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Grief counselors and therapists in Pittsburgh, PA


Top grief and loss counseling therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh's compassionate mental health community includes providers trained in Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy, acceptance-based approaches, and supportive bereavement counseling. Headway makes finding the right grief counselor accessible—choose from 1,671 licensed providers, schedule virtually or in-person, and work with your insurance to minimize out-of-pocket costs.
With 8 years of experience in the mental health field, I firmly believe in the parity of mental and physical health. Life often leads us into dark tunnels, and my role in therapy is to guide individuals toward the light at the end of those tunnels.
I take a warm, empathetic, and direct approach to working my clients. I believe that people can be incredibly resilient when they put their minds to it. Together, we can tap into your potential to strengthen your competence and tackle your goals. I will fight for you to rid yourself of unhelpful patterns and narrow the gap to the life you desire.
I specialize in helping adults struggling with binge eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting, body image concerns, and anorexia or bulimia. My approach is compassionate, evidence-based, and focused on helping clients build a healthier relationship with food and their bodies. If you are tired of living with your eating disorder, let's work together to hand over the eviction notice!
Hello I am Clyde who wants to ensure you receive the best treatment you can, offering treatment in a safe space, nonjudgmental, honest, confidential, timely warm, kind, considerate, professional, ethical, skillful, relevant, current way. Look forward to getting to know you.
For more than 30 years, I have been helping children, adults, and families navigate life’s challenges, heal from difficult experiences, and build stronger, healthier relationships. I am passionate about working with individuals who have experienced trauma, significant life stressors, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, and major life transitions.
I believe healing happens when people feel truly seen, heard, and understood. My goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where clients can explore their experiences, discover their strengths, and develop a greater sense of peace, resilience, and self-confidence.
I earned my Master of Social Work from Temple University and my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Catawba College. Throughout my career, I have remained committed to meeting each client where they are and helping them create meaningful, lasting change.
I have spent most of my professional life helping people manage stress, burnout, trauma, change, and the general emotional chaos that comes with being human. With a background spanning clinical counseling, higher education, leadership development, special education, and mental health advocacy, I bring both deep expertise and genuine relatability to the therapy process. I have presented nationally on topics like compassion fatigue, resilience, and trauma, but believe some of the best therapeutic work still happens in simple, honest conversations where people finally feel heard.
Hi! I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 14 years of experience helping people navigate some of life's most challenging moments. My background spans addiction recovery, the LGBTQ+ community, and the child welfare system, including working with foster and adoptive families. As both a member of the LGBTQ+ community and an adoptive and former foster parent myself, these aren't just areas of clinical expertise -- they're deeply personal to me. I bring both professional knowledge and lived experience to my work.
What is your approach to therapy?My role is to support you, not to tell you how to live your life. I take a client-centered approach, listening closely to what you want to work on and helping you build concrete, achievable goals at a pace that works for you. I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), while also weaving in elements of ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to tailor our work to your individual needs.
What can clients expect from their first session with you?Your first session is all about you: your story, your goals, and what you hope to get out of therapy. I create a warm, judgment-free space where you can speak openly and feel truly heard. From there, we'll identify concrete, achievable goals and take things one step at a time, so that progress between sessions feels manageable and real.
Taking the step to begin therapy takes courage, and I believe the relationship between therapist and client is the foundation of meaningful change. I'm Dr. Kimberlee Kaercher, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and founder of Lumax Counseling Services, LLC. I hold a Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology and a master's degree in counseling, and I have supported children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families across school and clinical settings. I provide a professional, respectful, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel genuinely understood. My background is somewhat unique and informs everything I do. Years of experience as an educator and special education teacher, along with my training in forensic psychology, have given me a deep understanding of behavior, development, trauma, and the many factors that shape a person's life. I bring that perspective into the therapy room with warmth, professionalism, and genuine care for the people I serve.
Whether you are working to strengthen your relationship, healing from trauma, managing anxiety or depression, facing the challenges of a cancer diagnosis, or simply feeling stuck, you don't have to face it alone. I would be glad to answer any questions you may have and to talk with you about how we might work together. I look forward to hearing from you and supporting you on the path toward healing and growth.
My approach is highly individualized, blending creativity and empathy to tailor each session to the unique needs of my clients. I collaborate, working closely with clients to set meaningful and inspiring goals.
My name is Annah Mwaria, founder of Jabez Family Therapy. I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist, and trained Christian counselor. My passion is to assist individuals, couples and families deal with emotional and mental health issues and disruptive life changes. I love assisting clients to move beyond these challenges.
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with coping with grief and loss, the impact of a medical diagnosis and parenting issues. I have worked with children and families in a medical setting for over 20 years. I have also worked closely with individuals and families who have been touched by cancer. I believe in treating everyone with compassion and respect. I believe you are the expert of your life. We are all unique and have our own strengths.
I have over 30 years of clinical, counseling and administrative experience working with individuals and couples, addressing the unique issues related to their unique life experiences. I have extensive professional and personal experience with military families and veterans. I understand first-hand the struggles of grief and medical conditions that impact all aspects of life. I have supported chronically and terminally ill patients, individuals living with cancer or chronic medical diagnoses, as well as parents experiencing infertility, peripartum, and postpartum depression. Whether dealing with life transitions, parenting, depression, anxiety, or divorce, or simply seeking to express yourself and feel more confident, I am here to walk with you, provide insights, and support you toward lasting change.
About our therapists in Pittsburgh, PA who help people navigate grief and loss



- 100%Grief or loss
- 99%Anxiety
- 96%Depression
- 93%Stress management
- 85%Relationship issues

- 98%Aetna
- 91%Cigna
- 89%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 81%Capital Blue Cross Pennsylvania
- 71%Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network

- 99%English
- 5%Spanish
- 1%French
- 1%Haitian Creole

- 90%Online only
- 10%In-person or online

- 79%Woman
- 19%Man
- 2%Non-binary

- 49%Licensed Professional Counselor
- 37%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 7%Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
- 4%Licensed Psychologist
- 2%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist

- 100%Individual therapy
- 38%Family therapy
- 25%Couples therapy
- 14%Child or adolescent therapy
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