About Maureen
Maureen Salinas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and addresses concerns like low self-esteem and depression. Maureen aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and respectful.
She approaches each person as an individual and adapts conversations and plans to fit specific needs. Sessions are guided by compassion and sensitivity, with practical steps to reduce daily stress and improve mood.
Background and approach
Maureen emphasizes building confidence and motivation through steady work over time. In sessions she listens for the everyday patterns that keep problems going. Then she and the client pick small, realistic changes to try between meetings.
This can include new ways of handling relationship friction, improving communication, or shifting thought patterns that feed anxiety. Maureen also supports people facing aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver strain, hospice or end-of-life questions, and fertility or related medical stress. She offers help for isolation, social anxiety, and challenges many women and young adults mention.
Her style is straightforward and warm. She explains options in plain language and helps clients set achievable goals. Maureen encourages people to take small steps and notices progress as it happens.
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Maureen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the person's goals. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people notice triggers, try new responses, and track what works over time.Another frequently used idea is practical problem-solving. Sessions break down big problems into smaller, manageable steps and create action plans for everyday life. This approach can be useful for caregiver stress, relationship friction, fertility-related concerns, and the tasks that come with aging or hospice planning.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maureen works with each person to learn what matters most, then adjusts techniques to fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options in plain language and checks in regularly to make sure the plan feels useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share updates or check in between sessions and can fit into busy days. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity of care and to try different formats as needs change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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