- Strengths based
- Bilingual English Spanish
- Goal oriented
About Maria
She blends several evidence-based approaches to fit each person's needs rather than using a single technique for everyone. That flexibility allows her to tailor plans for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and mood concerns. She also addresses relationship and intimacy struggles, grief, addictions, and life transitions.
Maria has a Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago and ten years of direct clinical experience. Her background includes inpatient psychiatry, community mental health, internal medicine, addiction treatment, and a university counseling center. Those roles gave her experience with a range of mental health diagnoses and clinical settings.
She works from a trauma-informed, strength-based stance and focuses on teaching skills people can apply day to day. Maria is bilingual in English and Spanish and has worked with multicultural populations inside and outside the United States. Her practice emphasizes clear goals, steady skill building, and joint problem solving.
If someone is ready to begin making changes, she invites them to take that step and collaborate on a plan that fits their situation and goals.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.