Clare Grey, LISW

Clare Grey is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 18 years of clinical experience. She brings years of hospital and outpatient work to sessions. Clare focuses on practical help for people facing life changes and ongoing health challenges.

She has provided direct counseling across education, employment, oncology, psychiatry, trauma, and women’s health settings. That background includes work with young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. Clare often helps people manage depression, anxiety, and adjustment to new circumstances.

Her approach is straightforward and goal oriented. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. Clare also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships affect mood and behavior.

Sessions include motivational interviewing and client-centered methods to support readiness for change. She works to create clear, doable steps so people can try new coping strategies between sessions. Clare aims to help clients find what works in their day-to-day lives.

People turn to her for issues such as stress, relationship strain, caregiving burdens, substance concerns, and end-of-life or hospice-related distress. She also supports those coping with cancer, caregiver stress, isolation, and first responder challenges. Clare helps clients build skills, set priorities, and navigate hard transitions.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Clare commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, and coping during health changes by teaching practical skills to try between sessions.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas that look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions. That approach can help when relationship patterns influence stress, caregiving strain, or isolation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Clare will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasize thought-work, relationship patterns, motivational steps, or mindfulness practice depending on the issue.

Confirm the available session formats before you book, since the biography does not list specific options. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work also lets clients practice skills in their everyday routines and bring examples from real life into the session for discussion and testing.