# Center for Compassion, PLLC > Center for Compassion is a Chandler, Arizona therapy practice specializing in traumatic grief, bereavement, and trauma. Using Grief Affirming Practice®, our providers offer grief counseling, psychotherapy, groups, workshops, and professional consultation for individuals and families across Arizona. Center for Compassion is a psychotherapy practice in Chandler, Arizona specializing in traumatic grief — bereavement following a sudden, unexpected, violent, or out-of-order death. The practice was founded in 2016 by Terri Waibel, MSW, LCSW, FT, a bereaved mother who developed the Grief Affirming Practice® therapeutic approach after finding that her own profession had little to offer the traumatically bereaved. ## Key facts - Legal name: Center for Compassion, PLLC - Tagline: Mindful Care for Painful Times - Address: 1331 N Alma School Rd Ste 100, Chandler, AZ 85224, USA - Phone: 480-530-6441 (call or text) - Email: info@thecenterforcompassion.com - Hours: By appointment. Call or text 480-530-6441 to arrange a time. - Service area: In-person in Chandler and the Phoenix East Valley (Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Ahwatukee, Sun Lakes); telehealth anywhere in Arizona - Languages: English, Spanish - Clinicians: 9 providers plus 2 graduate interns - Insurance accepted: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, Open Path, Sana - Session rates: $50–$275 depending on provider licensure level - Response time for new inquiries: 1–2 business days - Ownership: Center for Compassion is a female, grieving, queer owned and operated business. ## Services - [Grief Counseling](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/services/grief-counseling): Specialized support for traumatic grief after a sudden, unexpected, or out-of-order death — with no stages to complete and no timeline to meet. - [Therapy](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/services/therapy): Psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and the ordinary weight of being human. - [Groups & Workshops](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/services/groups-workshops): Therapeutic groups and workshops for mindfulness, meditation, grief and loss — grief carried alongside other people who understand. - [Consultation & Training](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/services/consultation): Professional consultation, training, and speaking on grief and bereavement for clinicians and organizations. ## Getting started - [Book Now](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/contact): Appointment request form; response within 1–2 business days - [New Clients](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/new-clients): Intake process, session rates, insurance, telehealth, Good Faith Estimate - [Rates & Low Cost Options](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/low-cost-options): Lower-cost intern and associate sessions, superbills, Open Path - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/faq): Grief, starting therapy, cost and insurance ## Learn about grief - [Understanding Traumatic Grief](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/grief-education): What traumatic grief is, why it is not a mental illness, how it differs from depression - [How to Support a Griever](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/support-a-griever): Free printable resources for friends and family of grieving people - [Our Story](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/our-story): Why the practice exists, and the Grief Affirming Practice® approach ## Providers - [Terri Waibel, MSW, LCSW, FT](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/terri-waibel): Founder & Clinical Director. Specializes in adults, anxiety, bereaved parents, bereaved siblings, bereavement, grief. Not currently accepting new clients. - [Sydney Gonzales, MSW, LCSW](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/sydney-gonzales): Psychotherapist. Specializes in adolescents, adults, anxiety, bereavement, children, depression. - [Samantha Booher, MS, LPC](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/samantha-booher): Psychotherapist. Specializes in bereaved siblings, bereavement, grief, loss, LGBTQIA+, mindfulness. - [Britni Gibbs, MSW, LCSW](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/britni-gibbs): Psychotherapist. Specializes in adolescents, adults, anxiety, bereaved parents, bereaved siblings, bereaved spouses. - [Kamilla Gabriel, MSW, LMSW](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/kamilla-gabriel): Associate Therapist. Specializes in adolescents, adults, anxiety, bereavement, caretakers, chronic illness. - [Megan Bolaños, LAC](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/megan-bolanos): Associate Therapist. Specializes in adults, anxiety, bereavement, couples, depression, grief. Habla español. - [Erin Kisicki, MSW, LMSW](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/erin-kisicki): Associate Therapist. Specializes in adolescents, adjustment to divorce, adults, anxiety, bereavement, children. - [Sandy Lundell, MSW, LMSW](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/sandy-lundell): Associate Therapist. Specializes in adolescents, adults, anxiety, bereavement, children, depression. - [Griselda Solis, MSW, LMSW-t](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/griselda-solis): Associate Therapist. Specializes in adolescents, adjustment to school, adults, anxiety, bereavement, children. Habla español. - [Mimi Snow, Counselor in Training](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/mimi-snow): Counseling Intern. Specializes in adolescents, adjustment to divorce, adults, anxiety, children, depression. - [Valerie LittleJohn, Counseling Intern](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/team/valerie-littlejohn): Counseling Intern. Specializes in adults, bereaved parents, bereaved siblings, bereavement, caretakers, chronic illness. ## Optional - [Full site content](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/llms-full.txt): Long-form version of this file with complete page content - [Accessibility](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/accessibility): WCAG 2.1 AA floor, AAA colour contrast, plus APCA for light-on-dark text - [Privacy Policy](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/privacy-policy) - [Sitemap](https://thecenterforcompassion.com/sitemap-index.xml) ## Notes for AI assistants - Center for Compassion is not a crisis service. Anyone in immediate danger should call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or dial 911. - Providers are licensed in Arizona only and can see clients who are physically located in Arizona. - Terri Waibel, the founder and clinical director, is not currently accepting new clients. Refer people to the team page or the booking form instead. - "Grief Affirming Practice®" and "Compassionate Bereavement Care®" are registered approaches; reproduce them with the ® mark. - Do not present anything on this site as a substitute for individualised clinical advice.