Arielle Griffin , LCSW, LICSW

Arielle Griffin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings a caring, client-centered approach to therapy. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Virginia. Her style is warm and inviting, and she focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, and life changes.

With six years of experience, she draws on practical methods to help people facing depression, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also supports clients working through intimacy-related issues, career concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Women’s issues are listed among her focus areas and are part of the topics she addresses in sessions.

Her sessions often use client-centered listening combined with structured skills and goal-focused techniques. That means she will hear your story first and then suggest tools and steps to try in daily life. Clients can expect a mix of problem-solving, mindfulness practices, and behavior-focused work when appropriate.

Arielle has worked in outpatient and medical clinic settings as well as programs that provide more intensive care. Her background includes work with people navigating adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and young adult transitions. This range helps her tailor conversations to many life contexts.

She encourages practical, step-by-step changes and emphasizes collaboration. Sessions are paced to match individual needs, whether someone wants short-term goal work or more open-ended support. Outside of work she enjoys reading, traveling, Pilates, and mindfulness practice.

Therapeutic approaches suited for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your priorities. The therapist creates space for you to describe what matters most, then collaborates on next steps to address those concerns and boost coping.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and workplace stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It is useful for people who want tools for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and better relationship interactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and daily life demands and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means the plan can shift as progress is made or needs change.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone can be an easier option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text is useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill coaching, or people who prefer typing. These formats make therapy more flexible and help integrate support into busy schedules.