Austin Grief Counseling
AUSTIN GRIEF COUNSELING
Specializing in
grief counseling
and clinical supervision
Proudly serving Austin, Texas
MY PRACTICE
Grief changes almost everything.
The death of someone you love. The loss of a pet. Divorce. Trauma. A relationship ending. A major life transition. A new diagnosis. Losing the future you thought you were going to have.
And sometimes the hardest part is realizing that the rest of the world seems to have moved on while you're still trying to figure out what life looks like now.
Friends and family don't always understand what's needed when grieving. I do.
I'm Rebecca Van Tassel, LCSW-S, a therapist with 18 years of clinical experience and a career deeply rooted in grief, trauma, and loss. I provide grief counseling and individual therapy for adults and teens in Austin, Texas, with telehealth available throughout Texas.
I've chosen to specialize in grief work because loss deserves more than platitudes, timelines, or someone telling you that everything happens for a reason.
Therapy for the life you're actually living
You don't have to come to therapy knowing exactly what's wrong or what you want to change.
You might be grieving, struggling after a major life change, exhausted from holding everything together, or realizing that old ways of coping aren't working anymore.
That's where we can start.
My approach is warm, collaborative, direct, and deeply human. We'll get curious together about what's happening, what you need, and how to help you move through it without rushing, minimizing, or making it prettier than it is.
Sometimes things seem impossibly hard.
We can start there.
Hi, I'm Van.
Welcome to Austin Grief Counseling. My name is Rebecca Van Tassel, though my friends call me Van. I'm the owner and therapist behind AGC.
Choosing a therapist is deeply personal. My hope is that this page gives you a sense of who I am, how I approach this work, and whether you can imagine yourself sitting across from me.
I'm originally from Michigan and have called Austin, Texas home since 2010. I'm a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. I'm also no stranger to grief in my own life. I've navigated significant losses, including divorce and the death of my mom. I don't believe a therapist needs to have lived your particular loss to understand it, but my own experiences with grief have profoundly shaped the way I sit with other people in theirs.
What therapy with me is actually like
I won't tell you everything happens for a reason. I won't give you a timeline for when you should be "over it." And I'm not interested in helping you become better at pretending you're okay.
Instead, we'll get curious about what you're experiencing and what is influencing your grief. We'll make room for the parts that hurt, the parts that don't make sense, and even the parts that might make you wonder, Am I supposed to feel this way?
My role is to bring nearly two decades of clinical experience, specialized knowledge, curiosity, compassion, and a really good supply of tissues into the room with you. Together, we'll work toward understanding what has changed, what you need now, and how to navigate a world that may look very different than the one you knew before.
You'll probably cry in my office.
You'll probably laugh even more.
Therapy can be hard work, but I have tremendous respect for what people are capable of when they're given a safe place to be honest about what they're carrying. I won't rush that process or pretend there's an easy way through it.
It is a privilege to be invited into someone's life during some of their most vulnerable moments. After all these years, I still consider that one of the greatest gifts of this work.
SERVICES
I provide 50-minute counseling sessions for individuals. A free 20-minute consultation is available before your first session so we can make sure my approach feels like a good fit for you.
In-person and telehealth appointments are available.
Fees are $200 per counseling session.
I offer on-site grief counseling for businesses in Austin, TX, and surrounding areas. I can meet individually with employees or facilitate larger groups to help process an unexpected loss, and I can tailor the visit to fit your company’s needs.
On-site grief counseling is $400 per 60-minute visit.
SPECIALTY AREAS
Grief and Loss Counseling
Clinical Supervision
Therapy for Teens
13-17
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy
Anxiety and Depression
ADHD
Austin Grief Counseling
Address:
3355 Bee Caves Rd. Suite 605
Austin, TX 78746
Phone:
713-391-9966
Email:
Monday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Virtual Only)
Thursday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
These hours are subject to change
