T.J. Klune tackles anxiety, grief, depression, self-harm, and suicide in the 2021 novel, Under the Whispering Door. Klune takes the reader on a journey of personal growth, found family, love, and redemption through the story of Wallace, who finds himself witnessing his own funeral. Wallace spends the majority of the book at Charon’s Crossing Tea Shop, which serves as a way station for souls between life and death. Hugo, a “ferryman” who runs the tea shop, is tasked with helping those who have died accept their fate and find closure so they can “cross-over.” The patrons of the tea shop provide Wallace opportunities to witness unimaginable pain and grief, and allow him, in death, to grow into the compassionate, empathetic, and caring person that he was not in life. Ultimately, this is a story about love, acceptance, forgiveness, and the power of human connection to transform lives, and would be suitable for those who are navigating their own grief or loss in life. The story is a hopeful one, yet one that includes themes of suicide, murder, the death of a child and animals, and “outing.” This book would be suitable for young adult and adult readers, ages 12 and up. Counselors could assign a few chapters at a time and then invite the client to discuss what themes they identify, as well as any other feelings that come up for them as they travel with Wallace on his journey Under the Whispering Door.