About Maria
Maria Grimshaw-Clark is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. She aims to make sessions straightforward and down-to-earth so parents can read and decide quickly. Maria brings 34 years of experience to her work and focuses on practical changes that ease daily life.
She uses clear, goal-focused conversations to replace old coping habits with healthier ones. That often means learning small skills to calm overwhelming feelings, improving communication, or setting boundaries when needed.
How Maria works
Sessions move at a pace the client prefers and center on what matters most right now. Her background includes long study and practice in family mental health and systems approaches. Maria blends tools from client-centered work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and mindfulness practices.
She also draws on elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. Over three decades she has supported people through trauma, grief, anger, and complicated family issues. She helps clients address attachment concerns, codependency, infidelity, blended family strain, and midlife transitions.
The focus is on helping people make clearer choices and build better patterns. Maria practices in Virginia as an LCSW and offers sessions in English. She encourages a collaborative approach where the client’s goals guide the work.
Practical tools and small shifts are emphasized to create lasting change.
Maria lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Maria works with
The areas below are the ones Maria selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 34 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Maria’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist reflects and clarifies what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs to feel heard and figure out their own priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety or depression. It is useful for stress, mood challenges, and changing unhelpful reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through techniques like distress tolerance and emotion regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Maria will work together with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and comfort level. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan based on progress and preferences.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel, phone can be easier with lower bandwidth, and text or live chat can suit quick check-ins or times when typing feels more natural. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
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