Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Norma works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Maine
- Years in practice
- 41
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Norma
Norma Beatriz is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, relationship and family struggles, and life transitions. She offers straightforward support for grief, depression, intimacy issues, self-esteem, and concerns related to parenting. Norma speaks English and Spanish and brings 41 years of experience to her practice in Michigan.
She favors a practical, person-centered style. Sessions focus on clear goals and techniques that fit each person.
Background and approach
Norma listens for patterns that keep problems going and suggests small, doable steps to change them. Her work draws on several familiar methods, including client-centered therapy that centers the person's experience, cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and emotionally-focused ideas to strengthen emotional awareness. She also uses mindfulness and psychodynamic perspectives when they help make sense of past influences.
Norma aims to make sessions feel respectful and collaborative. People who come for help with anger or relationship pain usually leave with specific tools to try between sessions. She matches methods to what each person prefers and needs rather than insisting on a single approach.
Her long practice includes helping people face complex family dynamics, caregiving stress, body-image concerns, and life-stage changes. She supports work on forgiveness, communication problems, commitment and control issues, and blended-family challenges.
What Norma works with
Everything Norma lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Norma's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Norma lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness 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.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person's experiences and goals. In this approach the therapist reflects what the person says and prioritizes their perspective, which helps with relationship issues, self-esteem, and figuring out next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses specific exercises and simple experiments to change patterns that contribute to anger, anxiety, or depression. That makes it useful when someone wants concrete tools to try between sessions.
Emotionally-focused ideas help people notice and name strong feelings and learn new ways to respond in stressful situations. This approach is often helpful for intimacy-related struggles and for managing emotional reactions like anger.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Norma will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and what feels most comfortable. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is working.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people talk face to face when they want deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are good for short updates, homework check-ins, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Norma
What concerns does Norma commonly address?
She works with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting concerns, LGBT matters, intimacy and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented. She listens closely and offers practical steps and exercises tailored to each person's needs.
What is Norma's background and experience?
She has 41 years of clinical experience and has worked as a counselor and life coach supporting adults through a wide range of life challenges.
Which credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Michigan.
In what languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does Norma offer online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 based on the therapist's listed availability.