Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
How Maria works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maria
Maria Abada is a licensed professional counselor in New Jersey with 16 years in the mental health field. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, and relationship or family problems. Her approach aims to make starting therapy manageable for someone worried about taking the first step.
She has worked in residential, partial care, outpatient, in-home, and addiction settings, which gives her experience with a wide range of concerns and levels of need.
Background and approach
In recent years she has focused on perinatal mental health and postpartum depression alongside trauma and abuse-related issues. Maria describes her style as warm and supportive and places high value on collaboration. She helps clients set concrete goals and outlines steps they can take between sessions.
Her work favors steady, consistent progress rather than quick fixes. Her clinical approach is integrative and person-centered. She adapts methods to fit each person and pays attention to cultural background and lifestyle when planning care.
Techniques she uses include cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused tools. Maria also draws on psychodynamic ideas and trauma-informed practices when they suit a person's needs. She encourages a gradual, holistic focus on wellbeing so people can build lasting change over time.
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Maria's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family problems
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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.
How Maria uses evidence-based approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy begins by focusing on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients define what matters most to them, which is useful for stress, family concerns, and relationship issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Maria uses CBT techniques to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, or depressive symptoms.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices that reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. These exercises can be introduced in short online sessions and practiced between meetings to help manage strong emotions.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Maria will discuss options with each person, adjust methods to fit goals, and combine techniques when that better meets a client's needs. The plan is reviewed and changed as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer sessions and visual cues, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support quick check-ins, and text messaging lets clients send updates or reflect between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain regular contact with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does Maria often help with?
She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, postpartum issues, and related life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and supportive and emphasizes collaboration. Sessions focus on setting clear goals and taking practical steps toward them.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience across residential, partial care, outpatient, in-home, and addiction settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - in New Jersey and provides services from that state.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be done by 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 that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.