Grace Gidley, MA, NCC
Education
School:
Valparaiso University
Degree:
Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Additional Certificates:
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Grace Gidley is a recent graduate of Valparaiso University, where she received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and became certified as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). Grace has experience working with families and adolescents in both outpatient and residential settings. She also has six years of experience working with adults with severe mental illness in a nonprofit setting.
Grace utilizes an integrative approach that combines Emotion-Focused Therapy with Dialectical Behavior Therapy and strength-based techniques. Through this approach, she helps clients identify what they are experiencing, recognize their individual strengths, and address unhelpful behaviors. She assists clients in developing skills to better understand and process their emotions while providing tools to promote constructive behaviors.
Issues Treated
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Career Counseling
Child or Adolescent
Chronic Illness
Chronic Impulsivity
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Hoarding
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Marital and Premariatl
Obesity
Obsessive-Compulsive
Oppositional Defiance
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Pregnancy
Prenatal
Postpartum
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Self-Harming
Self Esteem
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD
Mood Disorders
Specialties
Mood DisordersHoarding
Borderline Personality Disorder
Session Types
TelehealthFamily Therapy
Individual Therapy
Couples Counseling
Age Specialties
Elders (65+)Adults
Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
Types of Therapy
IndividualsCouples
Coaching
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical (DBT)
Emotionally Focused
Family Systems
Integrative
Interpersonal
Motivational Interviewing
Parent-Child Interaction
Person-Centered
Strength-Based
