- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Maria
Maria Concepcion is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She aims to make sessions feel conversational and comfortable, like talking with a supportive friend. She offers help in English and Spanish and practices in Florida.
Maria takes a direct but compassionate approach. Sessions combine clear guidance with practical tools. She uses talk, messaging, and brief exercises between sessions to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a frequent part of her work, used to identify thought patterns and build new coping skills. She also incorporates acceptance-based ideas and attachment-focused perspectives when those fit a person's needs. The goal is to create a personalized plan that matches each person's situation and values.
Her approach asks for active participation. People can expect homework assignments, messaging check-ins, and focused practice outside of sessions to reinforce progress. Maria frames this as a team effort where both therapist and client work toward clear, practical goals.
She also draws on spiritual reflection when clients want to include faith in their healing. That option is offered respectfully and only when it supports a person's personal goals and beliefs. Many of her clients seek help for parenting concerns, coping with family problems, addiction-related issues, and building better communication skills.
Maria emphasizes straightforward steps and steady progress. She works to make therapy useful and applicable to everyday life, helping people build routines and skills they can use long after sessions end.
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
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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 parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It can help when parenting stress or life changes make it hard to stay present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. This is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood shifts. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build more supported ways of relating, which can improve closeness and communication.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they will try techniques, adjust focus over time, and build a plan that fits the client’s life and parenting concerns.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face-to-face when they want a full conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does she help address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, addiction and trauma among other problems listed in her specialties.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style is conversational and direct. She blends practical tools, messaging between sessions, and short assignments to support change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working as a licensed mental health counselor in a range of areas including coping skills and relationship concerns.
Where is the therapist based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Florida and holds the FL LMHC credential.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are used?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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