Therapist profile
Grace Szeja, LCSW
LCSW - Family and parenting, life transitions
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About Grace
Grace Szeja is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience. She practices in Florida and uses she/her pronouns. Grace lists a range of concerns she supports including stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, parenting, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, LGBTQ concerns, ADHD, and mood disorders.
Grace draws on her decade of clinical work and prior career in fine arts to shape how she works. She favors a client-centered stance and pairs talk therapy with creative activities like drawing, painting, sand tray, and journaling. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior practices to help people change unhelpful thinking and build coping skills.
Sessions are practical and direct. Grace helps people notice patterns, test new ways of thinking, and practice small changes between meetings. She often brings expressive art methods into sessions for people who find nonverbal work useful alongside discussion.
Her background includes hospital-based clinical social work where she supported a broad age range. That experience informs how she addresses grief, crisis, and complex stressors. She welcomes contact from people who identify with the LGBTQ+ community and younger adults.
Outside of work she gardens, runs long distances, hikes, and spends time with her cats and rabbits. Her earlier life as a fine artist influences her clinical style and her interest in creative ways of making sense of life and change.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Grace uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people who notice repeating relationship problems or attachment concerns to name those patterns and try different ways of relating. She also uses client-centered therapy which focuses on listening, reflecting, and building trust so people can lead what they talk about and set the pace for change.Grace pairs those perspectives with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice different responses. That combination can help with anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and grief by giving clear skills alongside conversations about meaning and relationships. Choosing which approach to use is collaborative; she will work with the client to see what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy home life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use creative materials at home during expressive exercises or pick quieter times of day for a session. Licensed professionals adapt methods so therapy can be practical and useful even when it is delivered remotely.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida, Arizona, California
Languages
English
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What concerns does she work with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She mixes conversation with expressive art activities and evidence-based techniques to change thoughts and build coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical social work experience, including work in a hospital setting with a wide age range of people.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and Arizona and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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