Grace Rossman (she/her/hers)

LMHC

Undergraduate Degree - Lesley University
Masters Degree - Lesley University
Specialty/Age Groups Treated - My specialization is drama therapy, and I have also received additional training in neurodivergence and trauma treatment. I see clients ages 6 to 106.
Language: English

  • During a first session, I like to get to know more about you! What kinds of challenges are bringing you to therapy right now? Who are you as a person, outside of these challenges? How can I support you in cultivating your strengths to help you navigate these challenges with more ease and confidence? These are the kinds of questions I may ask you during our first meeting together. I will also tell you more about my favorite approaches, and we can decide collaboratively which ones might be the best fit for you and your needs.

  • Within the world of expressive arts therapy, my specialization is drama therapy, an umbrella term encompassing a range of techniques including role play, puppetry, sand tray, mask-making, and text-based work (learning and/or writing monologues, scenes, poems, etc.). I am a spoken word poet, and I believe in the power of words to help us express, uncover, clarify, and heal. If writing is a meaningful medium for you, I can support you in tailoring your journaling, poetry, or other writing practice to support your therapeutic goals.

    If you are looking for support with executive functioning, either for yourself or your child, I have a variety of neurodivergent-friendly techniques I use to help you strengthen the skills that are most difficult for you. We might complete challenges together in session, play games, or engage in some friendly competition, all in the name of helping your brain learn how to better support you in reaching your goals.

    I believe we contain multitudes, and that learning to work with the different parts of ourselves can help us unlock tremendous potential for healing. With this in mind, I utilize an approach called Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment, which integrates mind-body approaches and Internal Family Systems Therapy to help us work with and promote harmony between the many parts of ourselves.

    Sometimes, we experience events in our lives that we do not have the internal or external resources to process in a healthy way. When this happens, the result is post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related disorders. One powerful and evidence-based approach for reprocessing these memories is called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR can help you reduce trauma-related symptoms, transform your beliefs about yourself and the world, and respond to triggers in a more effective way.

  • If you happen to be holding a warm cup of coffee while meeting a new person, you are more likely to rate that person's personality as "warm"!

I received my Master’s in Clinical Counseling with a specialization in Drama Therapy from Lesley University. I use the arts, particularly drama and poetry, to help children, adolescents, and adults unlock their innate ability to transform suffering into resilience, flexibility, purpose, and flow.

In addition to my arts-based work, I employ a variety of therapeutic approaches, including DBT, cognitive processing therapy, internal family systems therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness-based methods. I draw from a range of arts-based modalities, such as visual arts, music, movement, writing, and drama. My clinical focus includes trauma and complex trauma, addictions, ADHD, autism, and mood disorders.

In my free time, I enjoy writing and performing poetry, painting, spending time in nature, and meditating. I believe that through creative expression, we all can grow, heal, thrive, and become more fully ourselves.