Grace Jones, MMFT, LMFT, CEDS, ART
Grace specializes in providing individual, family, and group therapy sessions for eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, body image, stress management, and skills-based therapy. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and a certified eating disorders specialist (CEDS). She is also certified as a master accelerated resolution therapist (ART) that utilizes the power of eye movements to replace negative images that cause symptoms of post-traumatic stress with positive images of the clients' choosing which then eliminates the triggers and symptoms. Grace is a skills-based therapist who is committed to providing empathetic and change-oriented services. She seeks to help the client remediate the presenting problem and function independently from any stressor. Helping another person achieve their goals is Grace's passion and she strives to surround patients with care as they start the journey of healing.
Grace is an honors graduate of Furman University with a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Converse College. She received her clinical training from Emerge Family Therapy Center & Teaching Clinic (formerly WestGate Training and Consultation Network) in Spartanburg, SC. During her clinical training, she also interned at Hope Center for Children and at the Forrester Center (previously Spartanburg Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center.) Grace has additionally worked as a therapist at the former Eating Recovery Center-Carolinas (previously The Riley Center) and at Carolina Center for Behavioral Health.
Grace also has experience offering individual, family, and group therapy to children, adolescents, and adults, in outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and inpatient levels of care. Grace has extensive training working with eating disorders, family conflict, group home therapy for children and adolescents, and skills-based groups. She utilizes evidence-based models, including DBT, ACT, CBT, experiential, and solution-focused therapy, along with offering spiritual counseling based on client’s needs. Grace is currently a member of the International Society of Accelerated Resolution Therapy, the International Association Of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp), Delta Kappa (the International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society), and Phi Beta Kappa.
Grace enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, relaxing on “spontaneous Saturdays,” and spending time with her husband, son, and daughter.