About Sean
Sean DiMaria is a licensed social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, ADHD, addiction concerns, grief, and relationship or intimacy issues. He brings eight years of clinical mental health experience and works from South Carolina. Sean uses straightforward language and practical steps to help people feel steadier in daily life.
He meets people where they are and focuses on what’s most pressing. Sessions often look at patterns that keep problems going and small changes that can make life easier.
How Sean works
Sean draws on a mix of approaches including acceptance-based work, cognitive techniques, and skills for handling intense emotions. He often supports people dealing with family-of-origin wounds, abandonment or attachment struggles, caregiver stress, and blended family concerns. Sean also helps with sleep problems, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
He offers ideas for managing cravings and learning healthier relationship habits. Sean teaches classes and webinars on topics such as resilience and empathy. He also leads support groups about self-care, parenting, and improving therapy outcomes.
These group options provide practical tools and peer perspective in addition to individual work. People can expect a collaborative style that respects religious and cultural differences. Sean combines listening with concrete exercises and homework people can use between sessions.
His goal is to help clients build skills that fit their daily routines.
Sean lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Sean works with
The areas below are the ones Sean selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW-CP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and persistent stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems active and testing new ways of thinking and acting. CBT often helps with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist collaborate to pick exercises and skills that fit daily life and the challenges the client brings.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, homework feedback, and ongoing coaching between longer sessions.
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