About Maureen
Maureen Colligan is a licensed counselor with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She focuses on practical steps that people can take right away to feel a little less overwhelmed. Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth, aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. That means listening first, clarifying goals, and choosing simple tools that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Common concerns she addresses include low self-esteem, depression, and trouble coping after loss or abuse. Maureen blends client-centered care with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. She uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events keep affecting day-to-day functioning.
Sessions tend to emphasize clear, doable strategies and small experiments to test what helps. Her long practice has included supporting people with caregiver stress, loneliness, money worries, and life-purpose questions. She also has experience with veteran and armed forces issues and post-traumatic stress.
Clients may expect a steady, compassionate listener who helps them break problems into manageable steps. Licensed in New Mexico and Pennsylvania, Maureen works in English and welcomes people from other locations. She encourages anyone ready to try therapy to take the first step and set a goal to work toward together.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s priorities. It emphasizes empathy and collaboration so the therapist follows the client’s lead to set goals and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions shape feelings and introduces practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. These methods are commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.Choosing the right approach is part of working together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process keeps sessions focused and relevant to day-to-day life rather than fixed to one method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when a visual conversation helps. Phone sessions can be easier when someone has limited bandwidth or prefers not to use video. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the work practical and goal-oriented.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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