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Grief counselors and therapists in Laguna Niguel, CA
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Top grief and loss counseling therapists in Laguna Niguel, CA
Loss and grief impact everyone differently. In Laguna Niguel, Headway's network of 5,890 providers specializes in helping you navigate bereavement, whether you're grieving a parent, partner, child, or friend. Our therapists use proven approaches like Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy and acceptance-based interventions to support your healing journey. Start with a free consultation and find the right fit for your needs.
“I lead with warmth, genuine care and a strong desire to see and hear you from the deepest possible level.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, End of life care, Identity issues
Open-minded, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 3 insurance carriers
“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
“I listen first and prescribe thoughtfully. Before recommending medication, I want to understand the full picture...”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions
Direct, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 12 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and those exploring questions around identity, belonging, and connection.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Identity issues, LGBTQIA+
Affirming, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 1 insurance carrier
As a licensed therapist with both an MSW and a PhD in clinical practice and research, I bring a depth of academic knowledge and real-world experience to my work with individuals and couples. My approach is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and evidence-based strategies tailored to meet each client’s unique needs.
I specialize in helping people navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, emotional resilience, and self-exploration. Whether you're seeking personal growth or looking to strengthen your connection with a partner, my goal is to create a safe, affirming space where meaningful insight and change can emerge.
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Identity issues
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I believe in your ability to grow, heal, change. I ask you to be real, and I am real in return. I talk truth. I listen. I cuss sometimes. I crack jokes.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Challenging, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My practice and approach is informed by extensive training in psychoanalysis and experience in humanistic and existential therapies...”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Challenging, Direct, Warm
Accepts 4 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 enjoy working with creatives, the LGBTQ+ community, adolescents aged 15+, young adults, and folks who find themselves "starting over" in middle age.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Identity issues
Inquisitive, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I work collaboratively to create a supportive space where you can explore your inner world and come to understand yourself more deeply.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Creative, Inquisitive, Participatory
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I draw from psychoanalytic, cognitive, and eastern spiritual modalities, with a strong relational style.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Inquisitive, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 9 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My goal is to help clients build insight, resilience, and the tools necessary to achieve their personal goals and improve overall functioning and quality of life.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Holistic, Inquisitive, Open-minded
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I employ a humanistic therapy approach that is client-centered and tailored to your individual therapeutic needs.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Creative, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My approach blends compassion with evidence-based strategies. We'll look at practical tools for managing focus, organization, and procrastination...”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Cultural & ethnic issues
Direct, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 2 insurance carriers
“My approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and psychodynamic and attachment-based therapy. Because lasting change usually requires both structure and depth.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, End of life care
Empowering, Inquisitive, Participatory
Accepts 1 insurance carrier
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“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 8 insurance carriers
“I'm warm, direct, and a little bit stubborn about hope. I'll listen closely and I'll tell you the truth as I see it.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression
Direct, Empowering, Holistic
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
“I offer a space where you can feel deeply heard, gently challenged, and supported as you move toward meaningful and values-aligned change.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Family issues, Identity issues
Empowering, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 1 insurance carrier
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My goal is for clients to learn how to live in the present so that they can engage more fully in their lives.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression, End of life care
Humorous, Inquisitive, Open-minded
Accepts 1 insurance carrier
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I offer a space of sincere empathy and emotional safety to explore, learn and grow from discomfort and unease.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Affirming, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My areas of specialization are trauma and anxiety disorders, as well as depression and disorders of childhood/adolescence.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions
Direct, Empowering, Humorous
Accepts 1 insurance carrier
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your authentic self, I offer a compassionate and supportive space...”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Identity issues
Affirming, Direct, Empowering
Accepts 5 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
“I believe that no one should have to face life's challenges alone and that everyone deserves support.”
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 grounded in psychodynamic therapy, creating space to gently explore the stories, relationships, and experiences that have shaped you.”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression, Family issues
Inquisitive, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
“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 5 insurance carriers
“I believe in a warm, empathetic, and collaborative approach, where I listen deeply to both your words and your emotions.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Empowering, Participatory, Warm
Accepts 4 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“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 4 insurance carriers
“My approach to care is patient-centered, compassionate, and holistic. I believe in listening to each patient's concerns...”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Empowering, Open-minded, Solution-oriented
Accepts 8 insurance carriers
“My work is practical and collaborative: we look at the patterns in your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that are keeping you stuck, then build strategies that actually work in your daily life.”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues, Depression
Open-minded, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
I have over 7 years of experience working with depression and anxiety disorders, trauma, couples, and other severe mental health concerns. My goal is to create a comfortable, safe space where you can begin your therapeutic journey with confidence and without judgment. Together, we can openly explore what you want in—and out of—life. If you don't know what that looks like yet, that's okay. We can figure it out together. Your goals may also change along the way, and therapy should have the flexibility to change with you.
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Chronic conditions
Empowering, Inquisitive, Open-minded
Accepts 6 insurance carriers
“I bring a grounded, client-centered approach that supports stabilization, insight building, and long-term behavioral change, particularly for clients navigating co-occurring mental health and addiction challenges.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Empowering, Inquisitive, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
“Mi enfoque es ayudar a las personas a explorar y aclarar metas personales, así como reconocer sus fortalezas...”
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Relationship issues
Empowering, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
“I believe, given a comfortable, nurturing atmosphere and a compassionate therapist, growth is not only possible, it is inevitable.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Empowering, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I believe my role as a therapist is to assist you through difficult moments in your life with the goal of giving you the skills to use even after therapy is complete.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, Depression
Open-minded, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“I believe that when mental health struggles go unaddressed, everything else in life suffers — and that healing is not only possible, it's necessary.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Chronic conditions
Humorous, Open-minded, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
“I believe that every person has a unique story, and therapy should be a safe and supportive place to explore that story.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Affirming, Direct, Open-minded
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
I have a wide breadth of professional and personal experience with different age groups and populations, allowing me to easily connect with clients from the first interaction with warmth and compassion. I am highly adaptable in session, with a mix of humor, as well as softness with vulnerable and intimate spaces, in order to find connection and attunement with each client.
I specialize primarily in the treatment of eating disorders, as someone in recovery myself. My overarching goal for my clients is to encourage empowerment and self-compassion through autonomy and accountability. This is especially important in regard to your body and what you allow into your physical and emotional space. My priority for my clients is to nurture you. I want you to find ways to sustainability nourish yourself and those around you.
Grief or loss, Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, End of life care
Direct, Empowering, Warm
Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
“My goal isn't to hand you a diagnosis. It's to help you feel steadier, and to build something that holds up after therapy ends.”
Grief or loss, ADD/ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Cultural & ethnic issues
Empowering, Solution-oriented, Warm
Accepts 7 insurance carriers
“Multicultural and bilingual elements of my identity, and a history of enduring ethnic discrimination and immigration, significantly inform how I listen to my clients...”
Grief or loss, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Family issues
Challenging, Inquisitive, Warm
Accepts 1 insurance carrier
Offers free consultationsView profile and book
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About our therapists located within 20 miles of Laguna Niguel, CA who help people navigate grief and loss
Number of therapists within 20 miles of Laguna Niguel, CA
55+
Average years in practice
11 years
Top specialties offered
- 100%Anxiety
- 100%Grief or loss
- 93%Depression
- 87%Relationship issues
- 85%Family issues
Insurances accepted
- 100%Aetna
- 67%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 65%Anthem Blue Cross California
- 55%Cigna
- 51%Providence Health Plan
Languages spoken
- 95%English
- 15%Spanish
- 4%Farsi
- 4%Mandarin
- 2%Arabic
How they see their clients
- 96%In-person or online
- 4%In-person only
Provider gender
- 85%Woman
- 15%Man
License types
- 42%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 22%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 16%Clinical Psychologist
- 13%Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
- 7%Nurse Practitioner
Treatment approaches
- 100%Individual therapy
- 38%Family therapy
- 27%Couples therapy
- 16%Child or adolescent therapy
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