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About Maria
LCSW in Texas with 14 years of clinical practice, Maria Woods focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses adoption and foster care concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life counseling, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, veteran and armed forces issues, multicultural concerns, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, postpartum depression, and self-love.
Maria uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as primary methods. Sessions prioritize clear, practical conversation and concrete skills. She leans toward approaches that help clients notice thoughts, choose meaningful actions, and practice new responses to difficult feelings.
In sessions she keeps the work interactive. Clients can expect focused discussion of immediate problems alongside exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. Treatment plans evolve from the client’s goals and day-to-day realities rather than fixed protocols.
Her background includes 14 years of professional experience and practice in Texas as an LCSW. That experience has included helping people cope with bereavement, parenting transitions related to adoption and foster care, and stress tied to caregiving and service life.
Maria conducts sessions in English and accepts international clients. Fees vary with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
She frames therapy as collaborative work. The focus is on practical strategies and values-based choices to reduce distress and increase meaningful activity in daily life.
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How her approaches work in remote sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and issues that involve avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain depression and anxiety. It uses practical exercises and behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Maria will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means adjusting techniques over time and combining elements from ACT, CBT, and client-centered work as appropriate.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Remote meetings also let people focus on exercises and homework between sessions, keeping progress connected to daily routines.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue, plus issues like postpartum depression and OCD symptoms.
What therapeutic approaches are used?
Her primary methods are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Sessions combine discussion and practical exercises from those approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with the listed concerns in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and bases her practice in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.