Grace Dushatinski

Grace Dushatinski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, and big life changes. She brings a calm, patient presence to sessions and focuses on practical skills that can be used day to day. Parents and caregivers will find clear communication and concrete strategies when coordinating care for a young person.

Grace has 13 years of experience working in school-based and clinical settings. That background means she is familiar with the routines and pressures that affect students and the adults who care for them. Her past work involved supporting kids with anxiety, strong emotions, behavioral challenges, and social difficulties.

In sessions she emphasizes relationship building first. Grace uses conversation, play-based techniques, and skill-building activities to help children name feelings and practice new ways of coping. She also spends time talking with caregivers to share observations and suggest simple tools that can be used at home and school.

Grace pays close attention to the context around each person. She considers things like pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression, experiences of prejudice, and the special stressors young adults face when they shape a plan for care. Her approach aims to reduce isolation and increase self-compassion over time.

People seeking help for attention differences, trauma, social anxiety, or life-purpose questions can expect direct, manageable steps to try between sessions. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy flow and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Grace emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques delivered in clear, practical ways. One approach focuses on emotion identification and regulation through short teaching moments and simple exercises that teach a person how to notice feelings and try new responses. This helps with anxiety, strong emotions, and stress that come with life transitions.

Another common approach uses play-based and activity-led methods to build skills. These methods help children practice coping tools in a gentle, engaging way so new habits can form more easily at home and school. They are useful for behavioral challenges, social anxiety, and attention differences.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person and their caregiver to choose techniques that match needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust methods over time based on what is working.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make fitting care into a busy day easier, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so practicing skills can happen between school or work commitments.