About Grace
Grace Dushatinski, MD, LCSW-C, focuses on helping young people and their caregivers cope with everyday stress and bigger transitions. She brings a calm, patient style and aims to make children feel heard and understood. Grace uses clear activities and simple skills so children can manage strong emotions and build confidence.
Grace has 13 years of clinical experience in school and community settings. She has spent much of that time supporting children and adolescents who struggle with anxiety, behavioral challenges, social worries, and life changes.
Background and approach
That background shaped her practical, child-centered way of working. In sessions she uses conversation, play-based strategies, and skill-building tasks that match a child’s age and interests. These are teaching moments as much as therapy - small exercises that parents can continue at home.
Grace also brings medical training to understand how health and development affect behavior and mood. Parents can expect clear guidance and collaborative planning. Grace offers strategies for managing big feelings, reducing overwhelm, and improving day-to-day routines at home and school.
She shares simple tools caregivers can try between sessions. Grace also addresses issues connected to trauma, postpartum challenges, self-esteem, and ADHD in young people. Her goal is steady, practical progress over time through consistent support and small, achievable steps.
Evidence-based methods and online care
Grace uses child-focused techniques that teach skills rather than only talking about problems. Play-based methods help younger children express feelings and practice emotion regulation through games and activities. Skill-building work breaks down coping strategies into simple steps that young people can use at home and at school. She also integrates trauma-informed practices to help children process difficult experiences at a pace they can handle.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Grace works collaboratively with caregivers and the young person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort. She regularly checks in and adjusts techniques so the work stays useful and manageable.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for modeling skills and observing behavior. Phone sessions can be a good shorter option or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions, share brief updates, and get quick coaching on routines or strategies. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent alongside school and family schedules.
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- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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