Anna Kantsios, LMFT | Women’s Grief Therapist in Charlotte | Online Across NC & SC
Imagine grieving with confidence, freedom, & clarity.
Suffering a loss will transform you.
And change you didn’t ask for, only adds to the weight of it all.
As human beings, we weren't meant to journey through life in isolation, and the same holds true when navigating grief and loss. The hard thing is—you may be discovering the people you thought you could lean on, just aren’t showing up the way you hoped. The awkward stares, the (well-intended yet) hurtful comments, feeling as if your loss is contagious…it’s all becoming too much.
Perhaps you even find yourself holding back—from sharing, engaging with others, or being open about just how painful all of this is. Grief and loss aren’t taboo topics—they deserve time, attention, and care as an inevitable part of life.
But what happens when you lose a loved one and you’re faced with family, peers, or a society that don’t seem to get it? That don’t want to talk about it?
Give yourself permission to stop battling grief alone & embrace support that’s right here.
As long as we are alive, each of our worlds will be touched by loss. If you’re courageous enough to love someone, you unknowingly sign up to grieve them. Sadly, we don’t talk about this part. Imagine space and support that doesn’t come with any platitudes, insultingly easy solutions, or unreasonable expectations.
Here, you get to just be—welcomed in a space that honors your grief and accepts it as a normal part of life. I, too, have experienced (and will continue to experience) deep losses of people I love. My own losses, along with many years of partnering with women to learn how to live with loss, allows me to show up curiosity, compassion, and sense of calm in the presence of tremendous heartbreak and grief.
This doesn’t mean that I’m steps ahead of you but these experiences do help me to stay by your side along the way. As we walk together, I strive to learn directly from you—about you, your loved one, and your grief. This is one of the best ways I’ve learned how to support you through this. Grief is unique and deeply personal, so it requires learning its unique qualities, quirks, and qualms.
Together, we create a space that supports you in getting to know YOUR grief—the journey, the feelings, the path through.
HOW I APPROACH GRIEF WORK WITH YOU
You deserve to have someone in your corner who can walk alongside you in one of life’s hardest moments.
Just like a good walking buddy, I will…
Show up as a companion—ready to support you each time we meet
Listen with curiosity, care, and respect
Practice flexibility and keep an open mind
Suggest another “street to take” if you find yourself overwhelmed, lost, or just don’t feel like making a choice!
Honor limits while gently highlighting opportunities to expand them
Hold onto hope & express encouragement
As we walk side by side, I hope you can breathe a little easier, gain clarity about what serves you here, & grow in confidence as we uncover your path through this.
Finding a path doesn’t mean leaving your loved one behind or forcing this to be part of the plan. Quite the opposite—discovering a path in grief gives you the chance to keep moving through the world while also learning how to hold this loss as a part of your life now.
Learning to live with loss may be one of the hardest things you’ve ever done. With time, support, and the presence we create, I hope you can experience a greater sense of connection—to yourself, your loved one, your grief, & your life again.
Grief may not get any smaller, but you can expand in order to hold it. You don’t have to figure out how to do that alone, any longer.
Let’s discover your way to grieve.
Specializing in therapy for…
Training & Education
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Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy, Appalachian State University (2014)
Certificate in Addiction Studies, Appalachian State University (2014)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of South Carolina (2012)
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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT NC #1766
South Carolina LMFT Telehealth Provider #175 (online therapy only)
Board Certified TeleMental Health (BC-TMH) Provider, BC-TMH #3271
Over 6 years working with a local Hospice & Palliative Care providing bereavement counseling to family members who experienced the loss of a loved one through hospice
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I strongly believe in practicing what I encourage and continuing to grow myself as a human and therapist. If you’re curious, for me this looks like:
Having a life outside of work! By doing this work, I am reminded on a daily basis of how precious life is. It really inspires me to live with intention, find joy, and seek fulfillment, whatever that looks like for me at any given time.
Spending time doing my own personal work.
Consistently building connections with other wellness providers to be able to offer intentional, holistic referral sources. Grief is a full body, mind, and spiritual force—sometimes it requires a variety of streams of care.
Participating regularly in peer supervision to learn more about myself within this work & receive support from other therapists also seeking deep personal & professional growth. In my current peer supervision group, collectively we have nearly 90 years of experience! I hope to model the power of community & connection while navigating life, growing, & healing.
Consulting with other therapists when I feel stuck, want to learn more about something, need confirmation about my instincts, or just need to be reminded I’m not alone!
Seeking new trainings and completing continuing education.
Have questions about anything you see here? Please ask!
just as a tree needs its roots as an anchor + source of nourishment, these are the foundational principles that ground our work + fuel our relationship
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Often a salve for all the struggle, exhaustion, and pain that comes with grief. I strive to bring this mix, on your behalf, each session. I can’t fix this for you but I can show up in a way that gives you space to move through your grief. To do this, these are essential.
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This takes on many forms: our connection, your connection to your loved one, your connection to yourself, your connection to your life and relationships, connection to your roots and history. All of these are important and often influx in grief. We’ll give these connections the necessary attention they deserve in our work together—it all starts with the atmosphere we create through our connection.
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Emotional attunement (in sync, connected, mindfully aware) and availability are essential in the therapeutic relationship—especially in grief work. Not only do I practice presence, my hope is to, over time, support you in bringing presence to yourself and your grief.
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For me, this word evokes a sense of respect, importance, and tenderness while reinforcing what a privilege it is to be invited into someone’s grief journey. As the mourner, this can take on a different feel. Many people have a strong desire to find a way to maintain a connection to their loved one after their passing and find things delicately chosen to highlight their importance in their life. This is a sacred part of grief—worthy of our time, intention, and care.
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Grief is a process and a journey, unfolding in its own unique way. You may not be feeling very patient in the midst of all of this and that’s okay. I will continually practice patience—with you and your grief. No rushing, no forcing, and no shame. Your grief, your journey, your therapy.
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You have choice, even here (I promise!). Yet it often gets covered up by all the layers of grief. You are your own person with your own way of moving through the world and it’s a beautiful thing. Let’s honor and strengthen what’s already uniquely you and discover the choices that serve you in the midst of grief and loss.
I would be honored to walk alongside you as we cultivate a space intended entirely for you & your grief.
You deserve nothing less.
discover your way to grieve
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