Maria Grimshaw-Clark, LCSW

Maria Grimshaw-Clark is a licensed clinical social worker with 34 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that can make daily life steadier. Sessions aim to replace unhelpful coping habits with new behaviors and ways of thinking that feel more useful.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices. She uses evidence-informed techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns and then tests small changes in behavior. Mindfulness and DBT skills are woven in when people need tools for emotion regulation or distress tolerance.

Maria has a long background working with adults around attachment issues, communication problems, and the complex fallout of betrayal or separation. She also addresses caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, codependency, and midlife transitions. Her work often focuses on untangling guilt, shame, anger, and the ways these feelings shape relationships.

In sessions she combines active skill-teaching with time to reflect. Clients can expect concrete homework, simple experiments, and guided mindfulness practices. The Gottman Method informs her work on communication and conflict patterns in relationships.

She practices in Virginia and holds LCSW credentials in Arizona and Virginia. Sessions are offered in English and provided through a mix of video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on practical steps you can test between sessions, like changing sleep routines or trying different ways to respond to worry.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and building a trusting conversation. This approach gives space for someone to describe their experience while the therapist follows their lead and offers support tailored to their needs.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then mix CBT, mindfulness, DBT skills, or relationship techniques as needed. She checks in regularly to see what works and adjusts the plan together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill demonstrations and live feedback. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexibility for brief updates, homework check-ins, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the methods described above.