Ms Grace Kuipers

Sessional Instructor

 Email: gkuipers [at] tyndale.ca

Academic Credentials

MDiv, Tyndale Seminary, 2012.
Adult Education Learning and Development (OISE) University of Toronto, 2016.
BA (Hons.), University of Toronto. 1987.

Areas of Specialization

Trauma, family therapy, grief and loss, relationship distress, couple therapy, play therapy

Biography

Grace Kuipers currently operates a private practice where she supports individuals, couples and families in difficult life circumstances with a focus on trauma and relational distress. She also provides supervison to students, qualifying therapists and seasoned therapists. She uses an attachment framework and integrates techniques from post-graduate training in various modalities (ACT, CBT, CPT, EFT, EMDR, IFS, Focusing, MI, psychodynamic, Play Therapy and SFT) in her work with clients. She is a Registered Couple and Family Therapist (AAMFT/CACFT) and a Certified Play Therapist (CAPT). She has held positions at community agencies and  private psychotherapy clinics, including Tyndale Wellness Centre. She has a passion for learning and teaching and prior to being a psychotherapist, Grace ran a successful health care communications agency, worked in education both as a primary teacher in the private school system and as adult educator supporting public health professionals across Ontario.

Grace is teaching a course on Professional Ethics in the Spring Summer 2025 semester.