About Mariah
Mariah Betancourt is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people who are struggling with stress and anxiety. She focuses on everyday problems that get in the way of feeling steady and hopeful. Mariah writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.
She frames clients as the experts in their own lives and works from that view. Sessions focus on practical steps and building on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Mariah supports people who are coping with trauma, grief, depression, and big life changes. With 11 years of professional experience in California, she brings steady experience to each session. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood concerns, attachment or abandonment worries, and challenges like body image or caregiver stress.
Mariah also helps people navigate chronic pain or illness, communication problems, control issues, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. She pays attention to feelings like guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth.
She helps people make small, concrete changes that add up over time. People who want clear conversation, practical tools, and a calm presence may find her style a good match.
Evidence-based techniques and online support
Mariah draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help manage anxiety and related concerns. She emphasizes approaches that teach skills for calming the body and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns, which can help with panic, ongoing worry, and mood shifts. She also uses trauma-informed strategies that focus on pacing, safety, and processing difficult memories in manageable steps.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Mariah works with each person to assess what feels useful and adjusts methods based on goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to focus on coping skills, processing past events, or a mix of techniques to match the issue at hand.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper exchanges, phone can be a good option when video isn't possible, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping care consistent and approachable.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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