Texas Grief Therapy
Grief Therapy That Honors Your Loss and Helps You Find Meaning
You've been holding it together at work, showing up for the people who need you, and telling everyone you're okay. But the grief isn't moving the way everyone seems to think. This is the place to stop performing and start healing at your own pace.
The Grief Is Real, Even If Nobody Is Treating It That Way
The loss happened.
Or maybe it’s slowly happening right now.
Either way, your world is different now.
You show up to work.
You answer the texts.
You say "I'm doing okay" because it's easier than explaining.
But something is missing that used to hold everything together.
And no matter how much time passes, the weight doesn't seem to lift the way everyone seems to think it should.
The people around you were kind, for a while.
Then life resumed for them.
And you're still here, carrying the grief they've already stopped asking about.
Maybe someone said, "At least you had the time you did."
Maybe someone said, "They'd want you to be happy."
Maybe nobody said anything at all, which was somehow worse.
And somewhere underneath all of it, a quiet voice is asking whether something is wrong with you.
Whether you're too sensitive.
Or whether you should be further along by now.
Nothing is wrong with you.
Grief doesn't move on someone else's schedule.
What you're carrying is real.
And you've been carrying it alone.
If this sounds like you, I can help you carry your grief.
Every Kind of Loss Deserves Real Support
- Move through loss without being rushed
- Feel less alone with what you're carrying
- Stop wondering if something is wrong with you
- Grieve in a space built for exactly this
- Grieve without having to explain yourself
- Find steadiness while everything is uncertain
- Stop feeling alone in the in-between
- Get support before and after the loss
- Grieve the future you planned together
- Stop feeling like you should be over it by now
- Find out who you are on the other side
- Move forward without pretending it didn't matter
- Finally have your grief taken seriously
- Process the loss of your most loyal companion
- Resolve any guilt you may have for the euthanasia decision
- Be present with them again if you’re still in the in-between
- Heal what words alone haven't been able to reach
- Reprocess the moments that keep replaying
- Release the grief that lives in your body, not just your mind
- Work through complicated or traumatic loss
- Grieve the relationship without any rush
- Stop feeling like it shouldn't hurt this much
- Process the loss of the future you imagined together
- Reconnect with who you are outside of the relationship
What Makes This different From Other Therapists?
Most therapy for grief focuses on managing the grief rather than making space for it.
It offers tools when what you actually need is presence.
It moves at a pace that works for the therapist's framework, not your healing.
On the other hand, this is a space where you can grieve as fully and as long as you need to.
All with a therapist who understands what you’re going through, without you having to prove your grief is real
Here’s What Grief Therapy Gives You:
Yourself back. Not the version of you from before the loss. A version of you that has processed what happened, stopped performing “okay” for everyone, and started to believe that what comes will be good.
More of yourself back. Your relationships, your work, your energy… you'll show up to all of it more fully, because you're no longer spending all your energy carrying your grief alone.
Less loneliness. You'll leave sessions feeling like someone actually sat with you and listened without waiting for the conversation to end.
Lighter mornings. The weight that sits in your chest before you're fully awake starts to quiet. Not because you've forgotten the loss, but because you're carrying the grief with support.
A place to say the things you can't say anywhere else. A place to wail and fall apart so you can rebuild. A place to resolve the anger, guilt, and rage you may be feeling.
See What People Are Saying About Texas Grief Therapy
If you are looking for a fellow traveler in our journeys who can provide you with support and guidance in your crucible stage, I would highly recommend Danielle for your consideration to solicit a professional personal perspective. She has changed my life in ways I never conceived the possibilities. I faithfully believe in an outcome where she can do the same for you if you are willing to accept the opportunity by challenging the self-limiting illogical fear to take a different path. Peace.
I’ve witnessed Danielle’s grief work firsthand through her work at the Christi Center and the care she brings to every interaction. She puts your nervous system at ease with her open, calm, and grounded presence, creating a nonjudgmental space where it feels safe to express honestly. Danielle is deeply compassionate, relatable, and knowledgeable, blending clinical skill with lived experience. I would wholeheartedly recommend her as a grief therapist to anyone seeking steady, thoughtful support through loss.
What is it like working with Texas Grief Therapy?
“If you are looking for a fellow traveler in our journeys who can provide you with support and guidance in your crucible stage, I would highly recommend Danielle for your consideration to solicit a professional personal perspective. She has changed my life in ways I never conceived the possibilities. I faithfully believe in an outcome where she can do the same for you if you are willing to accept the challenge and illogical fear to take a different path. Peace.”
Greg Verdict
Staff Manufacturing Engineer
Los Gatos, CA
“I’ve witnessed Danielle’s grief work firsthand through her work at the Christi Center and the care she brings to every interaction. She puts your nervous system at ease with her open, calm, and grounded presence, creating a nonjudgmental space where it feels safe to express honestly. Danielle is deeply compassionate, relatable, and knowledgeable, blending clinical skill with lived experience. I would wholeheartedly recommend her as a grief therapist to anyone seeking steady, thoughtful support through loss.”
Heather Stan, LMSW
Christi Center
Adjunct Professor at UT
Meet Your Therapist, Danielle Sarris
When you work with me, you're working with someone who has been through their own losses.
I've lost a marriage.
I've lost a version of myself I thought was permanent.
I've sat with a health crisis that came unexpectedly, and watched a future I had built collapse around me.
I know what it feels like to not recognize your own life anymore.
That's why in the therapy room, I don't perform empathy. I have it.
I won't rush you toward a version of okay that isn't real yet.
I won't hand you coping strategies when what you need is someone to be in the grief with you.
And I won't check the clock while you're finally saying the thing you haven't been able to say anywhere else.
What I offer is a steady, nonjudgmental space, where you can slow down, feel what's actually there, and grieve as fully and as long as you need to…
Whether you've lost a person, a relationship, a pet, a version of your health, or a version of yourself.
By the time we finish our work together, the goal isn't to return you to who you were before.
The goal is a version of you that has grieved fully, rebuilt steadily, and found a hope that lets you honor your past.
Get Started In 3 Simple Steps
Click the button below and fill out the short form. Then, I’ll reach out to schedule a quick therapy consultation.
We’ll have a 15-minute conversation to check that we are a good fit. If we are, we’ll schedule an appointment. If we aren’t, I’ll refer you to someone I know who can help you better.
Our first sessions focus on understanding your story and creating a sense of safety. After some time, you might notice you have more room to breathe, and you feel less isolated or overwhelmed.
Our work isn't about 'fixing,' it's about helping you carry what you're carrying with more support and clarity.
Get A Free 15-Minute Grief Therapy Consultation Today
Texas Grief Therapy Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of grief do you offer support for?
I offer support of all kinds of grief, including the loss of:
A loved one
A marriage
A relationship
A friendship
A pet
A career or identity
Your health
Your fertility
Losing a loved one to dementia
If the loss disrupted your life, it deserves real support.
I'm not sure what I'm feeling counts as grief. How do I know if I need this?
A good starting question is “Has something changed in your life?”
That could be a loss, a transition, or an ending of any kind that has left you feeling like you don’t fully recognize yourself anymore.
If the answer is yes, that’s grief.
It doesn’t have to involve a death. And it doesn’t have to have happened recently.
If you’re carrying something that feels heavy, that isn’t moving the way you expected, and that you haven’t been able to put down, grief therapy is for you.
If you’re still not sure, the free 15-minute consultation is a good place to start.
We’ll talk through what you’re experiencing and figure out together whether this is the right fit.
What does a session actually look like?
Sessions are 55 or 85 minutes, held in person at my North Austin or Driftwood locations, or via telehealth anywhere in Texas.
There’s no rigid structure or checklist.
We work at your pace, following what’s most present for you…
Whether that’s the grief itself, the guilt, or the identity shift that comes with losing someone who was woven into your daily life.
I also bring mind-body approaches into sessions when it helps, because grief lives in the body as much as the mind.
I'm grieving someone who is still alive. Is that something you work with?
Yes, and it has a name: anticipatory grief.
Anticipatory grief is the grief that begins before a loss is complete.
It happens when a loved one has a terminal diagnosis, when dementia is slowly changing someone you’ve known your whole life, when a relationship is ending in slow motion, or when you know your pet doesn’t have much time left.
Anticipatory grief is particularly hard to carry because the people around you may not understand why you’re grieving someone who is still here.
This is a space built for exactly that experience.
In other words, you won’t have to spend sessions explaining why you’re already in pain.
Do you work nights and weekends?
Yes, I work weeknights until 7 pm and weekends.
During your free consultation, we’ll discuss what appointments are available to you.
Do you work with children?
Yes.
I serve all age ranges.
Children grieve differently from adults, but they grieve just as deeply.
If your child is struggling after a loss or significant life change and you’re not sure how to support them, this is a space built for that.
Parents often find that when a child has somewhere to process what they’re carrying, it changes things for the whole family.
Do you take insurance?
I’m currently in the process of credentialing with insurance panels through my clinical supervisor, and I will update this page as plans become available.
For clients whose insurance I’m not able to bill directly, I offer services through a private-pay model.
You simply attend your session and pay at the time of service via cash or card.
If I’m unable to bill your insurance, I can provide a superbill (detailed receipt) that you may submit to your insurance company to request out-of-network reimbursement.
If finances are a concern, please feel free to reach out, and we can talk through options.
How do I get started?
Simply fill out the form on this page.
Then I’ll reach out for a 15-minute conversation to check that we are a good fit.
If we are, we’ll schedule a therapy appointment, and you’ll finally be able to feel like yourself again after a loss that turned your whole world upside down.
If we aren’t, I’ll refer you to someone I know who can help you better.