Faith Clark , LICSW

Faith Clark is a licensed social worker based in Minnesota with 19 years of clinical experience helping people move through difficult emotional challenges. She holds an LICSW, which is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, and draws on trauma-informed, evidence-based methods to support clients facing depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, and low self-esteem.

Faith centers her work on empowering individuals to cultivate self-compassion, explore personal purpose, and repair emotional wounds from the past. She offers a strengths-oriented approach that respects each person’s story while focusing on practical coping skills and sustainable growth. Her practice also attends to issues such as social anxiety, isolation, life transitions, mood disorders, and concerns connected to chronic pain and caregiver stress.

Combining approaches that include client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and elements of dialectical practice, Faith helps people build resilience and clearer communication patterns. She aims to create a supportive atmosphere where clients can examine patterns, practice new responses, and make meaningful changes at a pace that fits their lives. Her work is geared toward helping people translate insight into real-world improvements in functioning and well-being.

Approaches and Online Care with Faith Clark

Faith Clark integrates client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and are invited to lead the pace and focus of their work. This approach supports people navigating life transitions, identity concerns, and the need for validation.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-focused, useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques are applied when emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness are central goals. These strategies offer concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Faith works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and to tailor methods that fit the individual rather than forcing a single model onto everyone.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives and to access care from home. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session styles, and adapt scheduling to what works best for each client.