Loss or Grief therapists in Chicago, IL
Browse Loss or Grief therapists in Chicago, Illinois. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Grief
Mary Mesiha
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
Grief can touch every part of life—emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, a relationship, or a sense of stability, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about how to move forward. In therapy, you’ll find a safe and understanding space to express your pain, honor your loss, and begin to heal at your own pace. Together, we’ll work toward finding meaning, peace, and hope in the midst of sorrow.
27 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Allyson Stephens
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
Loss and grief can be really hard for a lot of people. I think it is important to understand this can be a trauma. I like to provide support and implement healing for my clients. I use EMDR, Somatic Therapy, CBT, and DBT for this issue.
8 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Allison Lobel
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I work with children, teens, and adults experiencing grief and loss, whether from the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or other life changes that bring feelings of sadness and disconnection. Therapy provides a compassionate space to process emotions, honor what has been lost, and find pathways toward healing. I also support families in navigating grief together, fostering understanding, resilience, and connection during times of deep change.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL
Grief
Jasmine Turner
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.Ed, MS, LCPC
Normalizing the complexities of grief is of the utmost importance. Everyone processes grief differently. In counseling sessions, providers hold space for the grieving client, while providing empathy, and helping clients regain strength as they heal.
4 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Sarah Fandel
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, LMHC, LCPC
I am experienced in working with loss and grief.
11 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Emily Blitz
Psychologist, PsyD
Grief is often more than sadness—it’s a signal of what mattered deeply, reflecting your connections, values, and past experiences. In our work, we create a supportive space to feel, reflect, and make sense of your loss. Approached with care and curiosity, grief can become a pathway to understanding, integration, and renewed connection with yourself and others.
12 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Jason Herr
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I specialize in supporting individuals experiencing loss and grief across the lifespan. With professional experience in hospice and a dissertation focused on grief and loss, I bring both clinical expertise and deep compassion to this work. I take a companioning approach to grief, recognizing that healing often involves retelling your story many times as you move through it. Loss changes us permanently, and grief is the process of discovering who we are becoming. Together, we create space to honor your experience, process complex emotions, and find meaning and resilience moving forward.
16 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Dr. Aretha Steele (Mindful Healing Counseling)
Psychologist, PsyD
Hello! If you're dealing with the heavy emotions of loss and grief, you're not alone. We specialize in helping teens and adults navigate through these tough times. Whether you've lost a loved one, a pet, or are grappling with any form of loss, we're here to provide a supportive space. Together, we can explore your feelings, memories, and find ways to cope and heal. In our sessions, you'll have a safe place to express yourself and work towards rebuilding a sense of normalcy. Your journey through grief is unique, and we're here to guide you with warmth and understanding. You don't have to face it alone – let's take this journey together towards healing and finding a new sense of hope.
(Note: We have specific therapists who specialize in this area at our practice. See our website for more information)
17 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Elaine Flockerzi
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
I specialize in Loss or Grief, as evidenced by my professional training, licensing credentials, and years of experience working successfully in this area of treatment.
8 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
Our background in understanding trauma is steeped in the care for transitions, grief and loss. We honor the spiritual, religious and or secular beliefs and experiences of the individual. We are trained as a Certified Grief Educator through David Kessler's grief.com program. We have extensive training and background supporting folks through complex and acute grief recovery. We also address grief that is part of trauma work. Please feel free to ask if you have questions.
15 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Dr. Kimberly E. Johnson
Psychologist, PsyD, HSPP, APIT
Unfortunately, we live in an age of excess uncertainty due to violence, natural disaster, disease, war and various health issues. Loss of loved ones or others close to us can lead to uncomplicated or complicated grief. I help clients accept and process the emotions and life changes caused by unexpected or anticipated loss.
19 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Online Therapy for Anxiety, Burnout & Life Transitions -AZ, IL, OH
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, LCPC
I provide compassionate support for individuals navigating the pain, confusion, and emotional weight of loss. Whether you’re grieving the death of a loved one, coping with the end of a relationship, adjusting to a major life change, or experiencing a loss that feels difficult to name, therapy offers a steady and grounding space to process your emotions at your own pace. My approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with gentle, strengths‑based guidance to help you understand your grief, manage overwhelming thoughts, and find healthy ways to cope. For clients who desire it, I also integrate Christian Counseling, offering faith‑centered comfort, spiritual reflection, and biblically grounded hope during seasons of sorrow.
9 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Subconscious Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapist, C.Ht.
Experiencing loss or grief can feel overwhelming and all-consuming. Hypnotherapy helps process emotions, release tension, and navigate the healing journey at your own pace. Sessions support emotional resilience, inner calm, and a renewed sense of hope while honoring your personal experience.
3 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Juliette Grantham
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
I'm Juliette Grantham, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist specializing in grief and loss.
Grief rarely follows a schedule. It can surface months after a death, arrive in waves that flatten you without warning, or refuse to look the way you expected. Alongside sadness there may be anger at the person who died, relief you feel guilty about, or a numbness that worries you more than tears would. Complicated grief, prolonged grief, and loss without closure, such as an estrangement or a death you never got to say goodbye to, can leave mourning with nowhere to settle.
I work psychoanalytically, which means none of these reactions is treated as wrong. Each one carries its own unconscious logic worth understanding: what this person meant to you, and what the loss has disturbed. When grief gets stuck, it often means something in it has not yet been allowed to be felt or spoken. In sessions we make room for that, at your own pace, rather than asking you to move on in the sense of leaving the person behind. Over time, grief that is given real attention tends to soften, and what remains becomes something you can carry rather than something that sits on top of your life.
If a loss has been harder to carry than the people around you seem to understand, I would be glad to talk.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60603
Online in Chicago, IL
Grief
Mind Body Connections
Counselor/Therapist
As a part of life, grief and loss comes in all shapes and sizes. We will support you through this life transition whether the loss is of a person, animal, relationship or phase of life, we understand the complexities and will honor your pain.
28 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60613
Online in Chicago, IL
Grief
Natalie A Shafer
Counselor/Therapist, MA, NCC, LPC
Grief is not linear, nor is it limited to death or loss. Any uninvited change can bring feelings of mourning and sadness. I offer a supportive space to help you process your experience and find ways to adapt and cope.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60607
Online in Chicago, IL
Grief
Merrisa Dawn Santos
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTMHP, CCTP
Dealing with loss and grief involves allowing yourself to experience and accept your feelings, seeking support from loved ones or a therapist, taking care of your physical and emotional well-being, finding healthy outlets for expressing your emotions, being patient with yourself as you heal, remembering and honoring your loved one, and seeking professional help if needed. It's important to acknowledge your grief, lean on others for support, take care of yourself, express your emotions, be patient with your healing process, remember your loved one, and seek professional guidance if necessary.
5 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Dr Calvin Young
Counselor/Therapist, PhD, LCPC
Grief and loss issues are impactful and important in the environment where I provide care. Grief and loss issues are evaluated in the context where they present and treated
30 Years Experience
Online in Chicago, IL (Online Only)
Grief
Dr. James R. McClymonds
Psychologist, Psy.D., HSPP
Are you stressed out? And is it getting harder to "just not think about it?" I specialize in helping people work through stressful transitions and high-conflict situations. Through individual or couple's therapy, we can work together to achieve the goals you've wanted, but have felt out of reach.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60603
Grief
Dr. Sam Macy
Psychologist, PsyD
Although grief and loss are inevitable in life, therapy can offer an unmatched space in which to work through these pains in a safe, calming, and memorializing space.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Chicago, IL 60605
Online in Chicago, IL
Chicago's size and diversity mean therapists here cover an exceptionally wide range of specialties, with strong representation in trauma, anxiety, depression, and cultural identity work across the city's distinct neighborhoods. The South and West Sides experience community-level trauma tied to violence and systemic inequity, driving particular demand for therapists who specialize in PTSD, grief, and resilience-focused work. The city is home to Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern Medicine, and the University of Chicago Medicine, with a large independent practice community concentrated in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, and the Loop. Chicago also has robust bilingual therapy communities serving its large Spanish-speaking, Polish, and Mandarin-speaking populations.
Loss or Grief therapists in Chicago, IL Statistics
Loss or Grief therapists in Chicago, IL average 17 years of experience and charge around $199 per session. 98% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (73%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (42%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (39%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$199
Accept insurance
54%
Offer sliding scale
39%
Gender ID
| 67% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 56% |
In Person and Online |
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| 42% |
Online Only |
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| 2% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 73% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 39% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 38% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 32% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 31% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 68% | Young Adult |
| 62% | Senior |
| 44% | Teen |
| 22% | Children |
Client Focus
| 61% | Women |
| 47% | LGBTQ+ |
| 44% | Men |
| 30% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 29% | Christian |