About Maura
Dr. Maura Castellanos began her mental health career working as a chemical dependency technician at a dual diagnosis treatment facility. She then completed a master’s degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy and later earned a doctorate in clinical psychology.
With 12 years of experience, she brings practical experience from independent practice, community clinics, hospitals, and correctional settings. She sees people for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma, and challenges with relationships and parenting.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, grief, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are focused on the person in front of her and what they most need right now. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
She uses a client-centered stance to build a working relationship and then draws on practical methods to address problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools help with patterns of thinking and behavior, while solution-focused techniques target quick, concrete changes. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in assessment and treatment roles across diverse settings.
That background informs how she tailors plans to each person’s life and resources. Dr. Castellanos aims for clear goals and measurable steps that feel doable between sessions.
People who seek her help often want a therapist who listens without judgment and then offers tangible strategies. She emphasizes shared decision making so treatment matches individual values and daily realities.
Approaches and online therapy options
Dr. Castellanos commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building a respectful working relationship so the person can explore their concerns with less judgment. CBT offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which often helps with anxiety and mood concerns.She also uses solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable goals and to track progress session by session. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and life demands, then decide which methods to prioritize and adjust as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter or lower-bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when shorter, more frequent contact fits a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while working toward clear, practical goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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