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Christian Grief Counseling, Online

Biblical counseling for grief, online. Walk through loss with a vetted Christian counselor who shares your hope and will sit in it with you.

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Rachael Smith, M.Div from Western Theological Seminary

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Rachael Smith

M.Div from Western Theological Seminary

Grief and Loss SupportCaregiver BurdenFaith and Work
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The world keeps moving after a loss and we don't. People go back to work, the casseroles stop arriving, and somewhere inside all that ordinary life we're carrying something that doesn't fit into small talk.

Grief isn't a problem anyone solves. It's a weight we learn to carry, and none of us was built to carry it alone.

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Grief does not follow a timeline

Most of us have heard grief described in stages, as though loss follows a schedule. It doesn't. There is no schedule for when you should feel better, and anyone who tells you to move on has probably never stood where you are standing.

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Adam Conner

D.Min. · M.A. Pastoral Counseling

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It circles back

Grief is not a set of stages you finish. It comes around again, often when you thought you were past it.

It ambushes you

In the grocery store, when the wrong song comes on.

It sits with you on ordinary Tuesdays

Holidays, and the moment you reach for your phone to call someone who is no longer there.

It looks like numbness, or anger at God

Sometimes tears, sometimes nothing at all, sometimes anger. All of it is welcome in the conversation.

It gets practical

Sleep goes. Showing up for kids or a job gets harder. Decisions keep arriving that nobody planned for.

It doesn't fit into small talk

The world goes back to work and the casseroles stop, and you are still carrying something that has nowhere to go.

Nobody here will tell you to move on

Biblical counseling for grief, done well, is not someone handing you a worksheet. Your guide is a vetted pastor or biblical counselor who understands that loss touches every part of your life: your faith, your relationships, your sense of identity, your ability to get through the day.

They will not rush you, fix you, or tell you to move on. They will be present: someone who listens well, cares deeply, and points you gently toward the one who promises to make all things new.

How a guide helps

Lauren Grieves

M.A. Pastoral Counseling - Parent and Child/Adolescent

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I believe that meaningful counseling begins with feeling heard and understood. My goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and compassionate space where you can share your story openly and honestly.

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  • Holding space for what is real

    Your guide listens without rushing you. They will not minimize what you are feeling or push you toward a version of hope you are not ready for.

  • Helping you make sense of your faith

    Why did God allow this? Where is he now? How do I pray when I do not have words? A guide who shares your faith can sit with those questions honestly and help you find the thread of hope that runs through even the darkest seasons of scripture.

  • Walking with you through the practical weight

    Grief isn't only emotional. It's physical, relational, and stubbornly practical. Your guide works the tangible side of life after loss alongside the emotional side, because in practice they never separate.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34:18

That verse is not a platitude. It is a promise. And sometimes the way God draws near is through another person who is willing to sit with you in the dark without trying to fix it.

You do not have to do this alone

The hardest part is usually the loneliness: the sense that nobody quite gets it, and the exhaustion of performing normal when nothing is. That part you don't have to keep doing alone.

Sessions happen on your schedule. There is no waitlist and no pressure to commit to a certain number of sessions. Your guide adapts to what you need, not the other way around.

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This week Week 3 with Rachael

Rachael Smith

M.Div from Western Theological Seminary

Upcoming

  • Wed at 7:00pm

    50-min virtual session

    Today

  • Friday

    Reading from Rachael: Psalm 27

  • Saturday

    Note from Rachael: "How did Wednesday land?"

What sessions look like

Format
Video. Fifty minutes, face to face, from wherever you are.
Cadence
On your schedule. No waitlist, no set number of sessions.
Kinds of loss
A spouse, a parent, a child, a friend. A miscarriage, a relationship that ended, or the life someone expected to have and never got. All of it counts, and none of it is too small to bring into the room.
Switching
If your guide isn't the right fit, switching takes one message and no difficult conversation.
Cost
$100 per session, charged after you meet. Church partners and reduced-rate options are on the pricing page.

Questions people ask before booking

More on the pricing page and in the full FAQ.

What is biblical counseling for grief?
Biblical counseling for grief is pastoral care for loss: a vetted Christian counselor who sits with you in what happened, helps you bring the hard questions to God rather than around him, and walks the practical weight of life after a death alongside the spiritual weight. It is not grief therapy and it is not a worksheet. It is 50 minutes on video with someone who shares your faith and will not tell you to move on.
Is there a right time to start?
No. Some people come in the first weeks, some come years later when something reopens it. There is no schedule for when you should feel better, no waitlist, and no set number of sessions. Your guide adapts to what you need, not the other way around.
What if I am angry at God?
Bring it. Your guide understands that grief sometimes looks like tears, sometimes like numbness, and sometimes like anger at God. All of it is welcome in the conversation. They will not give you tidy answers, because tidy answers are not what grief needs.
Is this grief therapy?
No. This is pastoral, biblical counseling with a vetted pastor or biblical counselor who shares your faith. If what you are carrying calls for licensed therapy, your guide will say so plainly and help you find it.

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