Grace Bingham Ott, LCSW

Grace Bingham Ott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker "LCSW" in Maine and Florida and founder of A Personal Call LLC, a private telehealth practice. In 2024, she began serving as President-Elect of the National Association of Social Workers "NASW" Maine Chapter Board of Directors and is a member of the NASW Maine Chapter’s Policy Committee. 

Before starting, A Personal Call LLC, Grace served as a Behavioral Health Clinician for Pen Bay Family Medicine's Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) program in Rockport, Maine. Working in an integrated primary care setting was a natural progression after having worked in multiple different inpatient and outpatient settings in Florida. 

Prior to Florida, Grace lived in New York City and graduated with her Masters in Social Work (MSW) from Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work. She has also lived in Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Tennessee. Her undergraduate education was completed at the University of Richmond with a BA in Political Science.

Grace is looking forward to Maine’s implementation of the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact which will help with mobility and portability of licensure across state lines and increase access to specialists and providers for rural populations.  It will also help to improve access to care as well as the continuation of care.

Licenses, Certifications, and Memberships include:

State of Maine LCSW Active – LC15952

State of Florida LCSW Active – SW12380

State of New York (Masters of Social Work – license inactive as of March 2024)

Telehealth Certification Institute Telemental Health Training Certificate Program 2019

Respecting Choices First Steps Advance Care Planning Certification 2019

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Basic Training & Consultation 2015

LGBTQIA+ Competencies Certification NASW Maine 2024

REACH Trained (Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’s Caregiver Health in the Community)

National Association of Social Workers NASW member since 2011

NASW Maine Chapter Policy Committee 2022 to present

NASW Maine Chapter Board of Directors elected 2023

NASW Maine Chapter President -elect July 2024

Association of Oncology Social Workers (AOSW) member 2012-2019

EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) maintained membership thru 2022

Areas of Interest and Experience:

Trauma-informed lens for General Anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

Grief & Bereavement including from Anticipatory Grief to Complicated Grief

Life Transitions, Healthy Aging and Wellness

Depression

Alzheimer’s and Related forms of Dementia and Caregiver Support

Advance Care Planning and Patient Advocacy

Palliative Care and Hospice Care