
Clarinda Squires
LCSW, CSW
Therapist in Georgia
Continue with ClarindaDirect, compassionate LCSW guiding practical change
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online
- Listed in
- Georgia
- Warm honest style
- Practical coping skills
- Focus on relationships
About Clarinda
Her background includes community mental health, crisis work, clinical assessment, and private practice. That mix shaped a practical style that focuses on real-life problems. Sessions move beyond surface conversation to identify patterns that keep people stuck and to build clearer ways of coping.
Clarinda describes her approach as warm and honest. She asks thoughtful questions, challenges unhelpful habits, and helps people develop communication and emotional regulation skills. She emphasizes small, doable steps that change daily life rather than abstract goals.
Clinical tools she draws on include cognitive-behavioral strategies, trauma-informed ideas, strengths-based work, motivational interviewing, and practical communication techniques. Together with each person she creates a plan tailored to specific needs and goals. The work aims to increase clarity, reduce overwhelm, and strengthen confidence in handling relationships and stress.
Many clients come seeking help with commitment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, self-love, and women's issues. Clarinda encourages honest conversations and steady progress toward clearer boundaries and better coping.
Approaches that guide online work and finding the right fit
Clarinda commonly uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people spot thoughts and behaviors that increase anxiety or stress. Those techniques break problems into small parts so you can practice new responses and feel less overwhelmed.She also applies trauma-informed principles that pay attention to how past difficult experiences shape current reactions. That approach helps people regain a sense of safety in their daily routines and to build steady ways of coping with triggers.
Finding which approach fits is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match techniques to a person's goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try things, check what helps, and adjust the plan over time rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, and letting sessions happen from a regular schedule or break in the day. Licensed professionals can guide practical changes and skills that translate into everyday life, whether sessions are remote or in person.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include commitment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is described as warm, honest, and grounded. She asks direct questions, helps people slow down to notice patterns, and focuses on practical steps to improve day-to-day coping and communication.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of experience spanning clinical assessments, community mental health, crisis work, and private practice. That mix informs a practical approach to both short-term problems and longer-term patterns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW and practices in Georgia. The listing uses the provided credential information exactly as supplied.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know whether video, phone, or in-person sessions are offered.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, per the provided information.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.