About Maureen
Dr. Maureen O'Shea is a California psychologist with three decades of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and life changes.
She aims to make the first step toward feeling better easier and less overwhelming for clients. Her approach centers on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through painful memories and current pressures. Sessions are meant to be straightforward and practical.
Background and approach
She listens closely and helps clients identify steps they can try between meetings. Over 30 years of practice have shaped a steady, patient style. She pays attention to how attachment, abandonment concerns, and caregiver stress affect everyday life.
She also addresses isolation, social anxiety and the shame or guilt that often follows trauma. Clients commonly bring issues such as compassion fatigue, life purpose questions, and women's health concerns. She supports people who are grieving or facing big life transitions, helping them name priorities and build coping strategies.
Work on communication problems and relationship patterns is also part of her offering. Dr. O'Shea holds the designation CA Psychologist 12720, which appears as her professional credential.
She conducts sessions in English and provides a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. O'Shea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on symptoms and daily functioning. One common approach is trauma-focused work that helps people process painful memories and reduce reactivity. This kind of work often includes paced storytelling and practical skills to lessen distress in everyday situations. Another frequent strategy targets anxiety with structured methods for managing worry and social fears, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to build confidence.Finding the right approach is part of the process and is chosen together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life, then try methods that fit your needs. Adjustments are made over time so the plan keeps working for you.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues; phone sessions work well when a simpler connection is needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit a brief meeting into a break. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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