Faith Clark
LICSW
Trauma-focused clinician emphasizing practical skills
- Trauma-focused therapy
- Mindfulness practices
- CBT and DBT tools
About Faith
Faith draws on nearly two decades of clinical experience to guide people through painful memories and current life pressures. She uses approaches like client-centered care, cognitive behavioral tools, and mindfulness to help people identify unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions often focus on making clear, manageable steps toward feeling better.
She supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and challenges tied to attachment or abandonment. Faith also works with concerns such as body image, communication problems, dissociation, codependency, and personality-related patterns that get in the way of daily life. Her work attends to overlapping issues so people can address more than one problem at a time.
Her style emphasizes respect for each person’s pace and strengths. She helps clients build self-compassion and real skills for everyday life, rather than only talking about problems. Expect a collaborative process with practical tools and reflection.
Faith’s practice is informed by evidence-based methods and a trauma-focused lens. She aims to help people turn difficult experiences into steps toward greater resilience and clearer personal purpose.
How trauma-informed and skills-based approaches translate online
Trauma-focused therapy helps people process painful memories and reduce their hold on daily life by working slowly through experiences and reactions. In this approach the focus is on safety, pacing, and building skills to manage strong emotions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client’s own goals so sessions follow what matters most to the person. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can change over time as skills are learned and new issues come up.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into busy schedules and cutting travel time. It can also make it simpler to check in during a hectic day or use a shorter session when needed. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current options before booking to learn how sessions are scheduled and delivered. Licensed professionals can guide how to adapt trauma-focused, client-centered, or CBT work to an online setting so clients can build skills and make steady progress.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing trauma-focused therapy does not mean a therapist holds a specific certification such as TF-CBT, EMDR or CPT.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Licenses listed
- LICSW, Minnesota18726
- NPI1194282160
As listed on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, plus related issues such as attachment problems, body image, dissociation, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending trauma-focused work with client-centered conversations, cognitive behavioral exercises, dialectical skills, and mindfulness practice.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She brings 19 years of clinical experience working with complex emotional and behavioral concerns and uses evidence-based approaches alongside a trauma-informed perspective.
Where is her practice located and what are her credentials?
She practices in Minnesota and holds an LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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