Grace Dushatinski , MD, LCSW-C

Grace Dushatinski is a clinician who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. She often supports those navigating life changes, ADHD challenges, and concerns related to pregnancy, postpartum, and women's issues. Grace brings 13 years of experience and combines a calm, patient presence with practical steps people can use right away.

She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on clear skills for managing strong feelings and reducing daily stress. Grace uses conversation, practical exercises, and activities that fit a person's age and situation.

Her background includes work in school-based and clinical settings where she supported children and adolescents, and she draws on that experience when helping young adults and parents. She aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful rather than overwhelming.

Grace sees how everyday routines, relationships, and roles affect wellbeing. She offers simple tools to improve coping, boost confidence, and manage symptoms of anxiety and trauma. Her style is warm and steady, with an emphasis on small, realistic changes.

People who reach out can expect a collaborative plan built around their goals. Grace speaks English and practices in Maryland. She works through a subscription model that lets clients cancel at any time and provides options for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging.

How Grace Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online

Grace draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional regulation. One common approach teaches core coping and emotion-management skills such as breathing, grounding, and activity planning; these skills help with anxiety, stress, and strong emotional reactions. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed work that helps people slowly process difficult memories and reduce their hold on daily life through structured pacing and safety-building work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Grace collaborates with each person to identify goals, tries methods that fit those goals, and adjusts plans based on what helps most. She explains options in simple terms and pairs strategies with real-life practice so people can see what changes feel helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins, homework, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives.