Grace works with clients to translate her deep expertise into tangible tools for a life with less worry and more presence, confidence, and connection. She has received exceptional training in CBT, DBT, ERP, ACT, and SPACE at leading hospitals and private practices. She specializes in supporting pre-teens, teens, and adults facing anxiety disorders such as OCD, panic, social anxiety, ARFID, emetophobia, body dysmorphia, perfectionism, and anxiety related to chronic illness and gastrointestinal issues. Grace also works with caregivers of children with behavioral issues, OCD, and anxiety using evidence-based parenting interventions. Grace’s treatment approach is compassionate and collaborative, balancing validation and change. She utilizes mindfulness and self-compassion to foster non-judgmental awareness of the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that keep you stuck. She employs a skills-based approach to develop effective coping strategies for sustainable change. Grace has a warm, relaxed, authentic style and incorporates humor when appropriate, which clients find helpful for doing the work of facing their fears. She is passionate about helping clients not only break free from anxiety, but also reconnect to their values and lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.
Qualifications: | University of Southern California |
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Academic Suffixes: | LMSW |
Expertise: | ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Child or Adolescent, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Grief, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women |