GRIN LORD, PSYD, ABPP
Licensed Psychologist
Board Certified in Couples and Family
Dr. Grin Lord is a Board Certified, licensed clinical psychologist who provides psychotherapy for children, adolescents, parents and families in Bellevue, Washington. Her specialities include: trauma, behavior problems, anxiety, abuse, depression, suicidality or self harm, substance abuse, problems with school, and life transitions including divorce.
425-200-5582
ABOUT DR. LORD
Grin Lord, Psy.D. is a Board Certified, licensed psychologist (PY.60504854) who enjoys psychotherapy with infants, children, adolescents, and parents. Her full name is Sarah Peregrine Lord but she goes by a nickname that is part of her middle name: Grin. She is the Director and a co-founder of CRAFT.
Dr. Lord has been a researcher and clinical trainer at the University of Washington since 2007 and is currently faculty at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The majority of her research focused on trauma, PTSD, and substance abuse. She is an adjunct faculty member for Seattle University’s Master of Arts Program in Psychology. There she teaches a course in understanding modern families and conducting family therapy. She supervises doctoral students at Antioch University - Seattle.
Dr. Lord is interested in the intersection between tech and evidence-based therapy. She was the Chief Clinical Officer at Lyssn.io and a Clinical Product Psychologist at Youper. She is the co-founder of Empathy Rocks.
Dr. Lord has had extensive training in both adult and child psychotherapy. She received her bachelor's degree from Whitman College in Psychology and in Anthropology. Her masters and doctoral training were completed at Antioch University- Seattle; she graduated with a Psy.D. in clinical psychology in 2014. During her training, Dr. Lord conducted primarily trauma-focused therapy at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Children’s, Quil Ceda Elementary School, and the Fremont Community Therapy Project. She completed an APPIC internship in child and family forensic psychology and infant neuropsychological assessment at Monterey County Children’s Behavioral Health in Salinas, California. In 2019, she attained Board Certification in Couples and Family Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology.
AREAS OF FOCUS
CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPY
Anxiety and depression
Behavior problems
Parent coaching and support
School problems
Parent-child and family therapy
Ages 0 to 18, with specialized training for children under age 5
Encopresis, enuresis, bowel problems
Sleep problems (including sleep training)
Conversion disorder and somatic symptoms
Self-harm and suicidal ideation
Transitions to college, adulthood, and the "empty nest"
TRAUMA FOCUSED THERAPY AND ASSESSMENT
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Domestic violence
Divorce conflict
Sexual abuse or assault
Adult survivors of child abuse or neglect
Use and abuse of alcohol or drugs
Recovery from restrictive groups or cults
Experiences of intergenerational trauma
Attachment problems between parent or caregiver and child
Adjustment to adoption, foster care, or child removal
Family and child forensic evaluation
THERAPY FOR CHILDREN, TEENS & FAMILIES
My approach to therapy is relational.
I practice integrative psychotherapy within a relational framework. That means I attend to our therapeutic relationship as an important consideration for healing; we may talk about your relationships with others, with those in your family, and how your life shapes and is shaped by the social world. For young children, relational therapy is similar to attachment-based therapies and may focus on the relationship between parents or caregivers and the child. I also engage in play therapy to facilitate healing with younger children.
My integrative approach is informed by evidence-supported treatments such as dialectical behavioral therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing for behavior change. For behavioral problems with young children, I often work closely with parents, focus on the family, and recommend pragmatic behavioral interventions, such as monitoring problem behaviors and reinforcing positive behaviors.
I see patients of all ages.
I am comfortable with a variety of clinical issues that face infants, children, teens, and parents. In addition to parent coaching and family therapy, I also see adults who suffer from anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related issues. When working with children, I generally provide a combination of individual child therapy, parent-child therapy, and parent coaching. Young children may benefit from more parent coaching or parent-child work than from individual therapy; we will decide together what will be the best fit for your child. Sometimes after seeing a child in therapy, it becomes clear that therapy with all caregivers is indicated to address the problem. I am comfortable working with entire families and often see individuals in the family separately or in small groups before working with the whole family.
ASSESSMENT OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
I am trained in a wide range of assessments for children, adolescents and adults. I have specialized training in forensic evaluation for families, children and infants, including assessments of family functioning and trauma exposure with children ages 0 to 5. I am not currently accepting new assessment patients.
THERAPIST TRAINING & SUPERVISION
I am an Affiliate Research Faculty at University of Washington, Adjunct Faculty at Seattle University and Antioch University where I offer training and supervision to masters and doctoral students in psychology. I also offer supervision for those with an LMHCA hoping to attain licensure as an LMHC or other licensure.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-supported treatment for behavior change; it was originally designed to address risk behaviors like abusing alcohol and drugs. It does not have to do with motivational speaking; rather, the name of the therapy comes from listening to a patient's motivations to change. I am a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. I have created training tools and published numerous articles about MI. I offer supervision, coaching, training and workshops in MI for students, therapists, social workers, clinicians, medical providers, and researchers. I also offer fidelity assessment coding and training of coding teams for MI. More information is available on the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers site.
PUBLICATIONS
I have published over ten articles and other work in peer-reviewed academic journals. Topics range from investigations into how therapy works in different settings, the language of therapy and culture of trauma.
INSURANCE
The majority of our clinicians are contracted with several major insurance companies. We will also submit claims as out-of-network providers, which means you can be partially reimbursed for the cost of the session.
Call us and your insurance company to confirm coverage prior to your first visit.
CONTACT
You may reach me at grin@craftpnw.com
Note that email is not confidential. Clinical information is best communicated via phone; however, due to a surge in referrals, our response time on email is much faster.
Our office has moved to Forest Office Park, Building F as of May 2019. There is all-day parking surrounding the building. Our building is ADA accessible and has elevators. Childcare is available in downtown Bellevue at Adventure Kids Playcare; mention our name for a discount.