Grace Cost-Chretien , AASW

Grace Cost-Chretien is an AASW social worker with six years' experience supporting people through major life shifts. She focuses on women's issues, self‑love, confidence and the transition to motherhood, and she also helps with anxiety, stress and parenting worries. Grace aims to make the first step easier for anyone seeking support.

Her approach is warm and straightforward. She creates a non-judgemental space where people can say what they really think and feel. Sessions are conversational and practical, with time spent on what feels most urgent for the client.

Grace mixes several approaches to suit each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take small steps, and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Somatic work and Internal Family Systems are used where body awareness and inner parts work help people feel more settled.

She commonly supports people with relationship strain, commitment worries, communication problems and feelings of guilt or shame. Career questions, midlife reassessment and finding life purpose are also areas she helps people talk through. Pregnancy, childbirth and the early parenting period are included in her focus.

Sessions are offered in English from Australia and use a format that fits busy lives. Grace encourages people to begin with a short matching questionnaire so sessions can start with clear goals and a practical plan.

How Grace uses therapy methods online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people identify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values while managing difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and improve coping. Client‑Centered Therapy keeps the conversation centred on the person's experience, with the therapist offering empathy and curiosity rather than directives.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Grace will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. She adapts techniques to match goals, comfort and day‑to‑day demands so therapy feels relevant and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging. Video suits deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions are useful when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check‑in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit busy days and make it easier to send quick updates between scheduled sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and help people fit support into work, parenting and other commitments.