Grace Wright
Director, LCSW (she, her)
Biography:
Grace co-founded the Partnership for Trauma Recovery in 2015 with the goal of establishing a practice that provides trauma informed and focused care. Grace’s philosophy on therapy is that our present difficulties are the result of past experiences that have shaped the neural networks in our brain, which triggers us to react in certain ways. This causes an often subconscious process of engaging in patterns of behavior that can be disturbing, unhelpful, and often harmful to our daily lives. This most often manifests in clients coming in feeling “stuck” in their lives and often in previous attempts at therapy where the symptom was the focus of treatment instead of the underlying problem. The work of therapy then becomes identifying, understanding, and shifting those experiences at the root of these daily problems instead of simply learning to cope with the struggles. By engaging in this kind of work, lasting, meaningful change occurs which liberates clients from those patterns they have lived with.
Specializations:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Dissociative disorders
Complex trauma
Personality disorders
Attachment trauma.
Education:
BA Psychology, Elmira College.
MSW Masters of Social Work, University of Southern Maine.
Special Interests:
While philosophy and treatment modalities are important, Grace also knows that the relationship between therapist and client is the most important part of successful therapy. She places a high value on the relationships she has with her clients, and works hard to build a mutual sense of trust and understanding – injected with humor whenever possible.
Modalities:
Psychodynamic
EMDR