About Maria
Maria Daly is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and LGBT-related issues. She works with people facing big life changes and struggles with self-esteem, isolation, and family challenges.
Maria sees these concerns through a practical, calm lens and aims to make therapy feel manageable and clear. Her style is collaborative and patient. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to each person and using that understanding to guide change.
Background and approach
She mixes evidence-based tools with supportive conversation so people can practice new ways of coping between meetings. Maria commonly uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. She helps people notice patterns, try small experiments, and learn skills for handling difficult emotions.
Mindfulness and trauma-focused methods are also part of her toolkit when they fit the goal. She has worked for more than a decade with adults facing aging and geriatric issues, blended family challenges, codependency, gender dysphoria, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and multicultural stresses.
Maria emphasizes clear explanation and education so clients understand why a strategy is suggested and how to apply it in daily life. Maria practices in Illinois and offers therapy in English. She aims to support people who are ready to take steps toward feeling better, stronger, and more in charge of their lives.
Therapeutic approaches offered through online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful actions even when emotions are hard. It focuses on doing what matters rather than trying to get rid of every difficult feeling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses; it can help with intimacy issues and understanding repeated relationship patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Maria will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She often blends techniques so the plan matches the client’s needs and comfort level rather than using a single method only.
Online therapy offers flexibility in scheduling and format. Video calls give face-to-face time for skill teaching and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants to avoid being on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or shorter check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English