About Maria
Maria Karayianni is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with twenty years of experience helping people cope with stress and anxiety. He works with clients who are dealing with depression, self-esteem struggles, relationship or intimacy-related concerns, and life transitions. He also supports people navigating LGBT issues, eating and body-image worries, and feelings of emptiness and isolation.
Maria believes clients are the experts in their own stories. He focuses on building on existing strengths and small steps that lead to change.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and straightforward, aimed at making daily life feel more manageable and meaningful. He blends psychodynamic ideas with solution-focused work to understand patterns and set clear goals. That combination helps surface underlying feelings while also creating small, achievable plans for change.
Conversations cover both past influences and present challenges to make therapies feel useful right away. Over two decades of practice have included supporting people dealing with cancer-related concerns, gender dysphoria, hoarding, and financial stress. He also helps clients with communication problems and improving intimacy in relationships.
Language options are English and Greek for those who prefer either. Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session fees vary with location and therapist availability.
To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring feelings and relationship patterns that affect current life. In online sessions this helps people understand why certain situations trigger anxiety or low self-esteem, and it supports longer-term emotional shifts. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear, short-term goals and practical steps. That makes it easy to try small changes between sessions and track progress over time.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He works with each person to decide whether to focus more on understanding patterns or on immediate problem-solving. The plan can shift as needs and goals change so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel and fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick coaching between sessions, or when scheduling constraints make shorter touchpoints more practical. These options make therapy flexible and easier to fit into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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What this therapist works with
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- Body image
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Greek
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