Grace Cowan
- Specialist CBT Psychotherapist
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT), BSc (Psychology), PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- BABCP
- Based in Inverness, Highland
About Grace
Grace Cowan is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) based in the Highlands, working with individual adults experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties. Her areas of support include stress management, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), insomnia, phobias, and many other challenges that can impact day-to-day life and wellbeing.
Grace’s approach to therapy and client work
Grace offers a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space where you can explore what is going on for you and begin to find practical ways to move forward.
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based talking therapy that focuses on the relationship between thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and behaviours. Through understanding these patterns, CBT helps people make small, manageable changes that can lead to meaningful and lasting improvements in wellbeing.
Grace believes that therapy should feel collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each individual’s needs and goals.
Grace’s qualifications and professional background
Grace holds a First-Class BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology and completed her PgDip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the University of the West of Scotland. She is also a member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Grace has worked across a range of mental health settings, including secure environments supporting individuals through difficult and highly distressing situations. These experiences have strengthened her belief that meaningful change is always possible, regardless of how stuck things may feel.
Special interest: exposure therapy and virtual reality
Grace has a particular interest in exposure therapy for fears, phobias, and anxiety-related difficulties. This may include support with social anxiety, fear of spiders, fear of flying, and situations that people often begin to avoid because of fear or discomfort.
As part of this work, Grace incorporates Virtual Reality (VR) into treatment where appropriate, allowing exposure exercises to take place in a safe, controlled, and supported environment. VR can create opportunities for new learning and cognitive change to occur, helping build confidence before emotional shifts begin to follow.
Depending on the presenting difficulty, VR can be used as a standalone treatment or as a stepping stone towards real-life exposure and meaningful change in everyday situations.
If any part of this resonates with you and you are looking to make real, meaningful change, you are not alone — and you do not have to work through it alone.
If you are ready to take that first step, Grace is here to walk alongside you.
