- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Parenting support
About Maria
Maria Ward is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family concerns, and struggles with parenting and addictions. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Maria emphasizes practical help over labels. She listens to the story a person brings and identifies strengths that can be used to manage difficult moments. She offers tools to handle mood shifts, overpowering anger, grief, or the stress that comes with caregiving and life changes.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral strategies, and emotionally-focused techniques. That mix supports work on coping skills, clearer communication, and changing patterns that started in childhood or in close relationships.
Clients can expect a collaborative process. Conversations often include identifying unhelpful thought patterns, practicing new ways to respond to strong emotions, and trying small behavior changes between sessions. Maria also brings experience supporting people dealing with adoption or foster care issues, abandonment, body image, and codependency.
She notes practical realities like shifting work schedules and caregiving demands. The first steps are simple: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and use a cancelable subscription model.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking actions that fit those values. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and difficulty committing to personal goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when someone wants to understand closeness, boundaries, or recurring relationship behaviors. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend approaches to try. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted over time based on what helps in practice. The practical advantages of online work include fitting sessions around busy days and reducing travel time. If you need specifics about formats, confirm the current session options before booking since the original profile did not list them. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to keep regular appointments, manage caregiving and work commitments, and use brief check-ins when longer sessions are hard to schedule.Areas of expertise
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting difficulties, addictions, grief, self-esteem and related challenges.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening and active techniques. Sessions include talking through problems, practicing coping skills, and trying new responses between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, relationship and family-of-origin issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and provides services from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or to people abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the easiest way to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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