Loss or Grief therapists in San Francisco, CA
Browse Loss or Grief therapists in San Francisco, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Grief
David Oretsky Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
It is essential to recognize that everyone's grief is unique - there is no right or wrong way to grieve, and there's no set timeline for the healing process. In our therapeutic relationship, I aim to honor your individual experience, provide you with a safe and non-judgmental space to express your emotions, and accompany you through this difficult time. By using a variety of therapeutic approaches tailored to your unique needs, my goal is to help you better understand your feelings, foster resilience, and facilitate the processing of your loss. Remember, grief is not a linear process, but a testament to the love and connection you had. You are not alone in this journey, and it's okay to seek help.
As a therapist specializing in grief and loss, I am here to provide compassionate support to those navigating the painful journey of losing a loved one. It is essential to recognize that everyone's grief is unique - there is no right or wrong way to grieve, and there's no set timeline for the healing process. In our therapeutic relationship, I aim to honor your individual experience, provide you with a safe and non-judgmental space to express your emotions, and accompany you through this difficult time. By using a variety of therapeutic approaches tailored to your unique needs, my goal is to help you better understand your feelings, foster resilience, and facilitate the processing of your loss. Remember, grief is not a linear process, but a testament to the love and connection you had. You are not alone in this journey, and it's okay to seek help.
14 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94115
Online in San Francisco, CA
Grief
Dr. Eric van der Voort
Psychologist, PsyD, CST
Grief results from many types of loss. A loss can be the death of a loved one, a breakup, losing a job, or a change in financial security. We can also experience the loss of our identity, purpose, ability, or level of functioning. Everyday life events, such as moving, can involve adjusting to a new city, culture, or trying to make new friends. This can mean grieving the loss of a life we used to have.
In order to successfully grieve, we need create new meaning in our lives. However, certain things can get in the way of this process. These “stuck points” might include anger and resentment, guilt, seeing the lost person or thing as being “all good” or “all bad,” or having difficulty talking about the loss.
If you are experiencing a painful loss and feel overwhelmed with where to start, your search for a therapist is a great step. Call me today so we can discuss how grief therapy can help you.In order to be the best version of ourselves, we need to grieve these losses and create new meaning in our lives. However, certain things can get in the way of grieving successfully. These “stuck points” might include anger and resentment, guilt, or difficulty talking about the loss. For those who are experiencing a painful loss and feel overwhelmed with where to start, your search for a therapist is a great step. Call me today so we can discuss how therapy for grief and loss can help you.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Lisa Chester-Schyman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We are all touched by grief and loss, yet each person's experience is deeply personal. Whether you're mourning the death of a loved one, facing a major life transition, or navigating long-standing losses, I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space to feel, reflect, and heal. Together we can make room for your grief and I will help you learn to live alongside it and find meaning and connection in the midst of change.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Shohreh ("Sho-ray") Schmuecker
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Experiencing loss can be one of life’s most difficult challenges. Grief brings a complex mix of emotions that can feel overwhelming and isolating. Whether you are mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or any significant life change, it is important to find a way to process your feelings in a supportive environment.
As a compassionate counselor, I provide a safe and understanding space to help you explore your grief, honor your emotions, and gradually find a path toward acceptance and renewal. Each person’s experience with loss is unique, and your journey will be approached with sensitivity and respect.
If you are ready to receive support and guidance during this difficult time, please contact me. Together, we can work toward restoring balance and hope in your life.
12 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Elaine Skoulas
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Grief is a natural response to loss, yet it often feels overwhelming and isolating. Whether you are grieving the death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, or a major life transition, therapy can provide space to process the emotional, relational, and identity shifts that follow loss. My background includes grief-focused training and facilitating bereavement groups, and I approach this work with deep respect for the personal pace and meaning-making that grief requires.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA
Grief
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 San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Anders Greenwood
Psychologist, Psy.D, Ph.D.
I enjoy helping clients accept and like themselves, organize around strengths, achieve greater emotional presence, think clearly, and let go of shame, guilt and old habits of emotional survival. I believe therapy should lead to better decisions, as well as improved quality of life and relationships.
23 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94104
Grief
Dr. Lori Lynn Mann
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, Psy.D.
I conduct individual and grief group therapy.
14 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Courtland McPherson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
Grief and loss are something we all face, but they are unique to each of us. I know loss can be challenging. From death, breakups, and job loss to aging, grief, and loss come in different forms. You are not alone; therapy can help you move through and forward.
17 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Dr. Christina Charlotin
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Process oriented therapy to address difficult feelings following a breakup or separation.
14 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA
Grief
Erin Powers
Counselor/Therapist, APCC 9590
I know how impactful and on-going grief can be. I utilize various modalities and offer emotional support in navigating the challenges that come with grief and loss.
6 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Jeremy Rhoades
Counselor/Therapist, MFT, LPCC, Harm Reduction Specialist, Psychedelic Integration Consultant
Loss or grief can be a great portal to being present. We can work with loss and grief directly to transmute the energy, so that you are not stuck in the story of the loss, but rather able to acknowledge the difficulty and see how it transports you into the next phase of your life. Or, if it is too difficult to approach it directly, we can slowly build acceptance techniques and see what tools help to mitigate the intensity.
14 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Brooke Taylor
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
Grief isn't only about death. For a teen it can be the divorce, the move, the friend group that closed ranks, the parent who isn't the same anymore, the version of their life that ended without anyone calling it a loss. Teens often grieve without the language for it, and without permission, the people around them are grieving too, or the loss doesn't look like one from the outside.
It also rarely looks like sadness. It can show up as anger, numbness, a sudden drop in school, clinginess or distance, or a teen who seems fine for weeks and then isn't. Grief in adolescence tends to come in waves rather than stages, and it often resurfaces later, at each new developmental step.
I work with teens through losses of both kinds: the external ones: a death, a separation, a major transition and the internal ones, the mourning of who they were, where they belonged, or how safe the world used to feel.
Together we make space for what they're carrying without rushing it. My work draws on relational trauma therapy, mindfulness, and somatic awareness, which matters here because grief lives in the body as much as the mind. The goal isn't to move your teen past it. It's to help them carry it in a way that leaves room for the rest of their life.
5 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
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
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94104
Online in San Francisco, CA
Grief
Julie Levin
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT
When you have a difficult family member, loss and grief are part of life long before anyone passes. You may need to mourn a parent who no longer recognizes you. You may need to grieve for the childhood you never got to have. You may need to grieve the dreams you had for your own child. Grief is a normal and essential part of this healing work. Expressing the losses and the pain make space for new thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors to emerge. My job is to hold a safe and sacred space for the tears, the anger, the heavy-heartedness, the nostalgia, and anything else that arises as you acknowledge what you’ve lost (or never had), and learn to hold yourself gently through the pain.
27 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Mary Ramatici
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, MSW
Grief and loss can show up in many forms, whether it's losing a loved one, the end of a relationship, or any other significant change that leaves you feeling like something is missing. I provide a compassionate space to process your grief at your own pace, without judgment or a timeline, so you can find your way through it while honoring what it meant to you. I've experienced the loss of a loved one myself, so I bring not only my professional training but also a personal understanding of grief, which allows us to connect on a human level through this process.
6 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Nikita Marina
Psychologist, Holistic Psychology and Coaching, Past Life Regression Therapy (IST), Spiritual Mentorship
A structured program that addresses, helps to understand and process grief in a holistic way.
13 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94102
Online in San Francisco, CA
Grief
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
Grief, if ignored, can disrupt your mood, sleep, concentration, and slow your life down to a halt. Whether your grief is from the loss of a loved one, tragic loss from a fire or crime, the end of a relationship, changes in your health or something else, therapy can help you skillfully navigate it at your own pace. I combine insightful, caring depth work with evidence based techniques that help you avoid emotional spirals related to heartbreak and loss. You can learn to hold it all in a way that allows you to find some peace and move forward.
35 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Dr. Jag Soni
Psychologist, Ph.D., HSPP, PCC, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
The weight of Loss or Grief can often feel like it has permanently altered your world. As a Ph.D. Psychologist with over 35 years of experience, I provide a compassionate, expert space to process the complexities of bereavement. We work to honor your loss while fostering the internal shifts necessary to integrate your grief into a life that can eventually feel meaningful again. Through secure Telehealth, I offer a private environment to help you move through the fog of loss toward a place of lasting peace. I invite you to reach out to schedule your first appointment.
36 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA (Online Only)
Grief
Diane Hough, LMFT — Integrative Therapy for Relationships & Life Transitions
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Grief can come from the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a home, an identity, or a chapter of life you weren't ready to leave behind. I offer a compassionate space to experience what you're feeling while gradually finding your way toward meaning, connection, and life beyond the loss.
32 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94123
Online in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco's extreme housing costs and the psychological toll of the tech industry — characterized by intense performance pressure, rapid layoff cycles, and boom-bust uncertainty — have made burnout, anxiety, and economic grief among the most common presenting concerns. The city has a historically significant LGBTQ+ community, and affirming therapists specializing in gender identity, queer relationships, and HIV-related concerns remain an important part of the local therapy landscape. UCSF Health provides world-class institutional mental health resources, while the city's dense network of independent practitioners reflects a culture that has long embraced therapy as a normal and valued part of life. Telehealth has expanded access significantly for Bay Area residents commuting from Oakland, the East Bay, and the Peninsula.
Loss or Grief therapists in San Francisco, CA Statistics
Loss or Grief therapists in San Francisco, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $203 per session. 98% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Psychodynamic Therapy (43%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (36%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$203
Accept insurance
36%
Offer sliding scale
42%
Gender ID
| 71% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 53% |
In Person and Online |
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| 45% |
Online Only |
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| 2% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 36% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 34% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 33% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 33% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 32% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 60% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 47% | Teen |
| 24% | Children |
Client Focus
| 62% | Women |
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |
| 43% | Men |
| 32% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 31% | Christian |