Grace Ford, LMHC

Individual AdultAnxietyChronic Pain & IllnessDepressionEmbodiment & SomaticsEmotional RegulationLGBTQ IdentityNeurodivergencePTSDTrauma & AbuseAnti-OppressiveEMDRIFSMindfulness-BasedND-Affirming LensSomaticTrauma InformedEgo StateSelf-CompassionImaginal PsychologyTelehealthLGBTQ+NorwegianInsuranceSliding scalePremeraLifewiseKaiserSafe and Sound Protocol (SSP)Accepting new clientsRelationalStrength-BasedLife TransitionsRacial IdentityRelationships & Attachment Issues
Written By Nicole Greenwald

Psychotherapist

(they/she)

I work with people who want to make change in themselves and the world. I enjoy holding space for people who are highly sensitive, justice-oriented, deeply creative; don’t fit the boxes society has constructed for them; and may carry a heavy load of personal, generational, or identity-based trauma.

My own journey has led me to focus on exploring marginalized and intersectional identities. I work with queer and trans folks and multicultural people who live in the in-between spaces and want to thrive as their full selves.

My framework is feminist, liberatory and imaginal. 

Approaches to treatment — EMDR, Ego State, Parts Work, PolyVagal Theory Informed, Body-Centered and Somatics, Self Compassion and Mindfulness. 

New service: I am now certified to deliver the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), a powerful listening therapy designed to help regulate the autonomic nervous system. The SSP involves listening to specially filtered music through headphones in session or remotely. It has demonstrated benefits for individuals with trauma, anxiety, sensory processing differences and more. Contact me for details, or visit whatistheSSP.com to learn more.

Formal training — Masters of Counseling Psychology, Meridian University, 2018. Gestalt and Psychosynthesis Counseling Training, META-Center, Norway 2012. EMRD Basic Training, 2021.

Areas of Focus

I  bring curiosity, training and interest to:

  • Trauma healing

  • Multicultural counseling with immigrants

  • LGBTQ+

  • Highly sensitive people 

  • Chronic pain

  • Change-making and activism

  • Neurodiversity affirming

Fees

Private Pay $165

I offer reduced-fee options to some private-pay clients in recognition that some people face greater barriers to accessing care due to their position in our culture (race, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, economic/employment status, housing status, disability, etc.)

Gender affirming care consults - Pro bono

Insurance

Insurance:

  • Premera

  • Kaiser Permanente

I welcome Kaiser Gender Health Program referrals.

I offer superbills for out of network services.

Location

Virtual only

Scheduling Information

grace@gracefordcounseling.com
(980) 981-4738

Reach out for a free 15 minute consultation to see if we are a good fit.

Nicole Greenwald
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