About Maria
Maria Eijo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience helping people through difficult seasons. She works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Maria offers care in both English and Spanish and provides sessions through multiple online formats and phone calls.
She approaches therapy in a straightforward way. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building practical tools for day-to-day life. Conversations are paced to match what each person needs, whether that is problem-solving, emotional processing, or planning next steps.
Background and approach
Maria uses approaches that emphasize the client's voice and choices. Cognitive techniques help spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Client-centered work puts the person's goals first and shapes the plan together.
Her background includes long-term work with people affected by abuse, HIV, serious illness, and end-of-life concerns. She has substantial experience supporting LGBT clients and people navigating major life transitions, caregiving stress, and multicultural issues. In sessions she often blends practical skills with reflective conversations.
That can mean setting small behavioral goals one week and talking through the meaning of a loss the next. The aim is steady progress toward increased coping, clearer decision-making, and greater confidence. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How Maria's Methods Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them name strengths and set priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical steps to change thinking and behavior patterns that feed anxiety and depression. It often includes short exercises to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. That plan can change over time based on how things are going, making the process collaborative and flexible.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for shorter exchanges, brief coping reminders, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on practical coping and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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