giving you peace, and freedom from pain and suffering.
11 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Eric Olsen
Life Coach, PTSD, Trauma Triage, BSc Social Sciences, DoD Career Councilor, SARC, DAPA, Pre Licensed Human Intelligence / Psychology, Life Coach. | Professional Support: LSSBB, PgM, Bluestone PMP,
We can work together to understand the space of loss and grief in your life and help you get centered again to find relief.
17 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Mun & Mind Therapy PLLC
Psychologist
Grief is a natural response to loss, but it is not limited to the death of a loved one. Individuals may grieve relationships, identities, opportunities, health, or life stages. Cultural and family expectations often shape how grief is expressed and understood. We provide a compassionate space to honor your loss, make meaning of your experience, and move through grief at your own pace.
2 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
NewBirth Counseling & Wellness Group LLC
Professional Christian Counselor, Certified Christian Counselor, Certified Life Coach & Consultant with a PhD in Psychology
Grieving the lost of a love one. We here at The 3rd Way C3 Group is here for you. Needing someone to talk with through your process of healing, we are here for you.
23 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
Amber McKinney-Morgan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW
Grief is not something to “get over,” but something to move through. Whether you’re grieving a person, relationship, or life you imagined, I offer a compassionate space to process your experience at your own pace. Our work honors your loss while helping you reconnect with meaning, support, and moments of healing.
8 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Pattie Vargas
Counselor/Therapist, CBC®️Certified Provider, Kessler Certified Grief Educator
Experiencing the loss of a loved one can be the most isolating time in our lives. After the meal trains end, the services are over, and the thank-you's have all been sent, we are often left to suffer in silence, leading to guilt, depression, and recrimination. This is especially true when the death was sudden and/or centered around less than socially acceptable manners of death, and often those around us simply don't know what to say or how to be around us. When we work together, there is no judgment on what you are feeling or how you are "progressing." Instead, we just process the way things are today.
5 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Candace Plattor
Drug and Alcohol Counselor, M.A. in Counselling Psychology from Adler University
In most families with addiction, there has been much grief and loss - and even more so if the addict has died.
35 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Kari Carter
Life Coach, APSATS certified, ACC, CPC, ADOH
Grief after betrayal is complex and often misunderstood. It may include the loss of trust, the loss of identity, the loss of the relationship as you believed it to be - and sometimes the loss of the marriage itself. This type of grief can feel disorienting and layered with anger, confusion, and shock. I provide trauma-informed support to help clients process both acute and ambiguous loss, honoring the depth of what has been taken while gently guiding stabilization and healing.
3 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Julie Cochrane - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Therapist
Hypnotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, RTT-T, Rewind Therapy Practitioner, Integration Coaching
Grief does not follow a timeline and there is no right way to feel. Sometimes what gets stuck is not the grief itself but a belief that formed inside the loss, things like guilt, the sense that we should have done more or the fear that to move forward is to leave the person behind. RTT works gently with these specific subconscious meanings, not to bypass the grieving but to free what has become frozen alongside it. I do not replace bereavement support or counselling. I work with people who have already been grieving for a while and feel that something underneath is keeping them stuck.
6 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Clear Path Counseling and Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA. LPC
Brad provides trauma-informed grief and loss counseling for individuals experiencing the emotional impact of bereavement, complicated grief, life transitions, or the loss of a loved one, relationship, role, or meaningful life circumstance. Grief can affect emotional well-being, physical health, relationships, sleep, concentration, and overall functioning, often bringing waves of sadness, numbness, anxiety, anger, guilt, or emotional overwhelm.
Brad takes a holistic and compassionate approach to grief counseling, helping clients process loss in a safe and supportive environment at their own pace. Therapy provides space to explore the emotional pain of grief, honor the significance of what has been lost, and work through the complex emotions that often accompany mourning and adjustment.
As an experienced trauma therapist and EMDR therapist, Brad integrates EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), trauma-informed counseling, emotional regulation strategies, and holistic therapeutic approaches to support healing from both grief and any underlying trauma that may be activated by loss. Therapy focuses on restoring emotional balance, reducing distress, and helping clients gradually rebuild meaning, stability, and connection in their lives.
Grief is a deeply personal experience, and there is no single “right way” to heal. Brad’s approach is individualized, supportive, and non-judgmental, allowing clients to process loss in a way that respects their unique emotional needs, beliefs, and circumstances. Together, you will work toward understanding the impact of loss, integrating it into your life story, and finding ways to move forward without disconnecting from what mattered.
The goal of therapy is not to “get over” grief, but to help clients adapt, heal, and carry their loss in a way that allows for continued meaning, connection, and emotional well-being.
Healing is possible. With the right support, clients can move through grief while rebuilding hope, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose and emotional balance.
28 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Anxiety Eliminated
Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist and Health Coach, MBA
Women who have lost a spouse have healed very quickly using my protocols. One woman was crying five times a week even after two years. Within five sessions all was resloved.
14 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
MJB Wellness LLC
Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist and Coach, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, Sex Educator, Certified Reiki
Many of my clients have come to me to get over the loss of someone whether through breakup, divorce, or death. Even when loss isn't the primary reason for them seeking my help, it is often something impacting the issue at hand. In all cases I have been able to help my clients let go and move forward. In hypnosis, we can have people speak with someone who has passed on, whether it is to exchange some final goodbyes, get love and support, resolve some old dispute or trauma. I've had several clients who had trouble letting go after a breakup and we have managed to get them to move on. I had one female client who came to me for a variety of issues. She had been through a difficult divorce and Cancer diagnosis while raising 3 young children. Throughout her ordeal, she had received immense support from the priest at her church but he had passed away and she missed him immensely. In hypnosis, we visited his spirit and she was able to feel again his love and support and get his counsel. As another part of her treatment, we were able to converse with her late father who had abandoned the family when she was a child, and release the trauma that he had caused. Whether you believe in spirits or not, the experiences in hypnosis feel absolutely real and are able to bring peace and resolution.
8 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
MindOverHealing Therapies
Hypnotherapist, CHt
Coping with loss or grief can be an overwhelming and deeply personal journey. Hypnotherapy offers a compassionate and supportive approach to navigating these emotions, helping individuals find solace and healing. Through hypnotherapy, clients can access their subconscious mind, where unresolved grief and pain often reside. In a state of deep relaxation, individuals can gently explore their feelings of loss, allowing themselves to fully process and release these emotions.
3 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Loss and grief are deeply personal emotional experiences that live in both the heart and the body. My work integrates psychoanalytic reflection and somatic awareness to support the process of mourning and integration. This work helps patients find meaning, continuity, and renewed connection to life after loss.
7 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA (Online Only)
Ingrid Sthare
Life Coach, CTLC, BCC
There are many losses. Death, jobs, relationships, etc. Our society doesn’t really have a plan to grieve loss. I created a program to do just that.
15 Years Experience
Online in West Des Moines, IA
Loss or Grief therapists in West Des Moines, Iowa Statistics
Loss or Grief therapists in West Des Moines, Iowa average 13 years of experience and charge around $211 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Loss or Grief (100%), Anxiety or Fears (84%), and Depression (80%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$211
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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Session Type
| 64% |
Online Only |
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| 36% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Loss or Grief |
| 84% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 80% | Depression |
| 76% | Self Esteem |
| 72% | Stress |
| 60% | Life Coaching |
| 60% | Trauma and PTSD |