About Maria
Maria Reymundo is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on creating a collaborative, person-centered space. She uses clear, practical techniques to help people reduce anxiety, manage mood changes, and handle life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to support bilingual needs.
She favors a client-centered style that treats the person, not just the problem. Maria pairs that with cognitive behavioral skills to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also draws on dialectical behavior strategies for emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to strengthen present-moment awareness. Maria brings ten years of direct clinical experience across settings such as inpatient psychiatry, community mental health, internal medicine, addiction treatment centers, and a university counseling center. That work exposed her to a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and addiction.
She evaluates what each person needs and adapts practical tools to fit those goals. Her approach emphasizes strengths and trauma-informed care. She helps people learn skills they can use between sessions.
Therapy focuses on small, measurable steps toward clearer communication, healthier coping, and better self-understanding. Maria earned a Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago and holds LCSW and LICSW licenses. She offers video, phone, chat, and text-based sessions for people located in Louisiana.
If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the first steps and works together to set achievable goals.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Maria uses client-centered work to focus on what matters most to the person. That means sessions begin with the client's goals and priorities, and therapy moves at a comfortable pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and shift thought patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood, with homework-like practice between sessions to build new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are offered to help manage intense emotions and improve distress tolerance through concrete techniques.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Maria will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT skill-building, DBT tools, mindfulness practice, or a mix of strategies, and they adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and texting allow quick exchanges or brief check-ins between sessions. These options make scheduling simpler and help maintain steady momentum toward goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Louisiana, Washington
- Languages
- English, Spanish