- Evidence-informed approaches
- Short-term and goal focused
- Mindfulness and skills
About Maria
Maria Luna is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and codependency concerns. She holds a Master of Social Work and practices with an attentive, down-to-earth style. Her work emphasizes clear goals and steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes.
Maria uses straightforward methods to help people name what’s hard and build skills to cope. She often combines talk-based strategies with mindfulness and practical exercises. Sessions tend to focus on small steps that fit into everyday life, not big theoretical leaps.
Her background includes five years of clinical practice working with mood concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people navigating career strain, relationship difficulties, and the emotional impacts of chronic illness. Maria pays attention to how attachment and abandonment wounds show up in daily relationships.
She practices client-centered work that respects each person’s pace and cultural context. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas commonly shape her approach. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to find direction and make lasting changes.
Maria works from Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process and to schedule sessions based on her availability. The goal is practical progress - clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better ways to handle stress and connection challenges.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaching practical skills to change them; it often helps with stress, mood, and anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist reflects and supports the person’s own pace of change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and suggest a mix of methods that make sense. That recommendation is reviewed over time and adjusted as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from home or another quiet place. Some approaches lend themselves to short skills practice between sessions, written reflections, or guided mindfulness exercises that can be done between meetings, which can help make therapy feel more useful in day-to-day life.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Maria address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, codependency, and related issues such as body image and chronic illness.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, using talk therapy alongside skills practice and mindfulness to focus on real-life changes.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of clinical experience working with mood concerns, grief, workplace stress, and attachment-related patterns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.
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