Grace Lee, LCSW

Licensed in California · 21 years in practice

Grace Lee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of practice in California.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 28912 · expires April 2026
NPI: 1609968932 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 21
Languages: English

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About Grace

Grace Lee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of practice in California. She uses practical, down-to-earth approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. Her style is straightforward and focused on what will make daily life easier for a client.

Grace has experience in hospital settings, including end-of-life and crisis work. She has also worked with older adults, transitional-aged young people, and adults facing substance use challenges or ongoing mental health symptoms.

Background and approach

This background gives her a broad view of the problems people bring into therapy. She often uses EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - to address trauma, domestic violence, phobias, abandonment, grief, and relationship pain. In sessions she guides clients through steps, helps process painful memories, and supports new ways of coping.

Her conversations are practical and goal-oriented. She helps people identify small changes that add up over time. Sessions usually focus on what the client wants to change and how to get there in everyday life.

Grace works with common life challenges such as parenting strain, career stress, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar mood management, and coping with major life changes. She also addresses family of origin issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and substance use concerns. She aims to create a clear plan and steady progress with each person who comes for help.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Grace lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Grace names

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

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Online support

Using EMDR and focused approaches online

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a structured approach that helps people process disturbing memories and reduce the intensity of painful reactions. It involves guided attention and bilateral stimulation while a client recalls a distressing memory to reframe how the memory is held in mind and reduce its hold on daily functioning.

In addition to EMDR, Grace uses practical problem-solving and coping strategies that target stress, anxiety, grief, addiction recovery, and relationship difficulties. These methods focus on small, achievable changes that a person can try between sessions to improve mood and daily routines.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Grace works with each person to identify which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options, answers questions, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video lets people use visual cues and more interactive work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging offer quick ways to touch base, share updates, or get support between sessions. These formats increase flexibility and help people stay connected to therapy amid changing schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Grace commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear goals, steps clients can try between sessions, and steady progress.

What is her professional background?

She has 21 years of clinical experience, including work in hospital settings, end-of-life and crisis care, geriatric work, substance use counseling, and treating people with a range of symptom severity.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California and practices with that credential.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect for therapy.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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