About Maureen
Maureen Griffin is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania. She brings six years of clinical therapy experience alongside more than twenty years in professional social work. Maureen aims to make it easier for people to take the first steps toward change and supports them through difficult moments.
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. Maureen also works with those affected by trauma and abuse, anger, grief, and intimacy-related concerns.
How Maureen works
She supports people navigating parenting strain, caregiving stress, career changes, and issues tied to identity including LGBT concerns. Maureen focuses on building an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can share thoughts and feelings. Sessions emphasize practical talk and problem solving tailored to each person’s situation.
She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her background in social work informs a broad, person-centered approach to challenges like abandonment, attachment issues, and communication problems. She also addresses needs related to adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, and end-of-life or hospice counseling.
People looking for help with sleep problems, self-esteem, coping with life changes, or compassion fatigue can expect collaborative goal-setting. Maureen aims to support clients in making choices that fit their daily lives and values. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site's process to connect and schedule time with her.
What Maureen works with
The areas below are the ones Maureen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How evidence-based techniques guide online therapy
Maureen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach she uses emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. This kind of work helps people spot patterns that keep problems going and try new responses in daily life.Another approach centers on processing traumatic experiences in a paced way so memories and reactions feel less overwhelming. This supports people dealing with trauma, abuse, grief, and strong emotional reactions like anger by helping them gain more control over responses.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maureen works with each person to match techniques to their goals, pace, and preferences rather than applying the same method to everyone. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It also gives flexibility for people who need to schedule around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and can make regular support more manageable.
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A practical next step
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