Therapist profile
Maria Grimshaw-Clark, LCSW
LCSW - Relationships and family concerns
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- CBT
- Mindfulness
- Gottman Method
About Maria
Maria Grimshaw-Clark is an LCSW with 34 years of clinical experience based in Virginia. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, as well as trauma, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem and bipolar-related issues. Maria helps people replace old coping patterns with more effective strategies and clearer ways of relating.
She uses straightforward talk and practical tools in sessions. Conversations often center on identifying unhelpful thoughts, changing behavior patterns, and trying new interaction styles. Maria draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive and mindfulness-based techniques to support small, steady changes.
Her background includes long work with individuals, couples and families, and training in family mental health and systems theory. She also integrates elements from dialectical behavior approaches and mindfulness practice, including Zen meditation, when relevant to a person's goals.
In sessions she aims to make connections between past patterns and current problems. That can mean noticing how family roles shape responses, or practicing concrete skills for calmer communication. Maria encourages practical experiments between sessions to test new ways of handling conflict and stress.
People who contact her typically want clear steps to manage intense emotions or to repair strained relationships. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approach and online sessions work
Maria uses client-centered therapy to place the client's experience at the center of each session. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting what matters most, and helping people name their feelings so they can make choices about change.She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviors. CBT provides concrete tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try different actions, which suits anxiety, depression and communication problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements appear in her work when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed. DBT-based skills teach ways to manage intense emotions, stay present, and handle conflict without escalating.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which approaches to use based on a person's goals, preferences and everyday life constraints. That may mean emphasizing skill practice, brief experiments between sessions, or conversation about family patterns.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework so sessions remain practical and focused on changes people can try between meetings.
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Experience
34+ years
Listed in
Arizona, Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem and bipolar-related issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses client-centered conversation combined with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 34 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LCSW with licensure in Arizona and Virginia and practices from Virginia.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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