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  4. Virginia (VA)
  5. Newport News

265 Results for Social Work near Newport News, VA

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 265 specialists practicing Social Work in Newport News, VA with an overall average rating of 4.1 stars.

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    • Christian Mosemann, MSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 10 ratings
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
    • Lesli Hughes, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 12 ratings
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
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    • Betsy Storey, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 15 ratings
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
    • Tonya Johnson, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 4 ratings
      0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Offers Telehealth
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Offers Telehealth
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
    • Ginger Rogers, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Explains conditions well
    • Edward Whitacre, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Explains conditions well
      • Patients found trustworthy
      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Explains conditions well
      • Patients found trustworthy
    • Brent Seusy

      Social Work
      Rated 4 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
      0.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Offers Telehealth
      • Easy scheduling
      0.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
      • Offers Telehealth
      • Easy scheduling
    • Latesha Adkins, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
      5.3 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Low wait times
      5.3 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Low wait times
    • Kathleen Derise, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
      4.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Low wait times
      4.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
      • Easy scheduling
      • Employs friendly staff
      • Low wait times
    • John Havrilla, LCSW

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 3 ratings
      4.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
      • Offers Telehealth
      • Easy scheduling
      • Explains conditions well
      4.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
      • Offers Telehealth
      • Easy scheduling
      • Explains conditions well
    • Keitha Austin, BCD

      Social Work
      Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
      4.6 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
      • Easy scheduling
      • Explains conditions well
      • Patients found trustworthy
      4.6 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
      • Easy scheduling
      • Explains conditions well
      • Patients found trustworthy
    • Barbara Townsend, LCSW

      Social Work
      This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
      5.1 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
        5.1 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
        • Elaine Whitaker, LCSW

          Social Work
          This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
          5.2 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
            5.2 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
            • Ellen Moriarty, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Betty Eastman, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 3 ratings
              5.4 mi • Poquoson, VA 23662
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              5.4 mi • Poquoson, VA 23662
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Julia Canestrari, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.5 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
              5.5 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
            • Rhonda Sproles, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              6.1 mi • Yorktown, VA 23692
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              6.1 mi • Yorktown, VA 23692
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Catherine Smithson, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              6.1 mi • Yorktown, VA 23692
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              6.1 mi • Yorktown, VA 23692
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Cheryl Kabana-Ross, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 3.5 out of 5 starsWith 3 ratings
              1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
              • Patients found trustworthy
              1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
              • Patients found trustworthy
            • Susan Nicholson, BCD

              Social Work
              Rated 3 out of 5 starsWith 4 ratings
              0.2 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
              • Offers Telehealth
              0.2 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
              • Offers Telehealth
            • Eileen Kulp, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 4 out of 5 starsWith 4 ratings
              5.1 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
              • Easy scheduling
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
              5.1 mi • Hampton, VA 23666
              • Easy scheduling
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
            • Sabrina Smith

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              9.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23667
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              9.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23667
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Scott Salmon, LMSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              9.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23667
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              9.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23667
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Angela Dickerson, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              9.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23667
                9.4 mi • Hampton, VA 23667
                • Laura Bronstein, LCSW

                  Social Work
                  Rated 3.5 out of 5 starsWith 6 ratings
                  6.1 mi • Yorktown, VA 23692
                    6.1 mi • Yorktown, VA 23692
                    • Michael Huppert, LCSW

                      Clinical Social Work
                      Rated 3 out of 5 starsWith 6 ratings
                      4.6 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
                      • Low wait times
                      4.6 mi • Newport News, VA 23602
                      • Low wait times
                    • Valerie Lauzon, LCSW

                      Social Work
                      Rated 2 out of 5 starsWith 5 ratings
                      1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                        1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                        • Gregory Mahan, LCSW

                          Social Work
                          Rated 1 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
                          0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                            0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                            • Chanda Marcus

                              Social Work
                              This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                              0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                • Cecil McCary, MSW

                                  Social Work
                                  This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                                  0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                    0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                    • Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW

                                      Social Work
                                      This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                                      0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                        0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                        • Anthony Miller, LCSW

                                          Social Work
                                          This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                                          0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                            0.1 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                            • Sandra Vest, LICSW

                                              Social Work
                                              This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                                              0.2 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                0.2 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                • Nicole Bright, MSW

                                                  Social Work
                                                  This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                                                  0.2 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                    0.2 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                    • Myra Green, LCSW

                                                      Social Work
                                                      This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                                                      0.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                      • Offers Telehealth
                                                      0.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                      • Offers Telehealth
                                                    • Cassie Jacobs, LCSW

                                                      Social Work
                                                      This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                                                      0.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                      • Offers Telehealth
                                                      0.4 mi • Newport News, VA 23606
                                                      • Offers Telehealth
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