Maria Grimshaw-Clark, LCSW

Maria Grimshaw-Clark is a licensed clinical social worker with 34 years of experience who helps people navigate anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and related stresses. She focuses on practical steps clients can use to replace unhelpful coping habits and build clearer thinking and steadier emotions. Maria meets people where they are and works to make progress feel doable and realistic.

Clients describe work with her as focused on communication, repair after betrayal, and handling jealousy and commitment worries. She also helps with family conflict, blended family issues, and caregiver stress. Sessions often aim to reduce overwhelm and to build skills that apply between meetings.

Maria uses a mix of client-centered ways and evidence-informed techniques to tailor sessions to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift thinking patterns, while Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotion regulation and managing intense reactions. She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people calm their thinking and stay present.

Her background includes many years working with individuals, couples, and families and training in family mental health and systems theory. That experience informs how she looks at problems that involve relationships and recurring patterns across generations. Maria brings a steady, practical approach rather than quick fixes.

To begin, people select a continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the calendar. If a needed time does not appear on the calendar, messaging to request alternatives is suggested.

Approaches that guide online work and skill building

Maria combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice patterns and change unhelpful thoughts. Client-centered work focuses on listening, validation, and helping people name their priorities. CBT involves practical steps to test beliefs and try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills can be useful when feelings feel overwhelming or when communication breaks down in relationships. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help people notice reactions and choose calmer responses.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client will decide together which methods fit the client’s goals and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and adjusting as progress and needs become clearer.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel and allowing shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling. They also let people practice skills in their everyday routines and bring real-life examples into sessions.