- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Maria
Maria Alderman is an LMSW practicing in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, addiction, and relationship or intimacy struggles. She works with people facing mood conditions like depression and bipolar disorder, attention challenges such as ADHD, and those coping with trauma or burnout. Her tone is practical and compassionate for someone feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to begin.
She focuses on short, clear conversations that point toward doable changes.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize what matters most to the client and small steps that fit daily life. Maria adapts her approach based on each person's goals instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. Her background includes six years of professional experience as a licensed master social worker.
That experience informs how she balances listening with offering tools people can use between sessions. She aims to make therapy straightforward and relevant to the problems people bring. Maria draws on several therapy methods, including acceptance and commitment techniques and cognitive behavioral ideas, alongside client-centered listening.
She also uses motivational interviewing and psychodynamic concepts when they match a client's needs. These methods help with managing difficult emotions, changing unhelpful patterns, and clarifying values. People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through parenting stress, career strain, body image concerns, or chronic illness challenges.
Maria helps clients set realistic goals and follow practical steps toward them. Starting therapy is framed as a collaboration rather than a lecture.
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
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches you can try online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, sleeping or eating problems, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then recommend methods that fit. Together they review what is helping and adjust techniques over time so the plan stays relevant and effective.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people have a session that feels face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to stay connected between sessions or fit help into a busy day. These options make it simpler to access consistent support while balancing parenting, work, and daily responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Maria
What issues does Maria address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, parenting concerns, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, mood conditions, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm and direct. She listens closely and offers practical steps that fit into everyday life.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has six years of professional experience working as a clinician and uses that background to balance listening with useful tools.
What credential and location information is available?
Maria holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible support.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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