Clarinda Squires , LCSW, CSW

Clarinda Squires is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Georgia with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and the lingering effects of trauma. Clarinda keeps sessions grounded and direct, offering clear questions and tools rather than vague reassurance.

Her background includes clinical assessments, community mental health, crisis work, and private practice. That mix shapes a straightforward approach to common problems like anxiety, depression, communication breakdowns, and grief. She often helps people who present as high-functioning but feel emotionally exhausted beneath the surface.

Clarinda describes her style as warm and honest. She helps clients slow down, notice internal patterns, and interrupt habits that cause repeated distress. Conversations are practical and focused on skills you can use between sessions.

She uses elements of cognitive-behavioral strategies, trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and strengths-based techniques. Those approaches are applied in simple ways - for example, identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing regulation skills, and improving everyday communication.

Sessions are collaborative, with plans tailored to each person's situation and goals. Clarinda also works with parenting concerns and women's issues, helping people clarify priorities, repair communication, and rebuild self-compassion.

If someone is ready to take concrete steps toward feeling more balanced, she offers a steady, task-focused partnership to work through change one step at a time.

Approaches that guide online work and what to expect

Clarinda often uses cognitive-behavioral strategies to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. This work focuses on small, practical changes you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage stress.

She also draws on trauma-informed care, which means paying attention to how difficult experiences affect safety, trust, and daily functioning. That perspective helps when addressing the long-term impact of abuse or overwhelming events and guides pacing and choice of interventions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and everyday life. Sessions begin with clear goals and adjust over time based on what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for quick support, homework check-ins, or when typing out thoughts feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between sessions.