Grace Penman , ACA

Grace Penman is an Australia-based counsellor and psychotherapist with four years of professional experience and accreditation through the ACA, which indicates membership in the Australian Counselling Association. She works primarily with mixed-culture adults and immigrants, including people in the LGBTQIA+ community, supporting them as they navigate questions of identity, belonging, and the practical challenges of building a life across cultures.

Grace understands how family expectations and cultural traditions can clash with personal values, leaving people feeling torn, anxious, or unsure of who they are. She regularly works with clients who are studying or working in a new country, raising children across cultural lines, or negotiating relationships where upbringing and expectations differ. These life transitions often bring up loneliness, guilt, confusion, and a sense of not measuring up, and Grace focuses on those experiences with compassion and clarity.

Her practice blends evidence-informed methods, including EMDR for processing traumatic memories, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clarify values and move toward meaningful action, Narrative Therapy to reframe and integrate life stories, and mindfulness-based somatic psychotherapy to address trauma held in the body. Grace aims to help clients reclaim their voice, honour the multiple parts of their identity, and reconnect with what feels authentic beyond others expectations.