The Grace Method

A Structured, Spirit-led framework for healing the mind, body, and spirit.

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”

- 2 Peter 3:18

The Grace Method is more than a framework - it’s a way forward.

I didn’t set out to build a framework. I set out to survive my own experiences, and walk with others through theirs. Somehow, in the middle of that, God handed me structure. The Grace Method™ came through years of walking with people in their most vulnerable places, walking through the system myself, studying the nervous system, praying through tears, and realizing that healing isn’t random. There’s a rhythm to it.

This method didn’t come from a textbook or a training. It came from the trenches of my healing, from stories, and from sacred moments in sessions when something deeper moved. Slowly, it started to take shape. What I didn’t have language for began revealing itself in five distinct phases, each one necessary. Each one holy.

This isn’t just a clinical approach. It’s not just a spiritual overlay. It’s a real-world healing structure that honors the body, supports the brain, and points everything back to Jesus. It blends function and faith, not as two separate things—but as one seamless experience of restoration.

The Grace Method™ is still unfolding. It’s not the full picture yet, but it’s a beginning, a map, and a way to hold space for the people who don’t just need to cope… They need to come alive again. We restore the mind, body, and spirit through grace- not striving.

Guidance

The first phase of The Grace Method™ establishes a foundation of safety, understanding, and direction. In this stage, we focus on helping individuals understand how trauma impacts the nervous system and daily function. Before any deep healing can occur, the body must learn what it means to feel safe again. Through occupational therapy, we begin building regulation routines, evaluating sensory needs, and creating an environment that supports healing from the inside out. This phase introduces the essential tools for nervous system stabilization, setting the tone for everything that follows.

Includes:

  • Nervous system education (fight, flight, freeze, fawn)

  • Sensory processing screening and evaluation

  • Introductory regulation tools

  • Routine and rhythm mapping (wake/sleep, ADLs, co-regulation)

  • Environmental modifications for sensory safety

  • Psychoeducation on trauma’s impact on function

Resilience

Resilience is about more than bouncing back—it’s about strengthening our capacity to remain grounded in the face of adversity. In this phase, we deepen regulation strategies, build emotional endurance, and expand functional routines. Occupational therapy supports clients in creating consistent sensory diets, improving executive functioning, and reclaiming autonomy in daily tasks. This stage helps restore confidence, rebuild structure, and reinforce self-trust by anchoring healing in routine and embodied practice.

Includes:

  • Development of personalized sensory regulation plans

  • ADL and IADL support for independence and consistency

  • Executive functioning strategies (planning, follow-through, sequencing)

  • Functional cognition interventions

  • Routine building and habit stacking

  • Emotional regulation within daily occupations

Atonement

The atonement phase addresses the heart of trauma—wounds, identity, shame, and generational cycles. As clients move through regulation and resilience, they’re now able to explore deeper healing safely. This stage allows for reflection, processing, and narrative restructuring from a place of safety and strength. Occupational therapy facilitates this through symbolic work, identity restoration, and the restructuring of roles and habits that trauma disrupted. This is where individuals begin to reclaim who they were always meant to be.

Includes:

  • Narrative-based therapeutic processing

  • Role restoration and occupational identity work

  • Breaking of maladaptive behavioral patterns

  • Generational cycle exploration

  • Graded exposure to trauma-linked occupations

  • Support for rebuilding meaningful roles and beliefs

Compassion

Compassion is the phase where grace becomes embodied at the individual level. In this stage, we support clients in cultivating self-acceptance, joy, and sustainable healing without pressure or performance. Occupational therapy focuses on reintroducing meaningful engagement through leisure, creativity, rest, and play. We address perfectionism, internalized shame, and burnout by helping individuals discover what it means to live with grace-based rhythm and relational self-kindness. This stage teaches clients to love and care for themselves as fully human and fully worthy.

Includes:

  • Engagement in joy-based and meaningful occupations

  • Reframing productivity and worth through occupational coaching

  • Restoration of occupational balance (rest, play, work, connection)

  • Support for inner gentleness and self-regulation

  • Leisure and creative expression as therapeutic tools

  • Addressing internal “shoulds” through values-based intervention

Elevation

Elevation is the final phase of The Grace Method™—where restoration becomes reality. Clients are supported in stepping into their healed identity, aligned purpose, and restored sense of calling. Occupational therapy in this phase focuses on vocational exploration, life mapping, and building sustainable habits that support long-term wholeness. This isn’t just about healing for survival—it’s about living in restoration and helping others do the same. Elevation launches individuals into impact, service, and identity with confidence and grace.

Includes:

  • Vocational and role-based exploration

  • Values-based habit development and life design

  • Identity integration through meaningful occupations

  • Purpose mapping and future planning

  • Community engagement and relational restoration

  • Support for leadership, service, or spiritual calling