About Maria
Maria Holguin is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 12 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety, and those coping with grief, low self-esteem, or depression. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps feel achievable for someone who is worried or unsure.
Maria treats clients as the experts in their own lives. She focuses on identifying strengths that can be used to meet current challenges.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a practical pace, with clear, doable goals set together. The tone is collaborative rather than prescriptive. In therapy she listens for patterns that keep problems going and helps people try different ways of responding.
That may include learning new coping skills, shifting unhelpful thoughts, or practicing small behavior changes between sessions. Work is tailored to what matters most to each person. Her experience includes supporting people through family conflict and life transitions that follow loss.
Maria emphasizes motivation and building confidence so people can take steps that feel meaningful. She offers a mix of conversation and hands-on exercises to help changes stick. Maria provides care in English and brings a patient, respectful manner to each session.
She encourages anyone feeling stuck to take a first step: reach out, share your concern, and together you can map a path forward.
Practical approaches for online therapy and anxiety
Maria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skill building and real-life practice. One common approach helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns so anxiety feels more manageable; it teaches concrete ways to reframe thoughts and test assumptions. Another approach emphasizes gradual behavior change - setting small, achievable tasks to build confidence and reduce avoidance so daily life becomes easier to manage.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Maria works with each person to identify what feels most helpful given their goals, comfort level, and daily responsibilities. She adjusts methods over time if something isn’t working and checks in about progress regularly.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and more interactive exercises. Phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera isn’t preferred. Live chat and text allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving duties.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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