Whether you’re newly grieving, stuck in pain that won’t let go, or grieving something the world doesn’t always recognize as a loss — our licensed grief counselors in Carrollton, TX walk through it with you.
A Place to Grieve
Grief doesn’t follow the neat five-stage timeline most of us were taught. It’s not linear. It comes in waves. It hits at random — a song, a smell, a holiday, an empty seat at the table. Some days you’re functional, some days you’re not, and both are normal.
What grief counseling at Let’sTalk! Counseling in Carrollton offers is space — to feel what you’re feeling without explanation, to make sense of a loss that may not make sense, and to slowly find your way to a life that includes the loss instead of being defined by it. Our licensed grief counselors are trained in complicated grief therapy, meaning-centered approaches, and EMDR for traumatic or sudden loss.
We work with adults and adolescents grieving every kind of loss — recent or decades old, expected or sudden, mainstream or disenfranchised. If your grief is complicated by trauma, we can also draw on our trauma therapy and EMDR therapy work. There’s no “right way” to grieve, and there’s no expiration date on getting support.
Grief shows up around many kinds of loss — not just death. If your grief feels invisible to other people, that’s called disenfranchised grief, and it’s just as real.
There’s no single “grief therapy” that works for everyone. Your therapist will draw from these methods based on your loss, your support system, and how grief is showing up in your life right now.
For grief that’s gotten stuck — when years pass and the loss still feels acute, or when grief has merged with depression. CGT is a structured, evidence-based approach with strong research support for shifting grief that hasn’t moved on its own.
Often the hardest part of grief isn’t the sadness — it’s the way a loss can shake your sense of meaning, identity, and what comes next. Meaning-centered work helps you tell the story of who you’ve lost, what that loss did, and who you’re becoming.
When a loss was sudden, violent, or witnessed, grief and trauma get tangled together. EMDR helps your brain process the trauma piece so the grief itself can move — without flashbacks or intrusive images getting in the way.
Our licensed therapists have years of experience holding space for grief — including the kinds of grief that don’t fit the typical mold.
There’s no “should” in grief work. Here’s how we typically structure sessions — but we’ll always let your needs lead.
A short call to understand what you’re grieving, answer questions, and match you with a therapist whose specialty fits your loss.
The first few sessions are often about telling the story — who you lost, what they meant, what’s been happening since. You don’t have to be “ready.” You just have to show up.
Depending on your needs, we may use Complicated Grief Therapy, narrative work, EMDR for traumatic memories, or simple supportive counseling. Sessions are usually weekly.
Grief doesn’t fully “go away” — but it can soften, integrate, and stop being the only thing in the room. Later sessions focus on rebuilding meaning, identity, and connection.
Grief revisits — anniversaries, holidays, milestones. Many clients come back for occasional sessions around those waves. The door is open.
In-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum, TRICARE, Magellan Health, Beacon Health, and Humana. Self-pay options and superbills available. See current rates and insurance details — or reach out and we’ll verify your benefits before your first session.
The questions people ask before reaching out. Yours not here? Just give us a call.
For most people, supportive grief counseling — talking through the loss with a trained therapist — is enough to help grief move naturally. For grief that’s stuck, complicated, or tangled with trauma, the evidence base points to Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT), which has been shown to outperform standard depression treatment for prolonged grief. EMDR is highly effective for traumatic or sudden loss. The “best” therapy is really the one matched to your specific grief — your therapist will adjust as the work progresses.
Self-pay grief counseling in the Carrollton/DFW area typically runs $120-$200 per 50-minute session. With insurance, most clients pay only a copay — usually $20-$60 depending on plan. We’re in-network with most major insurers, which keeps cost predictable. See our rates and insurance page, or contact us and we’ll verify your benefits before booking.
Yes — for free or low-cost options, look at hospice bereavement programs (most local hospices offer free counseling for 13+ months after a loss, even if your loved one wasn’t in their care), GriefShare support groups at local churches, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988), and university training clinics with sliding-scale fees. We’re a private practice, so we charge for sessions, but we accept most insurance and offer reduced-rate slots through our pro bono program when available. Reach out if cost is a concern — we’ll help you find the right resource.
There’s no fixed timeline. Some people need 8-12 sessions to process an acute loss; others work with us for a year or longer through complicated or layered grief. What matters more than the number of sessions is the trajectory — most clients start to feel some shift within the first 6-8 sessions, even when grief is still very present. Your therapist will share their best estimate after the first few visits.
Neither. People reach out the day after a loss, weeks later, months later, decades later. There’s no rule. Some clients come in fresh, looking for company through the worst of it. Others come in years after a loss because something — an anniversary, a new transition, an old memory surfacing — has made the grief active again. Whenever you arrive is the right time.
They share symptoms — sadness, withdrawal, sleep changes, low energy — but feel different. Grief is usually focused on the loss; you can still feel love, gratitude, and even moments of peace alongside the pain. Depression tends to be more global — flat, hopeless, with self-criticism. Grief and depression can also coexist, and prolonged grief can shade into depression if it gets stuck. Your therapist will assess which is going on and adjust the approach accordingly.
Yes. We offer secure telehealth grief counseling to anyone in Texas. Many clients prefer telehealth in early grief — it’s hard enough to leave the house some days. You can switch between in-person at our Carrollton office and online sessions any time. Outcomes are equivalent for most clients.
Our office is in Carrollton, with telehealth available across the state of Texas.
Virtual grief counseling sessions available to anyone in the state of Texas.
If you’re carrying a loss — fresh or old, recognized or invisible — we’re here. Reaching out doesn’t commit you to anything. It just opens a door.
