Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT addresses the beliefs grief leaves behind, including guilt over what was said. Each belief is tested against what happened.
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Grief Counseling in Lantana, FL
Grief counseling at Olympic Behavioral Health runs from 3618 Lantana Road in Lantana, Florida, 12 miles south of West Palm Beach, and serves Palm Beach County.
Grief turns clinical when a loss brings on a second condition, and that second condition is what treatment reaches rather than the bereavement itself.
Our JCAHO-accredited, DCF-licensed grief program treats adults 18 to 65 whose loss brought on major depressive disorder, trauma symptoms or drinking, at PHP, IOP or OP. A grief therapist works that second condition alongside the bereavement, with weekly individual therapy, and psychiatry and group work on the same plan.
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When Grief Stops Being Grief
What Our Grief Counseling Covers That a Support Group Cannot
Grief counseling at Olympic Behavioral Health covers the prescription and the second diagnosis that a support group cannot. Adults aged 18 to 65 are admitted across three outpatient levels when a loss has brought on major depression, trauma symptoms, or a substance use disorder.
The DSM-5-TR added prolonged grief disorder in 2022. Its first criterion is a death at least 12 months earlier, which is the published line between grief that is running its course and grief that has stalled.
A bereavement group and a weekly grief counselor both work on the loss itself, and both stop there. Bereavement counseling from a solo practitioner cannot write a prescription or carry a substance use disorder on the same treatment plan.
A Florida Department of Children and Families license covers mental health and substance abuse at Olympic Behavioral Health. Roughly 80 percent of the census is in treatment for a mental health condition, which is the track a grief client joins.
What Grief Takes That Nobody Names
Nothing ScoredThe death is the loss everybody acknowledges. These are the ones people arrive here without a word for, usually apologising for bringing them up at all. Pick whichever is nearest.
Which of these is closest?
The person who knew your history
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Why it lands harder than expected. Appears here.
What helps with this. Appears here.
Nothing here is scored and nothing here is a diagnosis. These are the losses people arrive without a word for, and being told they are ordinary is usually the first relief. Grief this heavy is not a sign of doing it wrong. If you are thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 at any hour.
Admission Criteria
When Grief Needs a Clinical Program, and When It Does Not
Bereavement alone is not an admission criterion. Olympic Behavioral Health admits adults aged 18 to 65 after a phone assessment and clinical review, and requires a treatable diagnosis alongside the loss plus medical stability at the outpatient level.
Florida Department of Health records show 15,639 Palm Beach County residents died in 2024, and nine in ten of the people they left behind will never need a program. Grief that is painful and still moving is not a clinical problem, and Olympic Behavioral Health will say so. Five things move a bereaved adult from grief into an admission, and any one of them is enough.
- ✓Stopped working, eating, or leaving the house after the death
- ✓Started drinking or using to get through the evenings
- ✓Carry a death that was sudden, violent, or witnessed
- ✓Passed 12 months with the same intensity of sleep and appetite disruption
- ✓Hold a depression diagnosis that predates the loss and worsened after it
Find Out Whether Grief Counseling Fits
A phone assessment costs nothing and settles the question in about 30 minutes.
Inside the First Week
What a Week of Grief Therapy at Olympic Behavioral Health Involves
Every level of grief care includes weekly individual therapy of 50 minutes to 1 hour, daily groups, and a psychiatric evaluation. Olympic Behavioral Health assigns a case manager and a primary therapist during intake, and that therapist holds the case to discharge.
Sleep and appetite are addressed before the grief itself is opened up. Individual grief counseling starts once daily function is steady, because a client who is not sleeping cannot use the session. Isolation is worked on in group rather than one to one. Three things run in the first week alongside the individual sessions.
- ✓Screening at intake for depression, substance use, and trauma symptoms alongside the grief
- ✓Group therapy on the mental health track, apart from the substance abuse groups
- ✓Medication management from a certified family nurse practitioner where sleep has broken
Levels of Care
Olympic Behavioral Health Runs Three Levels of Outpatient Grief Care
Partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient are the three levels, and the level is set by how much of the day has stopped working rather than by how recent the death is. Average length of stay at the two intensive levels is 30 to 45 days. Lundorff and colleagues' 2017 meta-analysis put prolonged grief disorder at 9.8 percent of bereaved adults. That tenth is who this program is built for.
| Level of Care | Hours per Week | Schedule | Clinical Content | Admission Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP, Partial Hospitalization | 30+ hours | Seven days. Weekdays 9 AM to 3:30 PM, weekends 10 AM to 1 PM | Daily groups, individual sessions, psychiatric review, family therapy | Grief has stopped eating, sleeping, and working |
| IOP, Intensive Outpatient | 9 to 12 hours | Monday to Saturday, 9 AM to 12 PM | Morning groups, weekly individual therapy, medication management | Back at work while grief keeps gaining |
| OP, Outpatient | 4 hours | One 3-hour group each week | Group work, coping skills, relapse prevention | Stepping down, or a lighter entry point |
When drinking started after the funeral, a grief client enters the dual diagnosis treatment track at the same three levels of care.
Ask What the Weeks Ahead Could Look Like
Same-day admission to grief counseling at Olympic Behavioral Health is available when admission criteria are met, with next-day admission as the alternative.
Evidence-Based Therapies
How the Method Gets Chosen for Each Client
Method follows the second diagnosis, not the loss. Grief and loss therapy stacked on untreated depression stalls, so Olympic Behavioral Health runs both together under one clinician across the six therapies below.
EMDR
Grief and trauma therapy overlap when a death was sudden or witnessed. EMDR reprocesses the moment itself, which talking cannot reach.
Group Therapy
Group runs daily on the mental health track. Grief isolation responds to a room of people faster than to an hour alone.
Family Therapy
Grief reshapes a household. Family therapy runs weekly as needed, and a relatives meeting runs 7 PM to 9 PM on Monday.
DBT Skills and Mindfulness
DBT distress tolerance covers the hours grief spikes, which are evenings and anniversaries. Mindfulness training runs alongside DBT skills.
Neurofeedback and Art Therapy
Neurofeedback targets the arousal keeping sleep broken. Art therapy gives grief clients who cannot yet speak about the death a way to work on the loss before they can put the death into words.
No grief therapist here applies one method to every client, and no grief counseling service can promise a timeline.
Diagnoses Admitted
The Diagnoses Olympic Behavioral Health Treats Alongside Grief
Major depression, substance use disorder, post-traumatic stress and adjustment disorder are the four diagnoses treated alongside grief here. The second diagnosis is what makes a grief program appropriate.
Depression Treatment
Grief and depression share symptoms and are not the same condition. Where low mood outlasts the loss and reaches into appetite and sleep, both get named and treated.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Alcohol use that begins after a death meets the criteria for a co-occurring disorder, and both the bereavement and the substance use disorder are carried on one treatment plan at Olympic Behavioral Health.
Trauma Treatment
A sudden, violent, or witnessed death produces trauma symptoms as well as bereavement. The trauma track admits those clients, and the trauma assessment sets the level of care and the modality.
Adjustment Disorder Treatment
Loss that is not a death still qualifies for grief treatment here. A marriage, a diagnosis, or a career ending produces the same disruption to sleep, appetite, and function.
Olympic Behavioral Health treats adults only, so bereaved children are referred to a service equipped for them.
Insurance and Cost
What Grief Counseling Costs at Olympic Behavioral Health
Grief counseling costs what a plan's outpatient behavioral health benefit leaves after the deductible, and Olympic Behavioral Health confirms that figure at no charge before admission. The billing is the same as for any other diagnosis, with TRICARE in-network and PPO plans on out-of-network benefits.
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, UMR, GEHA, Humana and Anthem are the eight payers accepted on out-of-network PPO benefits. Insurance verification returns the number before intake, and Olympic Behavioral Health quotes grief counseling at the level a clinician sets.
INSURANCES WE ACCEPTTRICARE is the only in-network plan. Every other payer named is accepted on out-of-network PPO benefits. Olympic Behavioral Health does not accept Medicaid or Medicare.
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Why Olympic Behavioral Health
Why Our Dual License Changes What Grief Treatment Reaches
The dual license lets grief treatment reach the bereavement, the substance use disorder and the prescription in one building, where a solo practitioner reaches only the first. Six differences follow from holding both licenses instead of one.
Licensed for Both Conditions
The DCF license covers mental health and substance abuse, which permits one grief treatment plan instead of a referral to a second provider.
A Prescriber for Broken Sleep
Psychiatric medication management is provided in-house by a certified family nurse practitioner, and psychiatrist referrals are available. A grief client's prescription change follows the therapist raising it.
A Room, Not a Waiting List
Groups run daily, so a grief client is with other people the week they are admitted, not after a wait.
Hours That Match the Damage
Three levels of grief care run at different intensities, so the hours are matched to how much of daily life has stopped.
One Therapist Through the Step Down
The primary grief therapist assigned at intake stays through every level change, so the death is described once.
TRICARE Verified Direct
TRICARE benefits are confirmed with the contractor at no charge, which matters to bereaved service families.
Admissions
Starting Grief Counseling at Olympic Behavioral Health Without a Diagnosis
Nobody needs a referral or a diagnosis to call Olympic Behavioral Health about grief counseling. Admission takes four steps, and the assessment inside them is the same call whether the answer turns out to be yes or no.
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Call or Submit the Form
The Olympic Behavioral Health admissions team asks what has changed since the death, and takes the call from a relative as readily as from the grieving client.
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Benefits Checked at No Charge
Verification returns what a plan pays at each of the three grief care levels. Running the check commits nobody to admission and takes minutes.
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Phone Assessment
Sleep, appetite, work, drinking, and psychiatric history are recorded by phone. The clinical director approves each grief admission and sets the entry level.
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Intake and Screening
Paperwork and a belongings check come first, then screening for depression and substance use. Both an Olympic Behavioral Health case manager and a grief therapist are assigned that day.
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Same-day admission available, subject to criteria.
Three Things Useful on the First Call
- ✓Roughly when the death happened
- ✓Insurance card and date of birth
- ✓Any current prescription and who wrote it
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions Families Ask Before They Call
Seven questions about grief counseling at Olympic Behavioral Health are answered below, covering which counselor to see, which therapy works, when a program is appropriate, what it costs and what insurance pays.
What type of counselor is best for grief?
For uncomplicated bereavement, a licensed grief counselor in private practice is usually the right level. A program becomes the better choice once a second diagnosis is present, because a counselor working alone cannot prescribe medication or treat the substance use that followed.
What is the most effective therapy for grief?
No single method leads for every presentation. Olympic Behavioral Health selects by the condition that arrived with the grief, using cognitive behavioral therapy for guilt and belief, EMDR where the death was sudden or witnessed, and group therapy for the isolation that follows a death.
Does insurance cover grief counseling?
Commercial plans generally cover grief counseling under the outpatient behavioral health benefit. TRICARE is in-network here and PPO plans apply out-of-network benefits. Medicare and Medicaid are not accepted at Olympic Behavioral Health, so those holders need a provider that bills them directly.
How much does grief counseling cost?
The figure depends on the level of care and the remaining deductible, and Olympic Behavioral Health confirms it before admission at no charge. Grief counseling services at the Lantana center are billed at whichever of the three outpatient levels a clinician sets.
How do I know if I need grief counseling?
Look at function rather than at how much it hurts. Grief that leaves work, sleep, and eating intact is doing what grief does. Grief that has stopped those things, or that started a drinking pattern, warrants an assessment at Olympic Behavioral Health.
What are the 7 stages of grief?
Stage models describe shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and acceptance. They are a description, not a sequence and not a diagnostic tool. Clinicians assess duration and daily function instead, which is what the DSM-5-TR prolonged grief disorder criteria measure.
Where is the grief counseling center in Lantana, Florida?
Grief counseling runs at 3618 Lantana Road, Suite 200, Lantana, FL 33462, off I-95 at exit 61 and 12 miles south of downtown West Palm Beach. One Olympic Behavioral Health site serves grief clients from right across Palm Beach County.
Client Reviews
What Florida Families Say About Olympic Behavioral Health
Florida families rate Olympic Behavioral Health 4.8 out of 5 across more than 170 Google reviews. Relatives who made the call on someone else’s behalf appear in the profile alongside grief clients themselves.
- ★★★★★
Olympic saved my life. I didn’t know who Emma was when I got there and forget thinking I could ever love her, but after 3 months… I know Emma and I love her. Shoutout to all the staff, techs, my therapist Stephanie, SuSu, Bronson, Dom, Kim, Andi, Lee, Kyle, Gina, Jackie and everyone else that played part in me getting back to where I need to be, with my babies. I’ll never forget my time there. 🩷
Emma · Google review
- ★★★★★
Going to Olympic was the best thing I ever did, and it definitely saved my life! The staff is amazing and demonstrate that they truly care for the patients, and they make sure you have what you need to be successful in therapy as well as your after care. I highly recommend Olympic and I am proud to be a. Alumni!!!
Debra Hayes · Google review
- ★★★★★
I’m incredibly grateful for my time here. The people here are what make this place special. From the therapists to the support staff, everyone showed compassion and patience. They didn’t just treat me—they understood me. I’m leaving stronger, clearer, and with tools I’ll carry for the rest of my life.
Aaron Smith · Google review
- ★★★★★
My experience at Olympic Behavioral Health was excellent. Everyone from the management to the techs was kind, caring, and supportive. They really make a strong team at Olympic. They pay attention to the individual and support your recovery and goals. I am glad I ended up at Olympic.
Patrick Willis · Google review
- ★★★★★
Olympic is a great place for recovery from addiction and mental health issues. The staff is amazing. The facilitators and therapists work hard and truly care for the clients. I highly recommend this place. Thanks
Charles Taffe · Google review
- ★★★★★
Truly changed my life. Came from residential program feeling ready to return home but decided to step to Olympic before I made the journey home. Best decision I ever made. It truly strengthened everything I learned and provides an opportunity to put it into practice. If you come with the right mindset and attitude you will truly be grateful. Love all the staff and alumni the support is truly out of this world. Love you and miss you guys!
Joshua Redfern · Google review
- ★★★★★
Olympic saved my life! When I first got there, I was absolutely against it, but Meg and her crew did some things different for me and made the place to fit me so that I would stay. They made me feel welcome and comfortable Which is hard to do! But it’s been amazing success that we had is truly unprecedented. They’re friendly and they know what they’re doing. God bless them!
Dirk Sanders · Google review
Clinical Team
The Olympic Behavioral Health Grief Therapists Behind Each Plan
A grief treatment plan at Olympic Behavioral Health is built by a mental health therapist, a therapist who works both tracks, and the nurse practitioner who manages medication.
Therapist, Mental Health
Gina works with grieving families as well as individuals, which matters when a death has reshaped a household. She has been licensed in marriage and family therapy since 2006.
Therapist, Substance and Mental Health
Stephanie carries grief clients whose drinking started after a loss. She works across both tracks, so the bereavement and the substance use stay with one clinician.
Nurse Practitioner, Medication Management
Sabina reviews medication where sleep and appetite have not recovered after the first weeks of grief therapy. She has worked in addiction treatment and mental health for more than 12 years.
Clinically reviewed by Sabina D. Thomas, APRN, FNP-C. Last reviewed August 14, 2026. Content on this page describes services at Olympic Behavioral Health and is not a substitute for individual clinical advice.
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Grief Counseling Near You in Lantana, Florida
One Olympic Behavioral Health site in Lantana, Florida serves grief clients from Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach and elsewhere in Palm Beach County. A search for a grief counselor near any of those cities reaches the same clinical team and the same address.
Olympic Behavioral Health delivers grief counseling at 3618 Lantana Road, Suite 200, Lantana, FL 33462. The admissions line, 561-272-0800, is staffed 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. Five details cover getting there and staying nearby.
- ✓Exit 61 on I-95 reaches the building
- ✓Downtown West Palm Beach lies 12 miles north
- ✓Lake Worth and Boynton Beach sit within a 10-minute drive
- ✓Van service runs to every scheduled group
- ✓Supportive housing in Lake Worth for intensive outpatient clients
Emotional support animals are permitted on site, and a gym membership is included for every Olympic Behavioral Health client.