Prior to getting into broadcasting, Grant maintained a private practice, counseling former
Vietnam veterans and later working with
autistic children and people with
schizophrenia. In fact, in a world of increasingly angry and confrontational talk hosts, Grant came to be known as "the Doctor who tells it like it is, but in a nice way." Beginning in 1982, Grant and several other KABC personalities, were
syndicated nationally via
satellite, on the
ABC Radio Network. This brought her show to a much wider audience on talk stations around the country. That year, it was reported that she was earning more than $100,000 a year, more than other radio psychologists. She was also considered more credible than some radio advice-givers because not only was she a licensed clinical psychologist but she was also a member of the
American Psychological Association. From 1986 to 1988 her program was heard on the
Mutual Broadcasting System, another national radio network. ==Later years==