About Maribeth
Maribeth Theisen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with forty years of professional experience based in Hawaii. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, sleep problems, and trauma find clearer footing. Her manner is steady and encouraging, helping people take the first steps toward change.
She creates a calm space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit daily life, such as improving sleep habits, managing worry, and handling reminders of past abuse.
Background and approach
Maribeth emphasizes small, manageable shifts that add up over time. Her background includes long experience across a wide range of concerns, including chronic pain, illness, communication problems, and questions about life purpose. She also supports men and women dealing with social anxiety, self-esteem challenges, and issues tied to post-traumatic stress.
Maribeth works in a collaborative way. She listens first, then helps set goals based on what matters most to each person. Progress is tracked in simple terms so people can see what’s changing.
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts clients internationally. Maribeth uses familiar talk-based methods and evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people reduce symptoms and build skills they can use between sessions.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many therapists use evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building coping skills. Cognitive approaches help people identify patterns of worry and develop clearer, more balanced thinking to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Skill-based methods teach breathing, grounding, and sleep routines to reduce physical symptoms and improve daily functioning.Trauma-informed strategies help people manage reminders of past abuse and post-traumatic stress by pacing the work and teaching ways to stay regulated during difficult memories. These approaches aim to increase safety and give practical tools for handling triggers and intrusive thoughts.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Maribeth will listen to each person’s goals and tailor techniques to fit their needs and preferences. She works with clients to set small achievable steps and checks in regularly to adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility that can make regular care easier. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual connection matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging allows for quick check-ins and written reminders of skills learned in sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii
- Languages
- English
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