As a licensed therapist in California, I bring over a decade of experience supporting individuals through complex emotional landscapes. My practice centers on helping clients navigate challenges like depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions with compassion and unconditional regard.
I specialize in working with diverse populations, offering culturally responsive care that honors each person's unique experiences. My approach is deeply empathetic, focusing on areas such as self-love, communication, social connections, and personal growth. I'm particularly committed to supporting people of various backgrounds, with respect, compassion, self love, acceptance, validation which are universal traits. The journey of healing is for anyone who whishes to walk the path, I will be there for you, I am here to support you, meet you where you need me to meet you.
My therapeutic style integrates evidence-based practices to help clients develop resilience, heal from past wounds, and cultivate meaningful life strategies. Whether you're struggling with mood disorders, relationship dynamics, or personal transformation, I'm dedicated to walking alongside, with genuine understanding and professional guidance. Never under estimate your own personal growth, value your unique qualities, I am here to support you with acceptance and unconditional regard and respect of your needs.
I believe in creating a safe, affirming space where you can explore your experiences, validate your own reality, integrate experiences that might had been put to the side and reconnect with your inherent strengths. Together, we'll work collaboratively to support your emotional well-being and personal empowerment. Remember, I am here for you, this place is for you and you alone.
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), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), 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