Maria Turner, AASW
About me
I am credentialed in Australia with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, & coping with grief and loss.
I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialogue and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Cancer, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dissociation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, First Responder Issues, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
Credentials information
AASW Therapist - Accredited Mental Health Social Worker #436312