What We Treat
Compassionate, individualized care for grief and loss from licensed clinicians, in person in San Pedro or online.
Grief is a healthy, normal response to loss. It is the mind's way of processing the absence of someone or something deeply important. Grief is not limited to the death of a loved one. It can follow the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, a major life transition, or any significant change that disrupts your sense of stability and identity. It can take away our joy and leave us feeling desolate, and it rarely moves in a straight line.
Deep sadness and longing that can arrive without warning, sometimes long after the loss.
Feeling numb, detached, or unable to accept what has happened as your mind paces the pain.
Anger at the loss, at yourself, or at the world, along with guilt and "what if" thinking.
Difficulty with everyday tasks, work, concentration, or sleep as grief takes up so much space.
Pulling away from friends and family rather than leaning on them for support.
Fatigue, appetite changes, and a body that carries the weight of the loss.
Grief takes many forms and often overlaps with other struggles, and our clinicians treat the whole picture rather than a single label. Each area below has a page that explains how we approach it.
When the sadness of grief deepens and lingers, we treat the depression that can settle in after a loss.
Loss can leave you fearful and on edge about the future, and about losing more.
A sudden, violent, or traumatic loss can leave grief tangled with trauma, which we treat together.
Grief that follows a breakup, divorce, or estrangement, and the identity shift that comes with it.
Loss often raises larger questions about direction and meaning, and we help you work through them.
At Coastwise Health, our approach to grief therapy centers on meeting you where you are. There is no rush and no pressure to "move on." Our clinicians help you work through the full range of emotions that accompany loss, including sadness, anger, guilt, confusion, and even relief, without judgment. Together, we focus on finding meaning in your experience, honoring the relationship or life that was lost, and building a path forward grounded in hope and resilience.
A steady, nonjudgmental space to move through the emotions of loss at your own pace, with a clinician who understands grief.
Helps you make room for the pain of loss while reconnecting with what still matters and gives life meaning.
A way to work with the larger questions of meaning, mortality, and identity that loss so often raises.
For grief that stays stuck and impairs daily life, focused work to help you accept the loss and re-engage with living.
| Approach | Best suited for | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Grief-informed talk therapy | Recent or ongoing bereavement | Gives the emotions of loss a safe, unhurried place to be felt and understood. |
| ACT | Grief tangled up with meaning and direction | Makes room for pain while helping you reconnect with what still matters. |
| Existential therapy | Loss that raises questions of meaning and mortality | Works directly with the larger questions grief brings to the surface. |
| Complicated grief treatment | Grief that stays stuck and impairs daily life | Focused work to help you accept the loss and re-engage with living. |
Reaching out in grief should feel gentle, not overwhelming. Here is how it works at Coastwise.
We start with a short, private conversation to understand your loss and what you need right now.
We pair you with a licensed clinician experienced with grief and loss, not whoever happens to be free.
There is no rush and no pressure to "move on." Your clinician walks alongside you at a pace that feels right.
We work with adults and teens grieving all kinds of loss, whether it is recent or long-standing: the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, the loss of health, a job, or a way of life. We support ordinary bereavement and complicated grief alike, and when grief sits alongside anxiety, depression, or trauma, our clinicians treat the whole picture rather than a single label. Seeking therapy does not mean your grief is wrong. It is an act of self-care.
See us in person at our San Pedro office or work with a clinician securely online anywhere in California. Grief therapy translates well to telehealth, so you can find support in whatever way feels most manageable while you are hurting.
Grief therapy is psychotherapy focused on processing loss, such as the death of a loved one, end of a relationship, loss of health, or other significant losses. Therapists use evidence-based approaches to help you sit with grief, integrate the loss, and rebuild meaning while honoring what was lost.
There's no required waiting period. Some people start in the first weeks after a loss, others come months or years later when grief still feels stuck. Grief that interferes with daily functioning, sleep, work, or relationships, or that includes intrusive thoughts of self-harm, is worth addressing in therapy now.
Complicated grief, also called prolonged grief disorder, is grief that doesn't ease over time and significantly impairs daily life. Symptoms can include persistent yearning, difficulty accepting the loss, intense emotional pain, and avoidance of reminders. Coastwise's therapists are trained to treat complicated grief alongside ordinary bereavement.
We work with insurance, and many clients use their benefits toward therapy with us. Call (424) 536-3002 to learn how your insurance can help cover the cost of therapy.
Compassionate grief support is here when you need it. Call us for a free, confidential consultation.
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