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  4. North Carolina (NC)
  5. Raleigh

1314 Results for Social Work near Raleigh, NC

Learn more about Social Work Specialists and how to choose the right one for you

A social worker specializes in helping individuals, couples, families and groups tackle many kinds of problems and situations. Social workers work within the context of a person’s environment and life situation. They help people cope with and overcome the challenges of psychological problems, serious illnesses, social and economic problems, life crises and transitions, and difficulties in school, work and relationships. 

There are two general types of social workers, direct-service social workers and clinical social workers. Clinical social workers are healthcare professionals who diagnose and treat mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. A clinical social worker is also known as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW).

In contrast, direct-service social workers do not diagnose or treat disorders, but work to help people with an illness or otherwise difficult situation cope and achieve their goals. Direct-service social workers identify a client’s needs, strengths, goals and challenges; make plans to help a client improve coping skills and quality of life; and follow up with clients to assess their progress and the effectiveness of plans. A direct-service social worker may be known as a licensed social worker (LSW) in states that require licensure.

The practice of a social worker varies depending on if he or she is a direct-service social worker or a clinical social worker, his or her education and specialty, and the type of setting and client. In general, a social worker may:

  • Assess a client’s needs, challenges, support systems, and resources

  • Identify or diagnose mental and emotional disorders and life challenges. A LCSW diagnoses and treats mental, emotional and behavioral disorders with therapy.

  • Develop treatment or action plans to help clients, and re-evaluate and modify plans as needed

  • Help a client access needed resources and organizations

  • Advocate for a client

  • Provide individual, group, family, and couples or marriage counseling

  • Teach and support strategies for behavior changes, coping skills, and therapeutic techniques, such as breathing techniques and the use of visual imagery

  • Collaborate, refer and consult with other professionals, such as psychiatrists, teachers and psychologists

  • Maintain strict patient confidentiality, unless patients are at risk of hurting themselves or others or the provider has a legal obligation to share information

  • Commit patients involuntarily in emergency situations

Social workers may also be known by the following names: direct-service social worker, licensed social worker (LSW), clinical social worker, licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), child social worker, therapist, or counselor.

There are 1314 specialists practicing Social Work in Raleigh, NC with an overall average rating of 4.2 stars. There are 3 hospitals near Raleigh, NC with affiliated Social Work specialists, including University of North Carolina Hospital, Duke University Hospital and Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.

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  • Delonna Brown, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    4024 Barrett Dr Ste 201CRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.0 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    4024 Barrett Dr Ste 201CRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.0 mi away
    Delonna Brown
  • Tammy Blackard Cook, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    4.70Rated 4.70 out of 5 stars, with (14 ratings)
    871 Washington StRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    871 Washington StRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Tammy Blackard Cook
  • Bianca Glaze Msw Lcswa, MSSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    302 Jefferson St Ste 180Raleigh, NC 27605
    0.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Patients found trustworthy
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    302 Jefferson St Ste 180Raleigh, NC 27605
    0.7 mi away
    Bianca Glaze Msw Lcswa
  • Trisha Gund

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    333 Fayetteville St Ste 1410Raleigh, NC 27601
    0.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    333 Fayetteville St Ste 1410Raleigh, NC 27601
    0.7 mi away
    Trisha Gund
  • Celia Hartnett, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (3 ratings)
    855 Washington St Ste 100Raleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    855 Washington St Ste 100Raleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Celia Hartnett
  • Joyce Zeitler, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    867 Washington StRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
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    867 Washington StRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Joyce Zeitler
  • Anne Siegel, LCSW

    Specialty: Counseling
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    118 HILLCREST RDRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    118 HILLCREST RDRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Anne Siegel
  • Leigh Ann Browne, LCSW

    Specialty: Psychotherapy
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    401 E Whitaker Mill Rd # 22Raleigh, NC 27608
    1.6 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Explains conditions well
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    401 E Whitaker Mill Rd # 22Raleigh, NC 27608
    1.6 mi away
    Leigh Ann Browne
  • Darren Debo, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    401 E Whitaker Mill RdRaleigh, NC 27608
    1.6 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    401 E Whitaker Mill RdRaleigh, NC 27608
    1.6 mi away
    Darren Debo
  • Christine Gerhard-Dicks, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    4.50Rated 4.50 out of 5 stars, with (8 ratings)
    1405 Hillsborough StRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    1405 Hillsborough StRaleigh, NC 27605
    0.8 mi away
    Christine Gerhard-Dicks
  • Carol Clark, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    2000 Yonkers RdRaleigh, NC 27604
    2.5 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Explains conditions well
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    2000 Yonkers RdRaleigh, NC 27604
    2.5 mi away
    Carol Clark
  • Adam Bearman, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    211 E Six Forks Rd Bldg CRaleigh, NC 27609
    2.7 mi away
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    211 E Six Forks Rd Bldg CRaleigh, NC 27609
    2.7 mi away
    Adam Bearman
  • Renee Graham, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3937 Western BlvdRaleigh, NC 27606
    2.8 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    3937 Western BlvdRaleigh, NC 27606
    2.8 mi away
    Renee Graham
  • Jewel Chickering, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3824 Barrett Dr Ste 310Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.0 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3824 Barrett Dr Ste 310Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.0 mi away
    Jewel Chickering
  • James Harris, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
    3900 Barrett Dr Ste 208Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.0 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3900 Barrett Dr Ste 208Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.0 mi away
    James Harris
  • Jennifer McLucas-Ingold, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3000 New Bern AveRaleigh, NC 27610
    3.1 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3000 New Bern AveRaleigh, NC 27610
    3.1 mi away
    Jennifer McLucas-Ingold
  • Michelle Chachkes, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    1001 Navaho Dr Ste 100Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.2 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    1001 Navaho Dr Ste 100Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.2 mi away
    Michelle Chachkes
  • Robert Hedgepath, CCS

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    4010 Barrett Dr Ste 101Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.2 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Explains conditions well
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    4010 Barrett Dr Ste 101Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.2 mi away
    Robert Hedgepath
  • Julie Hovrud, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    4010 Barrett Dr Ste 201Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.2 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Explains conditions well
    • Patients found trustworthy
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    4010 Barrett Dr Ste 201Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.2 mi away
    Julie Hovrud
  • Lori Thorne, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3000 Highwoods Blvd Ste 310Raleigh, NC 27604
    3.3 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3000 Highwoods Blvd Ste 310Raleigh, NC 27604
    3.3 mi away
    Lori Thorne
  • Louise Coggins, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
    3809 Computer Dr Ste 201Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.3 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Explains conditions well
    • Patients found trustworthy
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    3809 Computer Dr Ste 201Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.3 mi away
    Louise Coggins
  • Barbara Irving, LCSW

    Specialty: Clinical Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (3 ratings)
    1005 Dresser CtRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.5 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    1005 Dresser CtRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.5 mi away
    Barbara Irving
  • Donna Bartlett, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
    1005 Dresser CtRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.5 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    1005 Dresser CtRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.5 mi away
    Donna Bartlett
  • Andrea Savage, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
    3801 Lake Boone Trl Ste 320Raleigh, NC 27607
    3.5 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Explains conditions well
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    3801 Lake Boone Trl Ste 320Raleigh, NC 27607
    3.5 mi away
    Andrea Savage
  • Katherine Benbow, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (7 ratings)
    4208 Six Forks Rd Bldg 1Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.6 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    4208 Six Forks Rd Bldg 1Raleigh, NC 27609
    3.6 mi away
    Katherine Benbow
  • Patricia Deboer, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
    3717 National Dr Ste 215Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.6 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3717 National Dr Ste 215Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.6 mi away
    Patricia Deboer
  • Natalie Dunn

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3717 National Dr Ste 119Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.6 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3717 National Dr Ste 119Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.6 mi away
    Natalie Dunn
  • Heather Ray, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3725 National Dr Ste 220Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.6 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Explains conditions well
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    3725 National Dr Ste 220Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.6 mi away
    Heather Ray
  • Rebecca Barker, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3749 Benson DrRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3749 Benson DrRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Rebecca Barker
  • Yolonda Bledsoe, LCSW

    Specialty: Clinical Social Work
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    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
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    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Yolonda Bledsoe
  • Katherine Walls Lindsay, LCSW

    Specialty: Clinical Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Katherine Walls Lindsay
  • Jerome Cornwall, LCSW

    Specialty: Clinical Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Jerome Cornwall
  • Patricia Burkert, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patricia Burkert
  • Sharon Scott, MSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Explains conditions well
    • Patients found trustworthy
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    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Sharon Scott
  • Jennifer Duvall, LCSW

    Specialty: Clinical Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (1 rating)
    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Offers Telehealth
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
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    3610 Bush StRaleigh, NC 27609
    3.7 mi away
    Jennifer Duvall
  • Matthew Launer, LCSW

    Specialty: Social Work
    5.00Rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, with (2 ratings)
    4000 Blue Ridge Rd Ste 140Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.9 mi away
    Patients Tell Us:
    • Easy scheduling
    • Employs friendly staff
    • Low wait times
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    4000 Blue Ridge Rd Ste 140Raleigh, NC 27612
    3.9 mi away
    Matthew Launer
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