Grace Tiri, AASW

Grace Tiri is credentialed in Australia with over four years of professional experience supporting people through periods of stress, anxiety, eating disorders, bipolar disorder and depression. She has also worked with clients who are coping with major life changes, offering steady support as they explore new ways of managing challenges and building wellbeing.

Grace works from a strengths-based perspective and treats each person as the expert in their own story. She seeks to highlight existing resources and capabilities so clients can draw on them when facing difficult situations. That approach is combined with practical strategies to address symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.

She holds AASW, indicating membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, and brings a calm, encouraging style to the therapeutic relationship. Grace views the decision to seek help as a courageous first step and aims to support and empower people as they move toward a more fulfilling and happier life.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online support

Grace employs client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) to help people address a range of concerns. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience, helping them discover their own solutions and build on personal strengths. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and developing practical strategies to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. DBT combines acceptance and change techniques to teach skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships and reducing impulsive or self-harming behaviours.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Grace works collaboratively with clients, exploring their goals, preferences and responses to different techniques so that the plan evolves to match their needs. Appropriately qualified or registered professionals and therapists often blend methods to create a personalised pathway rather than relying on a single model.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible and accessible for people juggling work, family or mobility constraints. These options allow regular contact, timely support between sessions and the convenience of receiving care from familiar surroundings while maintaining the same therapeutic focus as in-person work.