Ann Marie Parker, LISW-CP

Ann Marie Parker is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a warm, collaborative, and practical approach to therapy. She holds the LISW-CP, a credential that indicates independent clinical social work practice, and has three years of experience supporting children, teens, adults, couples, and families as they face life’s challenges.

Her work focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship concerns, ADHD, life transitions, parenting difficulties, foster and adoptive family issues, and the lasting effects of childhood adversity. She meets clients where they are and combines empathy with skill-building so people can use strategies in everyday life.

Parker draws from several evidence-based techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, strengths-based and solution-focused methods, and attachment-based interventions. She adapts these approaches to fit each person because no single method works for everyone.

One guiding belief in her practice is that understanding how past experiences shape present feelings and patterns can open the way to change. Healing, she says, is not erasing the past but learning different responses so previous experiences do not control the future. Clients often describe her as compassionate, encouraging, and easy to talk with. She aims to create a space where honesty is welcomed and growth is gently encouraged.

Whether someone is feeling overwhelmed, stuck, grieving, or navigating relationship or life changes, Ann Marie Parker offers supportive, skill-focused therapy and is ready to walk alongside clients as they take steps forward.