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- CBT methods
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About Maria
LPC Maria Abada is a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey with 16 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, life changes, relationships, grief, anger, self-esteem, and depression. Maria also has additional focus on family problems, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, and women’s issues. Sessions are conducted in English and she works only with female clients.
Maria has worked across residential, partial care, outpatient, in-home, and addiction settings. That range means she has seen a wide span of concerns and levels of need. In the past five years she has concentrated on perinatal mental health and postpartum-related concerns. Her own lived experience with mental illness in the family contributed to her choice to work in this field and informs how she relates to clients.
Her approach is integrative with a strong client-centered foundation. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thought that affect mood and behavior. Mindfulness techniques are used to strengthen present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing helps when making difficult changes feel overwhelming.
Maria also draws on psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused strategies when they fit a client’s goals. She attends to cultural identities and lifestyle factors and adjusts methods accordingly. Collaboration and clear, concrete goals are central to how she structures work with clients.
She frames progress as steady rather than immediate. Sessions emphasize practical steps and consistent practice over time. To begin, the site’s matching process and scheduling tools are used to set up an initial appointment.
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How her approaches translate to remote work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s perspective and goals. In practice this means the therapist listens for what matters most to the client and helps set concrete steps based on those priorities. It’s useful for relationship issues, life changes, and self-esteem concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Typical sessions involve identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing different responses. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Mindfulness Therapy trains attention and awareness of the present moment. Exercises include short attention practices and grounding techniques that reduce reactivity to difficult feelings. This approach can support coping with grief, anger, and trauma reminders.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to choose methods that match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is reviewed together.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into busy schedules by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making it easier to keep appointments around work or childcare. Ask about current session options when you schedule to learn more.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family problems, relationship issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, and depression. Additional areas include postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth related issues, and women’s issues.
What therapeutic approaches are used?
Maria uses a client-centered, integrative approach. She incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused techniques as appropriate.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of experience in the mental health field across multiple settings including residential, outpatient, in-home, partial care, and addictions services.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here. Confirm the current session options before booking to know whether sessions are remote or in-person.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up and scheduling process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site’s scheduling tools.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.