About Maria
Maria Sandoval welcomes parents and individuals who are tired of feeling stuck and want practical help. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Utah with 21 years of experience. Maria focuses on everyday struggles like low self-esteem, anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
She aims to make first steps feel manageable and humane. In sessions Maria builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly about what is bothering them.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what feels most urgent and what concrete change would help day to day. She listens for patterns that sap energy and offers straightforward ways to shift them. Maria often helps people untangle family conflict and find clearer ways to set boundaries or reconnect.
She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, anger, and big life changes. Work and career stress are addressed with practical problem-solving and planning. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
She asks questions, shares observations, and works with each person to try new approaches between sessions. Progress is paced to what the person can manage. Maria’s years in practice give her a wide view of common patterns that cause pain and fatigue.
She combines that experience with simple tools so people can test what helps and build on small wins. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier moods, and more satisfying connections with others.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Maria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding what keeps problems going and trying clear, practical changes. One approach centers on identifying unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior and then testing small changes to see what helps in daily life. This works well for anxiety, low mood, and stress because it targets habits that affect how a person feels and acts.Another common focus is on repairing communication and connection in close relationships. Sessions look at how conversations get stuck and teach new ways to express needs and set boundaries, which can reduce conflict and improve intimacy.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest methods to try together. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked and new challenges appear.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to fit work and family life. Video calls let people see facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for quick support, ongoing processing between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to get regular help without long commutes and to use the format that best fits daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English