Turn fear into courage, for you and the children you love.
I'm Dr. Maria Grace, a licensed psychotherapist and author. Through therapy, the G.R.A.C.E. Matrix®, and the award-winning Hello Flutters book, I help women and families understand fear and move through it with calm, clarity, and connection.
From
Fear
You're not broken.
You're afraid.
Most of us were never taught what fear actually does inside the body and mind. So we mistake anxiety for weakness, anger for failure, and shutting down for giving up.
Fear isn't the enemy. It's a signal. When you learn to read it, everything changes. How you parent. How you relate. How you show up for yourself.
"I snapped at my kids again and I don't know why I keep doing this."
"I feel like I'm always on edge, waiting for something to go wrong."
"I know what I should do. I just can't make myself do it."
"My child is so anxious and I don't know how to help without making it worse."
"I've been in survival mode so long, I've forgotten what calm feels like."
"I want to be more present. I just don't know how to get out of my own head."
Grounded healing for women navigating fear and trauma.
I'm a licensed Psychotherapist and creator of the G.R.A.C.E. Matrix®, a trauma-informed framework rooted in neuroscience, mindfulness, and compassion.
I help women move out of survival mode, understand their inner world, and reconnect with a grounded sense of self.
I'm also a mom, a runner, and a Filipina American woman who knows what it is to carry a lot, and to find a way through.
Where do you want
to begin?
Individual Psychotherapy
One-on-one trauma-informed therapy using EMDR and the G.R.A.C.E. Matrix® for women navigating anxiety, fear, and survival mode.
Book a ConsultWorkshops & Speaking
From corporate wellness to nonprofit programming, evidence-based talks and workshops on fear, burnout, and emotional resilience.
Invite Me to SpeakHello Flutters
A Mom's Choice Award children's book that gives kids, and the adults who love them, language for big feelings and the courage to move through fear.
Get the BookHelp your child name
what they feel, so fear
doesn't stay silent.
As a psychotherapist and a parent, I created Hello Flutters to give children a simple, friendly way to understand what they feel in their bodies. It is the only children's book written by a licensed psychotherapist that teaches kids what to do with fear, helping them recognize what they feel, find language for it, and move forward with confidence and care.
Real words from
real experiences
This book helped my child open up. It gave us language for emotions we didn't know how to talk about.
A beautiful and practical resource for the classroom. It creates space for meaningful emotional conversations.
A gentle, powerful tool that supports emotional processing in a way children truly understand.
You don't have to keep
living in reaction mode.
Whether you're looking for therapy, a book for your child, or a speaker for your next event, there's a place here for you to start.
Recognition & Press
Trusted, certified & featured
Recognized by the field's certifying bodies and shared on the stages, publications, and platforms where this conversation matters most.
"Fear is not the enemy. Confusion about it is."