Grace Gidley, MA, NCC
Telehealth
Education
School
- Valparaiso University
Degree
- Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Certification
- 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
- Anxiety Disorders
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Career and Academic Counseling
- Children and Adolescents
- Chronic Conditions
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce and Separation
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Dynamics
- Hoarding
- Personal Growth and Goal Setting
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- OCD
- Oppositional Defiance
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Maternal Mental Wellness
- Relationship Issues
- School and College Issues
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harming Behaviors
- Spirituality
- Stress Management
- Suicidality
- Trauma
Session Types
- Telehealth
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Couples Counseling
Age Specialties
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Older Adult
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Eclectic/Integrated Therapy
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Parent-Child Interaction
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Strength-Based