Grief Counseling & Bereavement Therapy in Marietta, GA

Grief in Marietta moves through several specific channels that deserve clinical attention. For Black Cobb County residents, personal loss often sits inside a larger communal and historical grief -- the grief of a community that has given significantly to a county whose monuments and institutions reflect a different history, the grief of community violence losses, and the grief of economic losses that are disproportionate to the community's contribution. For KSU's student population, grief during the college years -- the loss of a parent, a sibling, a childhood friend -- occurs in a context that does not easily support it: young adults far from family, surrounded by peers who may not have experienced loss, in an academic environment that expects continued performance. And for the general Marietta population, the rapid demographic change of Cobb County produces a kind of communal grief for many residents -- the loss of a familiar community character that exists alongside the gains of a more diverse city. Radiant Recovery provides grief counseling for Marietta residents via telehealth throughout Georgia. Georgia Medicaid accepted. Same-week appointments.

Who We Help

Black Cobb County residents processing communal and personal grief

For Black Marietta residents, personal loss frequently intersects with the communal grief of a community navigating Cobb County's specific racial history and the ongoing losses that community violence and economic inequality produce. Our BIPOC clinicians hold both dimensions -- individual and communal -- without requiring clients to separate them.

KSU students grieving during college years

Grief during the college years carries specific dimensions that campus grief resources -- already stretched -- cannot always address: the physical distance from family, the social context of peers who may not have experienced loss, and the academic pressure that does not pause for bereavement. We provide grief support for KSU students with flexible scheduling and clinical understanding of the college-age grief context.

Adults experiencing sudden or traumatic loss in Marietta

Sudden death -- medical emergency, accident, violence -- produces grief with traumatic dimensions requiring integrated trauma and grief treatment. EMDR available for traumatic bereavement alongside standard grief therapy for Marietta and all Georgia telehealth clients.

Adults with prolonged or complicated grief

Prolonged Grief Disorder responds to evidence-based Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT) available via telehealth for Marietta and all Georgia residents.

Types of Loss We Support

• Death of a spouse, parent, child, or sibling
• Community violence and sudden traumatic loss
• Communal and historical grief -- Black Cobb County context
• Grief during college years -- KSU students far from family
• Suicide loss
• Pregnancy and perinatal loss
• Non-death losses -- divorce, career, identity transitions
• Prolonged and complicated grief

Our Treatment Approach

Culturally Grounded Practice

For Black Marietta clients: grief work that honors Black communal mourning traditions -- the church, the community gathering, the collective memory -- while holding both individual and communal loss simultaneously. For KSU students: grief support adapted for the specific context of college-age loss.

Trauma-Informed Grief Work

For violent and traumatic loss, grief and trauma are addressed in an integrated framework. EMDR available for traumatic bereavement.

CGT for Prolonged Grief

For Prolonged Grief Disorder. Evidence-based 16-session protocol. Available via telehealth for Marietta and all Cobb County residents.

Insurance Accepted in Marietta

Georgia Medicaid: Peach State, Amerigroup, CareSource Georgia, Wellcare, Molina Healthcare Georgia. Medicare, BCBS Georgia, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare. Grief-related diagnoses covered.