• Hi there!

    My name is Grace Kanzenbach (she/they)

    the owner of

    Opal Waters Psychotherapy®

    & (hopefully) your future therapist!

Grace Kanzenbach (she/they)

Owner of Opal Waters Psychotherapy®

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

I am committed to antiracist and culturally responsive therapy practices. I specialize in treating plural, queer, trans, and neurodivergent folks with affirming care.

About Me

This about me reviews identities and communities I belong to, my personal therapy practices, and how I hold my virtual therapy space.

I have several identities and communities that I belong to that are a part of who I am as a person and as a therapist. These identities help explain how my brain works, my internal/external experience, and my overall lived experience. I include this information as it can be beneficial for folks to receive treatment from therapists within the communities they belong to.

Identities and Communities I connect with:

  • Plurality/Multiplicity

  • Dog mom

  • Queer

  • Neurodivergent (AuDHD, PDA, Dyslexia)

  • Disabled

  • Partner

  • Activist

  • White (Irish ancestry)

Therapy Practices:

  • Client-centered approaches

  • Culturally Responsive Care

  • Advocate for disability rights

  • Fat liberation focused

Virtual Therapy Space

  • I honor all of the You’s there may be internally present during therapy

  • I fully support and encourage unmasking, humor, non-language, vibrant or multiple languages, info dumping/special interest rants, stimming, and so so much more!

  • Getting into your body and moving as slow or fast your system needs to ensure safety is my top priority as your therapist

I invite you to reach out to me for a free 15 minute phone consultation for therapy services if you feel we may be aligned whether in community, identity, or per my therapy practices!

  • Education

    University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Bachelor of Social Work

    University of New England - Master of Social Work

  • TRAINING

    Eye-movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    ✶EMDR Certified Clinician✶

    ✶EMDR Approved Consultant✶

    IATPC attachment protocol for children and adolescents

    Attachment-focused EMDR for Adults

    Training in Parts Work and Ego States

    Training in EMDR with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

    Ketamine Therapy

    Training in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

    Training in Psychedelic Integration

    Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    Training in IFS-informed treatment with Frank Anderson

    Training in IFS for Children with Lisa Spiegel

    On lottery waitlist for IFS training with the IFS Institute

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    DBT for adults, children, adolescents, and families

    DBT Prolonged Exposure

  • LICENSES

    Wisconsin (LCSW) #9574-123

    Colorado (CSW) - #CSW.09929762

    Vermont (LICSW) #089.0135329

    South Carolina (LISW-CP) #TLS121CP

    Florida (LCSW) #TPSW2077 https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/