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Grace Szeja, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Grace

Grace Szeja is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, grief, trauma, and identity-related concerns including LGBT issues.

Background and approach

She draws on ten years of clinical experience and a background in hospital settings to help clients navigate life transitions, attachment wounds, family of origin struggles, and challenges like emptiness, guilt, or trouble finding life purpose. Grace works from a client-centered stance that emphasizes empathy and collaboration, pairing expressive creative techniques with evidence-based practices.

She blends art-based activities such as drawing, sand tray work, and journaling with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help clients develop new thought patterns, strengthen coping strategies, and increase self-awareness. Her approach also reflects attachment-based and existential perspectives when exploring relationships, meaning, and personal values.

Outside of clinical work she draws on a previous career in fine arts, which informs her use of creative modalities, and she enjoys gardening, distance running, and hiking.

Grace practices in Florida and accepts international clients; she holds the LCSW credential and aims to meet people with compassion and respect as they work toward greater self-love and clearer direction.

Blending Creative Work and Skills in Online Therapy



Attachment-based approaches help explore relational patterns and early bonding experiences to understand how current relationships and emotional responses form, which can be useful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and family of origin work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration, giving clients space to set the pace and goals of the work while the therapist provides nonjudgmental support and reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and building practical coping strategies, which is effective for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and developing concrete skills.

Finding the right approach is collaborative and often evolves over time; the therapist will work with clients to blend expressive creative techniques and structured practices based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. Together they decide which methods feel most useful and adjust the plan as progress and circumstances change.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles and access needs. These options provide scheduling flexibility, allow people to engage from wherever they are located, and make it easier to integrate therapy into busy routines while using a mix of creative and skills-based interventions tailored to each client.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma, relationship and family issues, and identity-related concerns including LGBT topics. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, and life purpose.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The practice emphasizes a client-centered, compassionate stance that blends creative expressive work with structured skills training to meet each person where they are.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has ten years of experience and has worked in hospital settings across a wide age range, bringing that clinical exposure to her current practice.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LCSW with licence details CA LCSW 122605 and AZ LCSW LCSW-21902 and practices from Florida.
Which languages does she offer therapy in and does she take international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available for remote work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesGuilt and shameLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Florida, Arizona, California

Languages

English

What Grace can help with

Grace Szeja works with clients on stress and anxiety, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

How Grace approaches therapy

Grace's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Grace is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida, with 10 years of clinical experience.

Therapy style

Grace aims to help you traverse your challenges, whatever they may be.