- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed listening
- Meaning and purpose
About Maria
Maria Russo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado with 25 years of experience. She draws on a psychology undergraduate degree and a Master of Social Work to guide people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Maria speaks plainly and concentrates on helping people move from surviving to living more fully.
She describes her work as helping people name what keeps them stuck. Sessions typically focus on practical skills like coping, problem solving, and building self-worth. Maria also pays attention to how past trauma can shape current choices and relationships.
Her approach blends talking through personal stories with targeted techniques that change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses client-centered methods to listen closely and Cognitive Behavioral ideas to try new ways of responding. Narrative and existential perspectives help people find purpose and meaning after loss or major change.
Maria has supported people dealing with addictions, relationship conflict, parenting strain, career stress, and issues around intimacy and communication. She also works with complex histories such as adoption and foster care, abandonment, family of origin problems, and blended family challenges.
In sessions she aims to identify strengths, increase coping skills, and help people live more in the present. The work is collaborative and practical, focused on small changes that add up to better daily functioning. Maria invites those ready to do the work to explore possibilities for greater peace and authenticity.
She describes her work as helping people name what keeps them stuck. Sessions typically focus on practical skills like coping, problem solving, and building self-worth. Maria also pays attention to how past trauma can shape current choices and relationships.
Her approach blends talking through personal stories with targeted techniques that change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses client-centered methods to listen closely and Cognitive Behavioral ideas to try new ways of responding. Narrative and existential perspectives help people find purpose and meaning after loss or major change.
Maria has supported people dealing with addictions, relationship conflict, parenting strain, career stress, and issues around intimacy and communication. She also works with complex histories such as adoption and foster care, abandonment, family of origin problems, and blended family challenges.
In sessions she aims to identify strengths, increase coping skills, and help people live more in the present. The work is collaborative and practical, focused on small changes that add up to better daily functioning. Maria invites those ready to do the work to explore possibilities for greater peace and authenticity.
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