About Grace
Grace Cost-Chretien is an AASW counsellor with six years of clinical experience supporting people through major life changes. She focuses on building self-love and confidence, and on helping people find their feet when relationships or pregnancy bring new challenges. Grace writes plainly and listens carefully so people feel heard from the first session.
Grace often uses somatic approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred work. That means she pays attention to what the body is telling you as well as the thoughts and emotions that come up.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and grounded, with simple strategies to try between meetings. People come to Grace for stress, anxiety and parenting worries as well as career or relationship concerns. She also supports those dealing with guilt, jealousy, life purpose questions and the upheaval of midlife.
Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs and readiness. Grace aims to create a calm and non-judgemental space where people can talk openly. She encourages small steps and experiments that build confidence over time.
If you want a down-to-earth counsellor who balances body-based work with evidence-informed tools, she may be a good fit. Sessions are conducted in English and arranged online by scheduling after a short matching questionnaire. The process is straightforward and shaped around what you hope to achieve.
How somatic and values-based work translates online
Somatic therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and how they relate to emotions and behaviour; online sessions can include simple movement, breath awareness and bodily noticing to help regulate stress and anxiety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action; it helps people move forward through unwanted thoughts by choosing behaviours that match what matters to them. Client-centred therapy offers a supportive, non-judgemental space where the counsellor listens closely and follows the client’s pace.Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to tailor methods to your needs, goals and preferences. Over a few sessions you will identify whether more body-based work, values-based exercises or listening-focused sessions feel most useful, and the plan is adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls enable face-to-face contact for embodied exercises and reflection, while phone sessions suit those who prefer voice-only conversations. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use short written reflections when that fits a busy life. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practise new skills in everyday settings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English