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Grace Szeja, LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Mood
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Expressive art methods
- Attachment-informed work
About Grace
Grace Szeja is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, and mood or trauma-related issues. Grace also supports those dealing with relationship strain, career questions, and identity matters including LGBT concerns.
Grace draws on practical, structured techniques alongside creative activities. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She combines those with attachment-focused and client-centered ways of working when appropriate.
Her background includes hospital-based clinical social work and earlier years as a fine artist and comic illustrator. That mix shaped a style that often uses expressive arts like drawing, painting, journaling, sand tray, and clay to make ideas more concrete. Sessions tend to focus on building coping skills, shifting routines, and testing small behavioral changes.
Grace invites people who identify with younger generations and the LGBT community to bring their concerns. She asks practical questions about daily habits, supports, and goals. Work in sessions is concrete: notice a thought, try a new response, track what changes.
Outside of clinical work she gardens, runs long distances, and hikes. She lives with cats and rabbits and often references creative practices when suggesting exercises to try between sessions.
How CBT, attachment work, and client-centered methods fit online
Grace uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thinking, test small behavioral changes, and track what helps. CBT is practical and problem-focused, useful for anxiety, low mood, and everyday stress.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current connections and reactions. That approach helps when relationship patterns, abandonment, or family of origin issues keep repeating.
Client-Centered Therapy provides a straightforward stance where the person’s goals guide the work. The therapist listens and supports the client’s priorities while suggesting skills or creative exercises to try between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Grace will discuss goals and preferences and together the client and therapist decide which methods to use. That collaborative process helps keep sessions focused and practical.
The biography does not specify exact online session formats, so confirm what is offered before booking. In general, online appointments can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow quieter check-ins during a lunch break, or remove the need to travel. Some creative exercises can be adapted for remote sessions, with simple materials clients already have at home.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida, Arizona, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, relationship and LGBT-related concerns.
How does she structure therapy sessions?
Sessions are practical and skills-focused, using short exercises to notice thoughts and try different behaviors. Creative activities may be used to make changes more tangible.
What is her professional background?
Grace has ten years of clinical social work experience and has worked in hospital settings. She also has a background as a fine artist and comic illustrator.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and Arizona and is located in Florida.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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