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Adam Alderson

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What is your go-to approach for grief & loss counseling?

My preferred approach to grief and loss counseling is both cognitively and conversationally based because I feel helping people change their perspective or restructure their thoughts in a gentle format helps them feel validated.

What tools do you teach in grief & loss counseling?

I utilize the following tools in grief and loss counseling:

  • Cognitive challenging
  • Cognitive refocusing
  • Cognitive reframing
  • Exploration of coping patterns
  • Exploration or emotions
  • Relaxation/deep breathing
  • Supportive reflection

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in grief & loss counseling?

I feel a client is making meaningful progress in grief and loss counseling when they begin to voice less sadness and regret and more acceptance and hope.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement grief & loss counseling?

Clients can supplement their time in grief & loss counseling with self-reflection time, sharing their emotions with their supports, developing new coping skills, or enhancing older ones.

What should someone do to prepare for starting grief & loss counseling?

To prepare for their first grief & loss counseling session, an individual can take an inventory of their feelings and emotions to help them focus on where they want to start.

Starting Grief & loss counseling in Richmond

What type of counseling is needed when a person cannot get over the grief of losing a loved one?

Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Thriveworks grief therapists in Richmond, VA have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.

How does grief and loss counseling work?

Grief and loss counseling isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your provider at Thriveworks in Richmond, VA will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.

Signs I should seek grief counseling

If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.

What counseling theory is best for grief?

There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they’ve lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.

Is grief counseling conducted in person or online?

Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does grief counseling last?

For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 360+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our therapists and counselors in Richmond accept 30 insurance plans

  • Adventist Health Associates | Employee Health Plan

  • Adventist Health Associates | Non-Employee Health Plan

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia Medicare Advantage

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | BCBS HMO

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | BCBS PPO

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | Exchange

  • CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia | BCBS HMO

  • CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia | BCBS PPO

  • Carelon

  • Carelon | Medicare Advantage

  • Cigna | Evernorth

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Self-pay costs at Richmond
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Hear from our clients

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Johanna listens very carefully to what I am saying and offers helpful insights. I've gotten a lot out of our sessions together.
Priscilla Sep 2025
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I have seen Mickey for years and she is the one thing keeping me here.
Austin Sep 2025
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I appreciate that connection that I've been able to establish with the provider. I also appreciate the sense of safety in being able to partake via telehealth (being in a safe space).
Timothy Sep 2025
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Great communication. Easy to talk to.helps me alot
Patricia Sep 2025
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My therapist has been incredibly patient, kind, professional, and willing to work with me through a lot of different issues. He introduced me to new therapy styles and using one modality in particular has been absolutely critical to my success. He's been flexible and accommodating with schedule changes and using zoom when needed, in addition to being professional and always ensuring I have what I need to help myself. I can't recommend Thriveworks enough!
Read more My therapist has been incredibly patient, kind, professional, and willing to work with me through a lot of different issues. He introduced me to new therapy styles and using one modality in particular has been absolutely critical to my success. He's been flexible and accommodating with schedule changes and using zoom when needed, in addition to being professional and always ensuring I have what I need to help myself. I can't recommend Thriveworks enough!
Mary Sep 2025
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I really needed to unload a lot of stuff today. Johanna listened and provided feedback I needed.
Mary Sep 2025
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I feel less 'crazy.' In general, Johanna has been great to chat through the anxieties of my life and troubleshoot healthy coping mechanisms while also feel validated.
Rachel Sep 2025
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I love how user friendly Thriveworks is. I've been seeing my provider for almost 2 years now and couldn't be more pleased with my experience
Kennedi Jun 2025
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Richmond is located in the neighborhood of Newtowne West on W Broad St. We share a building with Silk Hair Studio and Milano Market. We’re also right next to Grace Park and only a few blocks away from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

Phone number

(804) 312-3118

Languages spoken by VA providers

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