- Years in practice
- 27
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Grace
Grace Sterling-Odom is a licensed professional counselor with 27 years of clinical work in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and mood challenges. Parents looking for guidance around parenting concerns will find her emphasis on practical support and steady guidance easy to follow.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly about what is hard. Sessions are simple and straightforward. Conversations focus on small, doable steps that fit daily life rather than abstract theory.
Background and approach
Grace draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues like depression, panic, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and postpartum depression. She also helps with relationship struggles, communication problems, body image, and the fallout from separation or infidelity. Career concerns, life purpose, and compassion fatigue are part of her practice as well.
With many years of experience, Grace blends practical problem-solving with emotional support. She helps people untangle guilt, shame, and attachment concerns while building clearer boundaries and healthier patterns. Work often includes coaching-style guidance for the next steps in a person’s life.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make booking easier for busy schedules.
What Grace works with
Everything Grace lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Grace helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Grace often uses evidence-based approaches that map directly onto everyday problems. One approach focuses on teaching practical skills for managing anxiety and panic - breathing and grounding techniques, pacing activities, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. This helps people reduce intense moments and build confidence over time.Another common approach targets mood and depressive symptoms by breaking tasks into manageable pieces and creating simple routines. Work centers on identifying small actions that improve energy and mood, then tracking what helps and what does not. This approach is useful for postpartum depression, low mood, and motivation difficulties.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss different methods and tailor work to a person's goals, preferences, and daily demands. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to try and which to adjust as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people read facial cues and do longer conversations, phone calls can be lower bandwidth, and text or chat are good for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting schedules, work breaks, or different time zones.
Questions people ask about Grace
What concerns does Grace commonly address?
She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression. Parenting issues, grief, body image, and work or career concerns are also commonly discussed.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on honest conversation, problem solving, and small steps that fit daily life.
What kind of background does she bring to therapy?
She has 27 years of professional experience working with mood disorders, panic, OCD symptoms, and related concerns. That long experience informs a steady, experienced presence in sessions.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a New Jersey LPC credential and practices from New Jersey.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Multiple formats let people choose what fits their schedule.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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