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Gracia Clark

Gracia Clark

Therapist · Minnesota

Straightforward support for life and money stressors

  • Practical tools
  • Kind and direct
  • Focus on outcomes

About Gracia

Gracia Clark is a licensed professional counselor with LPC and LPCC credentials who focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy. She brings a calm but direct style to sessions and helps people sort through stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, grief, and changes in life. Gracia communicates plainly and aims to give useful tools people can use between meetings.

Gracia has six years of counseling experience in a variety of settings. That background includes work with substance and behavioral addictions, mood disorders, PTSD, and relationship conflict. She emphasizes emotional regulation skills and trauma recovery while helping clients rebuild daily routines and coping habits.

Her approach mixes techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based work, and client-centered care. In practice that can mean noticing patterns, trying new behaviors, and building small habits that support better choices. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused rather than long lectures.

People describe her style as kind and straightforward; she offers a caring space while also inviting honest reflection. Gracia prioritizes giving practical skills and helping clients take the next manageable steps. She works from Minnesota and conducts sessions in English.

If you want to begin, use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then committing to actions that match your values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often includes practical exercises you can try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from past relationships that show up today and helps people form clearer expectations and healthier responses. It is often helpful for relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That way they can try different tools and adjust the plan based on what actually helps.

Confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Many people find it simpler to practice skills in their everyday routines and then bring observations back to sessions for feedback and planning.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseEating disordersLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changes
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, eating issues, bipolar and depression, parenting and self-esteem challenges, and many related areas such as body image and codependency.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is kind and gentle yet direct; she offers practical tools and also challenges unhelpful patterns in a respectful way.

What experience does she bring?

She has six years of counseling experience across settings, including work with addiction, PTSD, mood disorders, and relationship difficulties.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices from Minnesota as documented.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients be seen?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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