Arielle GriffinLCSW, LICSW

Arielle Griffin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who brings six years of clinical experience to her practice in Virginia. She offers a warm, inviting approach and focuses on practical work that helps people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Arielle listens closely and aims to create plans that fit each person's real life. She uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools help with managing overwhelming emotions and changing unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her approach for building awareness and finding motivation to make changes. Arielle has worked in outpatient medical clinics, acute hospital settings, pediatric outpatient offices, and in Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs. She has experience offering individual, group, and family therapy to people who have experienced trauma or who are navigating grief. Her caseload includes concerns such as relationship difficulties, intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, workplace problems, and matters around pregnancy and childbirth. She also helps with self-esteem, social anxiety, and figuring out life purpose. Outside of sessions, Arielle enjoys reading, traveling, pilates, and mindfulness practice. She aims to work collaboratively and compassionately so clients feel supported while making concrete changes.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Arielle commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person's priorities so sessions address what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Arielle will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, and then collaborate on a plan that fits those needs. She adjusts methods over time so the care stays relevant to the person's life and goals.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking so you know what options are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting, work, or medical appointments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively via remote sessions when the plan suits the person's needs and daily schedule.