I am a passionate, caring licensed social worker with more than 15 years of experience providing direct advocacy and clinical services in the education, legal and community based settings. My expertise is with family and children in crisis situations and with emotional disturbed children. I have worked closely with in conjunction with psychiatrists to treat anxiety disorders. I employ evidence based therapies of Cognitive Behavioral Technique , Supportive Therapy, Client Centered and Solution based approaches. I pride myself on maintaining cultural competence particular with respect to African Americans and people from the Caribbean Islands.
I commend you on taking the first step on your journey towards greater emotional health .
Additional areas of focus: Grief, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Midlife crisis, Multicultural Concerns, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
NY LCSW 076957-1
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She’s like a mom to me she’s really nice and stern
Written on Mar 20, 2024 after therapy with Maya for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and anger management
Maya has been wonderful to work with in therapy, it’s been about 3 months now. She is very professional, knowledgeable and talking with her weekly has improved my mental health and has given me some great tools I can work with when we finish.
Written on Mar 22, 2023 after therapy with Maya for 2 months on issues concerning depression, trauma and abuse, and eating disorders
Sessions with Maya truly gave me hope, clarity, and direction.
Written on Mar 02, 2023 after therapy with Maya for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and parenting issues
Go Maya!
Written on Aug 20, 2022 after therapy with Maya for 10 months on issues concerning parenting issues, and career difficulties
Thank you for you help and support
Written on Apr 05, 2021 after therapy with Maya for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues