Maria Grimshaw-Clark, LCSW
Licensed in Arizona · 34 years in practice
Maria Grimshaw-Clark helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship strain.
License and registration
- LCSW, Arizona
- LCSW-16200 · expires June 2026
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904014250 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1821157645 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 34
- Languages
- English
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About Maria
Maria Grimshaw-Clark helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship strain. She writes simply and listens carefully, aiming to make sessions practical and grounded for busy parents and adults. Maria holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and draws on three decades of practice to guide people through change.
She focuses on replacing old coping habits with new ways of thinking and acting. In sessions she uses clear tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve communication.
Background and approach
Clients often work on issues such as attachment, codependency, caregiver stress, and problems that come from blended families. Her background includes long experience with couples and family-related concerns alongside individual therapy. Maria integrates client-centered listening with practical methods like cognitive behavioral strategies and skills from dialectical behavior work.
She also uses aspects of the Gottman Method to help people improve how they relate to important others. Mindfulness and attention training are part of her approach when they fit a person's goals. These techniques are used to calm the mind, spot patterns, and support steady behavior change.
Maria aims to make the work straightforward and useful rather than abstract. Maria practices from Virginia and offers sessions in English. People who want to get started can choose a time and complete a short matching questionnaire to set up scheduling.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. Online sessions let the therapist follow a person's lead, reflect concerns, and help set goals in a conversational way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses simple exercises to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; it works well for anxiety, depression, and mood challenges through short practical tasks between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication, which can be practiced and reviewed in regular online meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps the person feel better and function more effectively in daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions enable face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat support quick check-ins or ongoing skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, and related issues such as attachment and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining listening with concrete strategies from cognitive behavioral and dialectical approaches to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 34 years of clinical experience working with individuals and in family-related contexts.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with AZ LCSW and VA LCSW credentials and practices from Virginia.
Which languages are supported and are international sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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