Marsha Clarke, LCSW

Marsha Clarke is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 20 years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress and anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, and the complex process of grief and loss. Her work emphasizes the strengths and resources each person already brings to their life, honoring the view that individuals are the experts of their own stories and can build on what is working for them.

Marsha approaches care with compassion and practical guidance, recognizing that seeking a more fulfilling and happier life requires courage. She also brings focused experience in aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and multicultural concerns, and works with LGBT clients. Marsha provides services in English and offers flexible options for sessions, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The LCSW credential indicates advanced clinical training in social work and a license to provide psychotherapy in North Carolina.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Marsha Clarke uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs. One approach is strengths-based work, which focuses on identifying and building the client’s existing resources and coping abilities to address stress, relationship concerns, and life transitions. This approach is practical and empowering, helping people make steady progress by using what already works for them.

Another focus is trauma-informed support, which means recognizing how past traumatic experiences can affect current thoughts, emotions, and relationships and working carefully to restore safety and stability. For stress, anxiety, and grief, Marsha uses skills-focused interventions that teach concrete strategies for managing symptoms and improving day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marsha partners with each person to determine which techniques fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into a busy life, offering flexibility in scheduling and more ways to stay connected with licensed professionals when support is needed.