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Grief counselors and therapists in La Mesa, CA
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Top grief and loss counseling therapists in La Mesa, CA
La Mesa residents grieving a loss can access talk therapy focused on bereavement and unresolved grief through Headway's extensive provider network. Our therapists incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy to support your healing journey at your own pace.
“I have over 40 years of experience working with individuals and children experiencing depression, grief and life challenges.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Open-minded, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 12 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I want all of my clients to strenghten their personal development tools so that eventually they can become more self-aware and self-correcting.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Challenging, Creative, Warm
Accepts 12 insurance carriers
“My goal isn't simply to help you feel better, it's to help you understand yourself more deeply, strengthen your relationships, and develop practical tools that create lasting change.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression
Empowering, Energetic, Warm
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Whether you're a professional navigating workplace stress and burnout, an athlete managing performance pressure, or someone carrying more responsibility than most, therapy can help you find your footing without sacrificing what you've built. I have particular expertise working with first responders, healthcare workers, and professionals in high-stress fields who carry the emotional weight of demanding work — and who need support that meets them where they actually are. I also work with adolescents and young athletes navigating the mental and emotional demands of competitive sport — from performance anxiety and burnout to the pressure of trying to reach the next level.
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Men's issues, PTSD
Creative, Holistic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My approach is active, collaborative, and deeply grounded in the present moment. I believe therapy should be more than just a place to vent; it should be a strategic partnership where you reclaim your life.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions
Holistic, Participatory, Solution-oriented
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
“I create an environment where you can face your discomfort without judgment. You will be able to work through your deepest fears, biggest traumas, and hardest decisions in my office.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Inquisitive, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
“I prioritize creating a space where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood without judgement.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues
Empowering, Inquisitive, Warm
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
I have a decade of experience treating adults and adolescents. I take a holistic and trauma-informed approach to mental health care. My therapeutic approach is integrative, person-centered, solution-focused, mindfulness-based, and CBT-based. I am a bilingual Latina clinician with an emphasis on the BIPOC experience.
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues
Direct, Empowering, Open-minded
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
“Therapy with me is not about pushing or fixing—it's about understanding your patterns, restoring internal trust, and creating more ease in how you relate to yourself and others.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions
Challenging, Empowering, Holistic
Accepts 10 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I blend evidenced-based approaches steeped in acceptance and non-avoidance, with kindness, humor, art/creativity, and a DIY/punk ethos to empower commitments to growth and change.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Creative, Direct, Humorous
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I provide a trauma-informed, whole-person approach that integrates somatic work and mindfulness to support deep and lasting healing.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Family issues
Empowering, Holistic, Warm
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“Mark is a supportive, perceptive and skilled therapist, offering a safe therapeutic space, and capable of being fully present with his clients.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Humorous, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Theresa Russell - Porta Verum Psychotherapy Services
Therapist
Virtual & in-person • 8.1 mi away • San Diego, CA
“My own experience with therapy helped shape my interest in this work. While talk therapy benefited me in many ways, I sensed there was more beneath the surface...”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Identity issues
Inquisitive, Participatory, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“Direct, Warm, Inquisitive and Critical questions that are focused on identity development in the family individual or couple system.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Empowering, Inquisitive, Warm
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
“My style is warm, collaborative, and culturally responsive. As a Mexican-American Latina and daughter of immigrant parents, I understand how culture, family expectations, and lived experiences can shape emotional well-being.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Empowering, Humorous, Open-minded
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
Hello, and welcome! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in San Diego, CA. I specialize in helping individuals overcome the lasting effects of childhood experiences, as well as present traumas they may be facing. I have worked with adults, children and families in a variety of settings. I have provided space for people during the toughest of life transitions while teaching them tools to cope with the overwhelming emotions of grief and trauma. I’d like to be there for you too!
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Panic disorders
Creative, Holistic, Warm
Accepts 10 insurance carriers
“I listen first and prescribe thoughtfully. Before recommending medication, I want to understand the full picture...”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues
Direct, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 13 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I believe this gives me a unique perspective on how individuals, couples and families deal with the stressors associated with immigration and acculturation, multi-ethnic relationships, intergenerational conflicts, life transitions and other...”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care
Empowering, Open-minded, Participatory
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
I genuinely like people, have always love to help ,
Will take my clients through the therapeutic process, with empathy and care for their experience in therapy to be a positive one.
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Empowering, Energetic, Solution-oriented
Accepts 15 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I still consider it a rare privilege to sit with clients in this work, especially those carrying grief, navigating a shifting health picture, or trying to rebuild a relationship that no longer fits the life they want.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQIA+
Empowering, Inquisitive, Open-minded
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“With over fifteen years of clinical experience, I focus on individual, couples, and family therapy for adults 18 and older.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Humorous, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
“I will meet you in these difficult places and we will walk together, helping you break through to find hope, power, connection and energy.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care
Empowering, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 14 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
My name is Charles Wigle (pronounced "Why-gull") and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 35 years of experience. I work with individual adults.
I like to work with people who are experiencing a life transition such as in the areas of career or new life path, relationship and family structure such as divorce, empty nest and estrangement, health challenges, and later life issues such as loss, retirement, life review and search for meaning.
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Men's issues, Panic disorders
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 14 insurance carriers
“I support perfectionists, empaths, and high achievers facing complex trauma, PTSD, unrelenting anxiety, chronic stress, and attachment challenges.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression, Identity issues
Affirming, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 1 insurance carrier
“My goal is for clients to leave sessions with greater clarity, resilience, and confidence in their ability to create meaningful change.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Affirming, Inquisitive, Warm
Accepts 10 insurance carriers
“I have navigated a wide range of life events—from adolescence to college, complex relationships, infertility, pregnancy, perimenopause, menopause, the impact of COVID, being a first responder, racial discrimination, and career transitions.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Affirming, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I create a safe, compassionate space where you can explore your inner world and reconnect with your natural capacity for healing.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues
Direct, Empowering, Participatory
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
“Grief, desperation, and self-inflicted suffering brought me to the point of reaching out for help many years ago and soon the seas began to calm.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Affirming, Direct, Inquisitive
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
“I am a bilingual therapist who understands the nuances of both cultures, and I am passionate about creating a warm, compassionate space where clients feel truly seen and supported.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Eating disorders
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
“The foundation of my training comes from Neo-Freudian thinking and practice, holding an optimistic view of personality development.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Inquisitive, Solution-oriented
Accepts 2 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I see you as a whole person; mind, body, and soul, and want to provide you with alternatives that conventional psychiatry practitioners often overlook.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Family issues
Humorous, Participatory, Warm
Accepts 13 insurance carriers
Hi, I'm Brian! I'm a licensed counselor with a background in holistic medicine as well. I've worked with a variety of mental health concerns, with my primary specialty being treating trauma.
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression
Empowering, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I provide a unique combination of psychotherapy and coaching that builds on individual strengths to improve personal, relational, professional, and family lives.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 2 insurance carriers
“My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and empowering, grounded in multicultural counseling and social justice education...”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Direct, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 10 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“Her goal is that the client experiences a safe, non-judgmental place in the therapeutic relationship where they can work through their "stuff" in their own personal journey of healing.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Inquisitive, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 14 insurance carriers
“I provide a space for you to bring whatever feels messy and share your fears, intrusive thoughts, and challenges without judgment or shame.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 2 insurance carriers
I am very honest, caring, real and genuine. Encouragement and support for their future journey.
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 11 insurance carriers
“My style is warm, collaborative, curious, and down-to-earth. Therapy with me feels like a conversation, not a clinical interview.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Identity issues
Affirming, Humorous, Warm
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I really love helping people identify purpose and create a clear and simple way to reach their goals, for the betterment of themselves and those around them.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Family issues, Identity issues, Men's issues
Direct, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My approach to therapy is client-centered and collaborative, focusing on integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) principles.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression
Creative, Humorous, Warm
Accepts 2 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
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About our therapists located within 20 miles of La Mesa, CA who help people navigate grief and loss
Number of therapists within 20 miles of La Mesa, CA
41+
Average years in practice
12 years
Top specialties offered
- 100%Anxiety
- 100%Grief or loss
- 98%Stress management
- 98%Depression
- 95%Relationship issues
Insurances accepted
- 100%Aetna
- 78%Anthem Blue Cross California
- 78%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 61%Cigna
- 59%Providence Health Plan
Languages spoken
- 90%English
- 27%Spanish
- 5%French
- 2%Arabic
- 2%Farsi
How they see their clients
- 98%In-person or online
- 2%In-person only
Provider gender
- 76%Woman
- 24%Man
License types
- 59%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 17%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 12%Clinical Psychologist
- 10%Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
- 2%Nurse Practitioner
Treatment approaches
- 100%Individual therapy
- 41%Family therapy
- 24%Child or adolescent therapy
- 24%Couples therapy
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