- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, Arizona, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Grace
Grace Szeja is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and identity concerns. She speaks plainly and meets clients with compassion, curiosity, and straightforward tools. Grace uses a mix of talk and creative activities to help people feel steadier and more in control of daily life.
Grace has ten years of clinical experience, including work in hospital settings and with a wide age range.
Background and approach
She draws on her background in the arts to offer expressive options like drawing, painting, sand tray, and journal work alongside more structured techniques. This blend can suit people who prefer hands-on ways to process feelings as well as those who like direct skill practice. Her practice emphasizes building healthier thinking patterns and stronger coping skills.
Grace often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques, and attachment-informed ideas to address mood problems, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles. Sessions typically focus on practical steps a person can try between meetings. People who identify as LGBT and younger adults often find her approach welcoming, and she aims to support people in reclaiming self-worth and clearer life direction.
Grace also helps with concerns such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career-related stress. Outside of clinical work she stays active in gardening, distance running, and hiking, and brings a creative, down-to-earth energy to sessions. Her goal is to help people make small, manageable changes that add up to real relief.
What Grace works with
Everything Grace lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Grace helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Approaches Grace lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and expectations in current connections. In online sessions this looks like conversations about patterns, mapping relationship reactions, and practicing new ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Online CBT often uses brief exercises, thought records, and homework that a person can do between calls to track progress and reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort, and daily life. That partnership may combine attachment ideas with CBT tools or add creative exercises when those feel helpful.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while still using attachment-informed and skills-based approaches.
Questions people ask about Grace
What kinds of concerns does this therapist focus on?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, identity concerns including LGBT issues, ADHD, and related mood or relationship struggles.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She blends client-centered listening with practical skills work. Sessions often mix creative activities with cognitive and behavioral techniques to build coping strategies and change unhelpful thinking.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings ten years of clinical experience, including time working in hospital settings and with a wide age range of people.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and Arizona and practices while residing in Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients taken?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What formats are used for therapy sessions?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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