Arielle Griffin , LCSW, LICSW

Arielle Griffin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings six years of clinical experience to her therapeutic work in Virginia. She holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW - clinical social work licenses that reflect advanced training and supervised experience in mental health care. Over her career she has worked across a range of settings, including outpatient medical clinics, acute hospital care, pediatric outpatient offices, and Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs.

She provides individual, group, and family therapy for people navigating trauma, grief, and major life transitions, and she regularly supports clients managing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, career concerns, and family issues. Her practice emphasizes practical skills and emotional understanding so clients can respond differently to difficult situations and rebuild a sense of competence and connection.

Griffin describes her therapeutic style as inviting and caring. She blends Cognitive-Behavioral methods, psychodynamic insights, and a client-centered stance to tailor a treatment plan that fits each person’s needs. She aims to listen closely, offer steady support, and collaborate with clients to set goals and identify strategies that feel achievable.

Outside of her clinical work she enjoys reading, traveling, taking Pilates classes, and practicing mindfulness, activities that inform her balanced and empathetic approach to helping others.

Approaches She Uses and the Advantages of Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's own goals and perspectives, creating a supportive space where the therapist follows the client's lead to build insight and self-directed change; it is helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that maintain symptoms by teaching practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve coping in day-to-day situations. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and effective interpersonal skills, which can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship patterns, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Arielle collaborates with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so care feels responsive and relevant. This collaborative stance helps clients try practical tools while also addressing deeper patterns.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life changes, and receive consistent support from a distance, all while allowing therapists to tailor the format to what works best for the client.