About Maricia
Maricia Thompson is a New York licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience. She brings steady, practical support to people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or low self-esteem. Her style is warm and direct, focused on helping clients find clearer steps forward.
She uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs rather than a single method. In sessions she helps people name thoughts and patterns that make stress and anxiety worse.
Background and approach
She then practices new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress and build confidence. Maricia has worked across many settings and with people facing a variety of life challenges, including issues related to identity, discrimination, parenting, intimacy, and anger. She also has experience with autism and Asperger syndrome and supports caregivers as they adjust to new diagnoses and routines.
Her work is collaborative and paced to each client. She listens, asks clear questions, and sets small goals that are easy to try between sessions. Many clients find this step-by-step focus makes change feel more manageable.
People who choose her often want straightforward tools for daily life alongside deeper conversation about patterns that keep repeating. She blends practical techniques with attention to personal history to help clients feel more agency and steadiness.
How practical approaches work online
Maricia commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy when working with stress and anxiety. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and reframe their life stories so they can see choices and strengths that were overlooked.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan over time to find what fits best for the client's situation.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be a good short check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, written reflections, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into busy days and to continue work between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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