About Maria
Maria Cipriani is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with 20 years of professional experience. Maria focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and navigate life changes. She also supports those facing trauma, relationship struggles, grief, and LGBT-related concerns.
Maria keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment. She encourages small, practical steps so progress feels doable rather than overwhelming.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and addiction concerns alongside career and workplace stress. Maria also pays attention to attachment patterns, caregiver strain, and codependency when these come up. She listens for how past experiences shape current reactions and helps people test new ways of responding.
People who come to Maria for anxiety or stress often leave with clearer coping plans. For trauma and grief she balances safety with steady pacing so people feel more in control. For relationship and LGBT-related concerns she helps clients sort values, boundaries, and communication patterns.
Sessions may include practical coping tools, focused conversation, and problem-solving tailored to each person. Maria works with English-speaking clients and accepts international clients for online work. She supports people through everyday struggles and bigger life transitions with steady, experienced guidance.
Approaches and how online therapy works
Maria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach emphasizes skills training and step-by-step strategies for anxiety and stress - teaching breathing and grounding tools, breaking problems into manageable parts, and practicing new behaviors between sessions. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and its effects at a pace the client can tolerate - helping people make sense of painful events while rebuilding a sense of safety and control.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face work and more nuanced communication. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support, and people who prefer written conversation. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different time zones.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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