Gracie Farese, LMSW

Gracie (they/she) helps people slow down, reconnect with themselves, and build a greater sense of agency and possibility. They believe therapy can be a place where, together, we can explore who you are, what you want, and how to move toward change with clarity and compassion.

Gracie works collaboratively and flexibly, trusting that each person knows their body, emotions, and experiences best. Together, they invite curiosity about what’s happening — emotionally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually — and build insight, safety, and self-understanding along the way. Gracie also seeks to work within an intersectional and liberation-based framework, exploring facets of clients’ identity and experience in a non-judgmental way that acknowledges the systemic trauma and oppression that impacts each of us differently. 

With clients, Gracie has experience exploring topics such as depression, anxiety, attachment, life transitions, relational issues, gender, sexuality, LGBTQIA+ issues and intersections, grief/loss, and healing from trauma. Gracie’s approach integrates relational psychotherapy (attuning to patterns in past and present relationships), somatic exploration (listening to the body’s wisdom), parts work (understanding the needs of different inner parts), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (examining the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors), and trauma-informed care (recognizing the nervous system’s role in healing and resilience). 

Before becoming a therapist, Gracie worked in nonprofit advocacy and fundraising, and later in school-based and community mental health settings. These experiences, along with their identity as a queer, white, nonbinary femme person, inform Gracie’s approach and positionality as they strive to co-create affirming, collaborative therapeutic spaces with clients. At the heart of Gracie’s work is the belief that healing happens in relationship, and that through curiosity and connection, it’s possible to feel more grounded, empowered, and free.