Grace Szeja

Grace Szeja is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience. She practices in Florida and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and questions about life purpose. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship concerns, and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

Grace uses clear, direct talk and practical tools in sessions. She often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thinking. She draws on dialectical behavior skills for managing intense emotions and on attachment-based ideas when relationships and family of origin issues come up.

Her background includes hospital-based clinical work and earlier experience as a fine artist and comic illustrator. That creative history shows up in her work through expressive art activities like drawing, painting, sand tray, clay, zendoodle, and journaling alongside talk-based therapy.

Grace commonly helps people who feel stuck after a life change, those asking what comes next, and young adults navigating identity and direction. She also works with people from the LGBT community and with clients coping with compassion fatigue and ADHD symptoms.

Sessions emphasize learning new thinking patterns, building coping skills, and noticing internal and external supports. She encourages practical steps you can try between meetings, such as short behavioral experiments or creative exercises, to see what helps in everyday life.

Outside work she runs, gardens, hikes, and cares for pets. She uses she/her pronouns and speaks English. International clients are accepted; confirm current session options before booking.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and feelings in current relationships. Online sessions can help people notice attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating with partners or family members in their daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client brings. In virtual meetings this means the therapist follows the client’s lead and offers straightforward feedback to help clarify values and next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Used online, CBT often includes short between-session exercises or thought records that fit into a normal day.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which approach or mix of methods best matches their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can shift as the work progresses.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in between other commitments, or reducing the need to be on camera for part of a session. Many people find these practical benefits help therapy become a sustainable part of daily routines.