Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
How Maria works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana, Nevada
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maria
Maria Wilson is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people handle stress, anger, anxiety, and depression. She offers steady, direct support for relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and trauma-related concerns. Her style is practical and respectful, aimed at making the day-to-day feel more manageable.
She brings 15 years of clinical counseling experience alongside additional professional work in related fields. Maria adapts conversations and plans to each person's situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps set clear, doable steps people can try between sessions. Her approach blends client-centered care with evidence-based tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. When trauma is part of the picture, she may include EMDR-informed strategies as appropriate.
She aims to teach skills for emotion regulation, communication, and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered using several online formats so people can choose what fits their routine. Maria works from Indiana and holds LCSW credentials in Indiana and Nevada.
Conversations are held in English. She respects that beginning therapy takes courage and helps clients move forward at a pace that feels right. Her focus is on practical change - clearer thinking, calmer responses, and steadier relationships.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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 her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting, respectful relationship. It helps people feel heard and guides sessions around their priorities rather than a preset agenda.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It offers concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. This helps make sessions feel useful and focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is often used for full sessions where visual cues matter. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging suit brief updates, check-ins, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does Maria help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear steps and teach coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical counseling experience along with additional professional work over her career.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Nevada and Indiana and practices from Indiana.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does pricing work for sessions?
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 a session based on therapist availability.