Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Maria works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maria
Dr. Maria Clapp is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. She practices in Florida and speaks both English and Spanish.
Dr. Clapp draws on a mix of practical strategies and steady support to help people regain a sense of control and direction. Her style centers on building a reliable, honest relationship.
She listens first, then works with each person to identify what feels out of balance.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on real-life problems and clear steps to change how daily routines, thoughts, and behaviors interact. Dr. Clapp uses solution-focused methods alongside cognitive-behavioral ideas to address patterns that cause distress.
She also incorporates client-centered principles to keep the work grounded in each person’s goals and values. Motivational interviewing helps when people are weighing big changes. She has experience creating psychoeducational programs in parenting and anger management and has offered counseling related to legal issues such as DUI or court-ordered mental health services.
Her background also includes supporting people facing addiction, trauma, grief, caregiver stress, and chronic illness. Clients may find her helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem problems, intimacy questions, and career stress. She has worked with people on the autism spectrum who struggle with social difficulties and with those coping with complicated family dynamics.
Her academic training includes a bachelor’s in psychology, a master’s in mental health counseling, and a doctorate in organizational leadership. She aims to help people feel more empowered and able to lead their own lives with clearer choices.
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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to you so the conversation stays grounded in your goals; this approach helps people who want a respectful, collaborative space to sort through feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and routines interact and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns.Deciding on an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that fit. That plan can change as progress is made, so the work stays responsive to real needs.
Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client read visual cues and work in real time. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or steady follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and to practice skills in everyday settings.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma, and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
She combines client-centered listening with solution-focused planning and cognitive-behavioral strategies to create practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 25 years of experience providing counseling and running psychoeducational programs in areas such as parenting and anger management.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - and practices out of Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and can conduct sessions with people who live outside the U.S.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.