Maria WoodsLCSW

Maria Woods is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. She works in a warm, interactive way and focuses on building respect and sensitivity into every conversation. Maria aims to tailor sessions to each person's needs and circumstances.

She often draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that change behavior. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy strategies to clarify personal values and build willingness to face hard feelings. Client-centered principles guide her tone so people feel heard and understood.

Maria has supported people coping with postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and feelings of isolation and loneliness. She also addresses concerns related to adoption and foster care, hospice and end-of-life counseling, guilt and shame, and obsessive thoughts or compulsions. Veteran and multicultural issues are among her focus areas as well.

Sessions emphasize practical steps and clear goals. Conversations can include skills practice, values clarification, and short between-session tasks to test new approaches. Maria avoids stigmatizing labels and keeps the session focused on what will help you move forward.

People who choose her describe a steady, respectful presence and focus on usable tools. If you want straightforward strategies paired with supportive listening, she offers an approach that combines gentle challenge with practical work.

Using ACT and CBT tools in online sessions

Maria draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered listening to guide online work. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to you and building small steps toward those values while learning to allow difficult feelings to exist. CBT helps identify patterns of thought and behavior and replace them with experiments that reduce distress and increase functioning. Client-centered work prioritizes listening and building a collaborative, nonjudgmental relationship.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Maria will work with each person to decide which strategies fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation that can shift as needs change over time.

Confirm the session formats available before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use therapeutic tools in the context of their everyday routines, making skills practice more practical and immediate.