- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- creative art methods
About Grace
Grace Szeja is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of clinical experience. She uses she/her pronouns and practices in Florida. Grace lists a range of concerns she works with, including stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting challenges, ADHD, and guilt and shame.
Grace draws on her background in hospital settings and a long career in social work to offer straightforward, practical support. She often combines client-centered conversations with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. Creative activities such as drawing, painting, clay, zendoodle, and sand tray work are part of how she helps people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.
In sessions she focuses on helping people recognize unhelpful thoughts, practice skills for regulating strong feelings, and name old family or attachment patterns that keep repeating. She also addresses questions about life purpose, midlife changes, and the specific shame or guilt that comes from family of origin dynamics. Her approach is conversational and activity-based when that serves the client.
Grace brings personal experience from a former career as a fine artist, and she uses that perspective when supporting people who feel stuck between creative desires and practical life demands. Outside work she enjoys gardening, distance running, hiking, and time with her cats and rabbits.
People often come to her when they want clearer coping skills, a way to reframe painful self-judgment, or to move through loss and life transitions with steadier steps.
How her approaches translate to online work
Grace frequently uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps people understand why certain situations trigger strong shame or fears of abandonment. She also relies on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and following what matters most to the person in front of her. That approach supports people who want a conversational, respectful way to make sense of their feelings.She pairs those with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice alternate responses. Together these approaches let a person both name deep patterns and try concrete skills for managing mood and anxiety. Grace treats selecting an approach as a collaborative step; she works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences as sessions progress.
Confirm the current session options before booking to know what formats she is offering. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-in sessions when needed, or reduce travel time. It also lets her use art-based exercises and CBT homework in between meetings so therapeutic work continues between sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida, Arizona, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting struggles, ADHD, bipolar and specific issues like guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversations alongside CBT and DBT tools to name self-critical thoughts, practice emotion regulation, and introduce creative exercises that shift perspective.
What is her clinical background?
She has ten years of experience as a clinical social worker, including work in hospital settings and a previous career in fine arts that informs her use of creative interventions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - CA LCSW and AZ LCSW - and she practices in Florida.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Do you accept clients from other countries?
She accepts international clients; confirm any regional or scheduling details before booking.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.