About Maria
Maria Holmes is a licensed clinical social worker in Utah with 23 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, trauma and self-esteem. Maria speaks English and Italian and aims to make the first steps into therapy as straightforward as possible.
Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. Sessions center on practical conversation and clear goals. She adapts the pace and focus to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Maria mixes approaches to match the issue at hand. That can mean looking at how thoughts and behaviors interact, using mindfulness to ease intense feelings, or working through personal stories that shape current struggles. Motivational techniques help people find the drive to make changes they want.
She helps people facing life transitions such as divorce, midlife shifts, caregiving and aging challenges. Other focus areas include cancer-related concerns, immigration issues, and the long-term effects of trauma and discrimination. Therapy sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Maria approaches each conversation with sensitivity and patience.
She works collaboratively to set manageable steps and build stronger coping skills over time.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy puts your experience first. The therapist listens closely and follows the pace you set, helping you feel heard and understood and guiding conversations toward what matters most to you.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses straightforward exercises and small experiments to change patterns that keep problems like anxiety and low mood in place.
Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice sensations and thoughts without judgment. This practice can reduce reactivity to stress and support calmer responses to difficult memories or cravings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your needs, goals and preferences and recommend methods that suit your situation. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone calls can fit a tight schedule or lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, homework, and steady contact between sessions. Together these options offer flexibility so therapy can fit into daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English, Italian