I am licensed in the state of California with 13 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, trauma, abuse. I am also certified in "Trauma Focus" a treatment modality to treat trauma. I have experience working with parents who might be having parenting challenges, anger management, depression, mood shifts, challenges with interpersonal relationships. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming and manage life's challenges. I am here to support you and provide you with additional tools to support your in this journey. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage, by taking the first step, is the first and most important step. I will be here to support you, collaborate, listen and provide you the support that you need.
Tengo mas de 13 anos de terapista, mantengo mi liensiatura en el statdo de California. Tengo experiencia y proeido el suporte a varias populaciones que sufren de estres, anxieda, trauma, Tanbien estoy certificada en la modalidad llamada "Trauma Focus" para tratar a personas que han sufrido de trauma. Tengo experiencia trabajando con familias, padres que esten pasando por etapas con sus hijos dificiles, con parejas que tienen y quieren estableser una familia con sus hijos de las dos partes. Tengo experiencia trabajando con personas que sufren de adiciones, problemas en manejar sus emociones como el coraje, frustracion, depression. Aqui estoy para darte el suporte, proveer las destreszas que nesesites y trabajar juntos para que alcanzes tus metas y objectivos. Tu eres el experto de tu hisotria, yo aqui estoy para darte el suporte que tu nesesitas y quieras obtener, estoy qui para darte ese suporte durante tu camino. El primer paso, es el mas importante, darte tienpo para ti y empesar es el primer paso.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
CA LMFT 98143
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I’m thankful for my session with Maria she provided perspective that I needed to learn.
Written on Feb 06, 2026 after therapy with Maria for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Maria is always listening and asks amazing questions to get me to look at a different perspective of myself during the healing process. She is wonderful.
Written on Feb 01, 2026 after therapy with Maria for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
After one session I feel well listened to and rudimentary understanding of me which impressive in a 45 minute time period.
Written on Sep 20, 2025 after therapy with Maria for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions, and intimacy-related issues
so far WONDERFUL
Written on Jan 09, 2025 after therapy with Maria for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and grief
She’s a good therapist and a really nice therapist she helps me all the time.
Written on Aug 24, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
I feel comfortable and that is the number 1 goal for me. Maria is very comforting and makes it easy to talk
Written on Apr 23, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes