Maria Grimshaw-Clark , LCSW

Maria Grimshaw-Clark, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), has spent 34 years helping people turn emotional pain into opportunities for personal growth. She works with individuals, couples, and families to reduce anxiety, lessen depressive symptoms, and address relationship challenges through practical, insight-driven work that emphasizes new coping strategies and healthier patterns of thinking and relating.

She supports clients in replacing long-standing, less effective coping habits with more adaptive approaches that foster fresh connections and shifts in mindset. Her practice draws on training in family mental health, Systems Theory, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and Zen meditation, integrating these influences into accessible, tailored interventions.

Across three decades of clinical work she has witnessed many meaningful moments of clarity and change, guiding people through transitions and helping them build more workable ways of managing stress, emotions, and relationships.

Approaches Maria Uses in Online Therapy

Maria integrates client-centered therapy into her online work, creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space that centers the client's experience and values. This approach supports self-exploration and is useful for people facing relationship tensions, life transitions, or questions about identity and meaning.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy - CBT - which focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it can help address anxiety, depression, and stressful patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Mindfulness-based techniques are another component of her practice, offering simple skills to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. These practices can support emotional regulation and complement other therapeutic strategies.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and needs, and she adapts methods over time so the treatment fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy schedules, and receive support from licensed professionals in ways that suit daily life.