People often come to me feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or at a loss for how to change.
They leave with a deeper understanding of themselves, a clearer emotional map, and the tools to live more fully.
“Joe creates a space that feels intelligent, safe, and emotionally honest. I leave each session clearer, calmer, more myself.”
“I trust him completely. He’s confident, calm, and sharp—without ever making me feel small or judged.”
Therapy with me is collaborative, emotionally focused, and grounded in clinical depth.
I help people explore what sits beneath symptoms like anxiety, low mood, emotional overwhelm, or persistent patterns in relationships.
I don’t work from a one-size-fits-all model.
My therapeutic approach is integrative, meaning I draw from a number of models based on your needs, including:
My role is to help you feel safer with your emotional experience—so you can explore it with more curiosity and less fear.
I work with adults experiencing psychological distress that feels stuck, complex, or difficult to name.
Whether you’re facing the fallout of trauma, emotional regulation issues, addiction, or long-standing relationship patterns, I offer therapy that helps you make sense of your experience—and shift it.
With over 30 years of experience, including 12 years as an NHS Clinical Psychologist, I now work in private practice providing:
Dr Joe Grace worked in Health and Social Care for over three decades. He started off in homelessness and addiction services. He later trained as a Clinical Psychologist.
His work in the NHS spanned inpatient and community settings; included specialist trauma, personality, and psychosis pathways.
In his final NHS role, Dr Joe Grace was Acting Consultant Clinical Psychologist for a large Community Mental Health Team. He provided leadership, supervision, and psychological interventions for complex and high-risk cases.
Since 2024, he has moved fully into private practice, working between the UK and the Swiss/French border. He is registered as a Psychologist in the UK and Switzerland and runs clinics in both countries.
Dr Joe Grace is available for weekly therapy appointments (if agreed after the initial meeting/s). He is available usually for 5 consecutive weeks. There is then a gap of one week, before the pattern of appointments can resume (barring illness and holidays).
In addition to psychotherapy, Dr Joe Grace also provides:
Dr Joe Grace has also been a guest lecturer on postgraduate psychology courses.
He has published work in academic and legal journals on trauma, clinical decision-making, and psychological injury.
Grace, J. D., and Priest, H. (2015). ‘Ontology to Outcome: A critical analysis of psychology research’, The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 15 (4), pp. 204-213.
Grace, J.D., Priest, H.M., & Dunn, C. (2017). The Psychiatric Paradox: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of being assessed and detained under the Mental Health Act (1983). Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 17(2), 92-104.
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“Joe creates a space that feels intelligent, safe, and emotionally honest. I leave each session clearer, calmer, more myself.”
“I trust him completely. He’s confident, calm, and sharp—without ever making me feel small or judged.”
