Grace Higa
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
I help adults throughout New York and Massachusetts overcome issues with Anxiety/Perfectionism, OCD, Childhood Trauma, Attachment Insecurity, East Asian Identity, Adult Child Estrangement, and Borderline Personality Disorder.
My therapy style is informed by Schema Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Exposure Response Prevention, & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
REACH OUT TO GRACE HIGA, LCSW
Are you a new client? Please feel free to contact me or self-schedule below.
Understanding yourself with compassion and learning new ways of being in the world isn’t always easy, but I’ll be with you every step of the way. Together we can find and solve the “stuck points” holding you back from living a full and meaningful life.
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How I Can Help
I also help individual adults who struggle with their mood and want to create deeper connections with their loved ones. I take an integrative approach reflecting my honed expertise with three powerful modalities, Schema, EMDR and Exposure Response Prevention.
You are the expert of your life and I will partner with you on that journey. As your therapist, I believe in creating a warm and secure bond to open the space for long-lasting, personal growth. I appreciate how some old habits you have picked up at an earlier point may no longer serve you now.
Treatments:
EMDR
Exposure Response Prevention
Ketamine-Assisted
Schema
Specialties
Anxiety & Perfectionism
Borderline personality
Chronic pain
Complex trauma
Maladaptive daydreaming
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Trauma & Posttraumatic stress
Treatment-resistant depression
Clients
Adolescents
Adults
What Makes Me Credible
Professional Credentials & Training
Licensed to Practice as a Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with active licenses in:
- New York (License #: LCSW NY 090388)
- Massachusetts (License #: LCSW MA 127813)
- Virginia (License #: LCSW VA 0904046820)
Graduate-Level Education and Academic Foundations
Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University.
Advanced Clinical Training and Certifications
Schema Therapy: International Training Certificate in Advanced Schema Therapy from The Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ–NY–DC.
EMDR Specialization:
- Completion of Basic EMDR Training, Center of Excellence in EMDR Therapy
- The Craft of EMDR Therapy, Center of Excellence in EMDR Therapy
- Thinking AIP and Using EMDR, Center of Excellence in EMDR Therapy
- Relational EMDR Therapy℠ — Examining the Self of the Therapist, Center of Excellence in EMDR Therapy
- Healing the Wounds of Attachment and Rebuilding Self, Center of Excellence in EMDR Therapy
- Treating Complex Trauma & Dissociative Symptoms: Navigating Parts of Self Using EMDR Therapy, Center of Excellence in EMDR Therapy
- EMDR ATDL: Treating Dissociative Disorders with EMDR — The Progressive Approach, EMDR Advanced Trainings and Distance Learning
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: Completed specialized training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy & Methodology for Journey Clinical Members with Fluence International Incorporated.
Ketamine-Assisted EMDR: Introduction to Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy™: Enhancing Trauma Treatment with Low Dose Ketamine, Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy Institute.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Post-Master’s Certificate in Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, New York University.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT):
- Emotional Regulation as Informed by DBT — Behavioral Tech Institute
- Distress Tolerance as Informed by DBT — Behavioral Tech Institute
- Interpersonal Effectiveness as Informed by DBT — Behavioral Tech Institute
- DBT Intensive Training — PESI
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: Introduction to Internal Family Systems Therapy from Bright Ideas Continuing Education.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Seminar: Understanding and Treating Personality Disorders with Fairbairn’s Object Relations Model (David P. Celani) from the Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Training Foundation.
REACH OUT TO GRACE HIGA, LCSW
Are you a new client? Please feel free to contact me or self-schedule below.
Therapy looks different for everyone because we all come with our unique identities, strengths and experiences that shape us. It’s an honor for me to build alliance with others, and to join you in contemplating life’s hardest questions. Together, we can nurture new insights and practices while bringing movement to stuck areas. I’m excited to get to know you and for the work we can do together.
Client Testimonials for Grace Higa:
“I had the pleasure of working with Grace Higa for two years and can enthusiastically recommend her as a therapist. Grace has the ability to maintain a warm, caring presence even during the most challenging situations. In a field that can be demanding, she consistently brings both compassion and professionalism to her work, never letting stress compromise the quality of care she provides.” – Julian U.
“Grace is a warm and caring therapist who has immense clinical capacity to support her clients to make real change in their lives. Anyone seeing Grace is in very good hands.” – T.
“I highly recommend Grace Higa. She is warm, welcoming, patient, and truly understanding. I’m incredibly grateful for the safe and supportive environment she provided during some of my hardest times.” – Johnathan C.
“I would wholeheartedly recommend this practice to anyone looking for mental health guidance that is kind and without judgment.” – Rena L.
