Marci Gilpin, LCSW
Virginia · 20 years in practice
Marci Gilpin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of practice in Virginia.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904013073 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1265538474 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Marci
Marci Gilpin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of practice in Virginia. She focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, mood concerns, and life transitions. Marci draws on a mix of talk-based approaches to help people make sense of problems and find workable steps forward.
She centers care on each person's real life and relationships. Sessions pay attention to family influences, daily roles, and the practical needs that affect emotional health.
Background and approach
Marci looks for strengths people already have and helps them use those strengths to manage challenges. Her work includes support for parenting and family strain, adoption and foster care questions, fertility and fatherhood concerns, and caregiver stress. She also helps people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability, as well as issues like codependency, commitment worries, communication problems, and control struggles.
Marci uses client-centered conversations alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to address symptoms like sleep trouble, anger, and low self-esteem. She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, as one of the methods she may use when trauma and abuse are part of the picture. People who meet with her can expect a practical, straightforward style.
The focus is on clear goals, coping tools, and small changes that add up. Marci aims to help clients adapt to life changes, improve relationships, and feel more able to manage daily demands.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Marci lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marci names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Marci commonly uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and EMDR as part of her approach. Client-centered work means conversations focus on the person’s needs and values, helping them steer sessions and goals. CBT offers practical ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, mood, and sleep problems. EMDR is a method used to address memories of trauma and abuse by pairing focused recall with specific techniques to reduce distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marci will talk with each person about what feels most helpful and try methods that match their goals, preferences, and the nature of the problem. Adjustments are common as therapy progresses to find what works best.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation across distances, while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit brief updates, ongoing check-ins, or people who prefer typing over talking. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and relationship or family tensions.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and client-centered, focusing on clear goals and everyday coping skills. She blends talk therapy with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has two decades of experience working with a wide range of issues, including adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and fertility concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices as an LCSW in Virginia and holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with people outside the United States?
She is not accepting international clients at this time and works with clients located where her Virginia licensure applies.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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