- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Depression
About Maria
Maria Castro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 12 years of clinical experience in Washington. She offers care in English and Spanish and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and improve everyday functioning. Maria emphasizes respect, inclusivity, and a straightforward approach that aims to make small changes feel possible.
Her work centers on listening first. She uses a person-centered style that treats each person as the expert on their life while offering guidance and structure.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and grounded in real problems, like managing anxiety, coping with depression, or dealing with the fallout from abuse or trauma. Maria blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies. That means she helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then tests small changes to see what helps most.
Clients often leave sessions with simple tools and short-term goals to try between meetings. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship strain, anger, mood swings, and issues around identity and multicultural concerns. Maria works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood disorders, panic attacks, postpartum depression, and grief when those come up in a client's life.
Maria describes her role as supportive and empowering. She helps people sort priorities, set boundaries, and build coping skills so daily life feels more manageable. If someone wants a direct, respectful, and practical therapist who speaks English or Spanish, Maria is positioned to offer that help.
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Maria helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered work starts by listening to each person's story and priorities. The therapist treats the client as the expert of their life and uses that perspective to set goals and guide conversation, which helps when dealing with stress, identity questions, or parenting concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then testing practical changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and mood regulation because it offers concrete skills to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Maria will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on current needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can shift over time as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction; phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does Maria commonly address?
Maria works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship strain, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD among other issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a person-centered, strengths-based style and combines cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods to create small, practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience providing therapy in a range of settings and with a broad slate of concerns related to mood, trauma, and life transitions.
Where is Maria licensed and practicing?
Maria is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Washington LMHC, practicing with a focus on clients located in Washington state.
What languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose the format that fits their schedule and needs.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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