Grief Counseling in Charlotte, NC

NuTrans Health provides grief counseling for adults in Charlotte and secure telehealth throughout North Carolina. Therapy can help you process loss, manage painful emotions, adjust to change, and handle the ways grief affects sleep, relationships, work, and daily routines.

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Grief counseling and bereavement support in Charlotte, North Carolina

Meet Our Charlotte Grief Counseling Team

Our clinicians support adults through bereavement, trauma, depression, major transitions, relationship changes, and other forms of meaningful loss.

Natashia Shelley, MA, LCMHC

Natashia Shelley

MA, LCMHC · NPI 1497158661

Licensed clinical mental health counselor who supports individuals and families through mood concerns, stress, and life changes.

Kalia Lapomarel, LCSW, LCASA

Kalia Lapomarel

LCSW, LCASA · NPI 1467125930

Clinical social worker who uses CBT, solution-focused methods, and strengths-based care for mood and substance-use concerns.

Nisha Kotecha, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Nisha Kotecha

FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC · NPI 1093144719

Dual board-certified psychiatric provider with more than 15 years of experience in evaluations and medication management.

Benjenus Jenkins, MSW, LCSWA, LCAS-A

Benjenus Jenkins

MSW, LCSWA, LCAS-A · NPI 1902386360

Behavioral health clinician who connects mental health and addiction care with practical goals and whole-person support.

Clarissa Gooding-Aytch, MPH, MSW, LCSW, LCAS

Clarissa Gooding-Aytch

MPH, MSW, LCSW, LCAS · NPI 1356912372

Licensed clinical social worker experienced in mood concerns, grief, trauma, identity, and major life transitions.

Grief affecting sleep, concentration, relationships, and daily life

When Grief Starts Changing Daily Life

Grief does not follow a fixed schedule. Some days may feel manageable, while others bring strong sadness, anger, guilt, numbness, or exhaustion without warning.

  • Difficulty sleeping, concentrating, or completing routine tasks
  • Feeling numb, disconnected, angry, guilty, or overwhelmed
  • Avoiding reminders, people, places, or conversations
  • Struggling with changed roles, responsibilities, or identity
  • Feeling pressure to move on before you are ready
  • Grief returning strongly during anniversaries or major life events

Loss can also bring practical stress, family conflict, financial changes, or caregiving concerns. Counseling gives you room to address the emotional and everyday impact together.

How Grief Counseling Supports You

Therapy does not ask you to forget the person or experience you lost. It helps you carry the loss while rebuilding stability and meaning in daily life.

Emotional Processing

You have space to talk about sadness, guilt, anger, relief, numbness, or mixed emotions without being judged.

Daily Coping Skills

Your therapist helps you manage sleep, concentration, routines, difficult dates, and moments when grief feels especially strong.

Relationship Support

Counseling can help when family members grieve differently or when loss changes communication, roles, and expectations.

Adjustment After Loss

You work on decisions, responsibilities, identity changes, and ways to stay connected to what still matters.

Using grief counseling to move through loss with support

Learn to Carry the Loss With More Support

Healing does not mean that the loss stops mattering. Counseling can help you make room for grief without letting it control every part of the day.

  • Name emotions that feel confusing, conflicting, or difficult to express
  • Prepare for anniversaries, holidays, family events, and reminders
  • Reduce isolation and communicate what kind of support you need
  • Work through guilt, unfinished conversations, or unresolved conflict
  • Rebuild routines after responsibilities and relationships have changed
  • Find ways to remember the loss while continuing with your own life
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What to Expect From Grief Counseling

1

Talk about the loss and its impact

You decide what to share. Your therapist asks how the loss has affected emotions, routines, relationships, responsibilities, and health.

2

Identify what feels hardest now

Together, you focus on the concerns causing the most distress, such as sleep, guilt, isolation, family conflict, or daily functioning.

3

Build practical support

Your therapist helps you develop coping skills, routines, communication strategies, and plans for difficult dates or reminders.

4

Review what is changing

You discuss what is becoming more manageable, what still needs attention, and whether the pace or focus should shift.

Why Charlotte Clients Choose NuTrans Health

  • Counseling respects that every loss and grief response is different
  • Your therapist works at a pace that matches your needs and readiness
  • Care can address grief alongside depression, trauma, anxiety, or substance use
  • Therapy and psychiatric services can be coordinated when appropriate
  • Secure telehealth is available to eligible clients throughout North Carolina
  • Most major insurance plans are accepted, with self-pay options available

Insurance and Self-Pay Options

Benefits can differ by plan and service. Our team checks coverage before care begins and explains available self-pay rates when needed.

Major Insurance Plans

  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Cigna
  • Aetna
  • Optum
  • Humana
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Wellcare
  • AmeriHealth
  • Ambetter
  • Magellan Health
  • Alliance Health
  • MultiPlan
  • VA Life

A plan not listed may still be accepted. Contact NuTrans Health for a benefits check.

Individual Therapy

$150

Initial evaluation

Follow-up: $100

Family Therapy

$200

Initial evaluation

Follow-up: $150

Psychiatric Care

$175

Initial evaluation

Follow-up: $100

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Charlotte Location and Telehealth Across North Carolina

NuTrans Health, Charlotte
3440 Toringdon Way #205
Charlotte, NC 28277
Phone: (984) 205-3822
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Clients in Charlotte can choose local care, while secure telehealth is available to eligible adults throughout North Carolina.

What Clients Say About NuTrans Health

Very intimate, I love the fact that they listen. I am glad I found a place where I know they care about me and my well-being.

Samantha Blue

I cannot express how much I appreciate NuTrans Health. The staff is prompt and courteous, and tele-visits fit my lifestyle and schedule well.

Michelle Picarella

I had a great experience with NuTrans Health. The staff is professional, and the care I received was excellent.

Huda Saleh

Very good at listening and making a plan for future goals. I am feeling good about this.

Chandler Smith

Frequently Asked Questions

What can grief counseling help with?

Grief counseling can help with sadness, guilt, anger, numbness, loneliness, sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, changes in identity, and the practical effects of loss.

Do I need to wait before starting grief counseling?

No. You can begin counseling whenever grief starts affecting your daily life or when you want support processing a loss. There is no required waiting period.

What types of loss can I discuss in therapy?

You can discuss the death of a loved one, pregnancy loss, divorce, estrangement, job loss, illness, caregiving changes, relocation, or another meaningful change.

How long does grief counseling take?

The length of counseling varies. It depends on the loss, your symptoms, current responsibilities, support system, previous experiences, and the goals you set with your therapist.

Can grief counseling help when the loss happened years ago?

Yes. Grief can return during anniversaries, family changes, new losses, or major life events. Counseling can help even when the original loss was long ago.

Is telehealth grief counseling available across North Carolina?

Yes. NuTrans Health provides secure telehealth appointments to eligible clients throughout North Carolina, including people who live outside Charlotte.

Do you accept insurance for grief counseling?

NuTrans Health accepts many major insurance plans. Coverage and copays vary, so the team verifies your benefits before your first appointment.

You Do Not Have to Carry Grief Alone

Loss can change routines, relationships, identity, and the way ordinary days feel. Grief counseling gives you a private place to process what happened and find a steadier way forward.

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