Hi, I’m Maria — I’m so glad you’re here.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting and career stress, life transitions, or fertility challenges, you’re not alone.

I offer a warm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where you can show up exactly as you are. My approach is collaborative and thoughtful—we move at your pace, with curiosity and care. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply needing a place to sort through what’s been weighing on you, you’ve found the right place. My hope is that you experience our work together as a space where you feel heard, understood, and genuinely supported.

Many of my clients are new to therapy and come to me looking for a new perspective on life, practical tools to understand the past and a clear path forward. You might be feeling stuck in familiar patterns, overwhelmed by life’s demands, feel anxious or depressed and are managing communication issues in your relationship. You may be navigating a major life transition that feels disorienting. Whatever brings you here, know that together we will work on finding balance, solutions, clarity and most importantly inner peace.

I offer a kind, personable and collaborative space to begin to process your emotions, experiences, and hopes for the future. You’ll gain a therapeutic “toolbox” filled with actionable strategies to help you feel empowered, grounded, and capable of creating meaningful change in your daily life.

I’m a trauma-informed and solution-focused licensed therapist, and I specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

CBT is an evidence-based therapy approach that is present-focused and solution based therapy. It helps you recognize what’s keeping you stuck in the present, and shift unhelpful thought patterns with healthier ones. CBT is a gentle approach that offers you a new perspective, and provides you with actionable tools to better understand and manage your emotions, improve your relationships and marriage, and respond more effectively to life’s challenges.

As a professional, it is fulfilling for me to witness clients shift their outlook, change long-held beliefs and behaviors, and achieve goals that once felt out of reach.

Wherever you are on your journey, I’ll meet you there.

Using a blend of CBT tools and a solution-focused approach, I help you:

  • Understand your thought patterns and how they affect your emotions and behaviors.

  • Gently challenge and reframe limiting or unhelpful beliefs.

  • Build actionable strategies that create lasting, positive changes in your life and relationships.

  • Learn how to reduce anxiety and manage stress by developing new ways of thinking and responding.

My role is to guide you by creating a safe and structured space where growth can happen. You’ll gain skills that help you feel more in control of your experiences and better equipped to navigate life’s challenges and make decisions.

I offer in-person therapy in San Francisco, online therapy (tele-therapy) for those who prefer the convenience of virtual sessions, and hybrid therapy, a flexible approach combining both in-person and online sessions based on your needs.

I look forward to meeting you, answering your questions, and help you find piece of mind and emotional relief as you accomplish your goals.

What benefits can you expect from therapy with me? 

  •  You’ll experience a new sense of clarity and direction as you move forward.

  • You’ll gain new perspectives, find solutions and learn effective communication in your relationships.

  • You’ll gain an emotional “toolbox” of practical and actionable tools that will support you as you move through life challenges. You’ll learn to use action-oriented and practical tools and we’ll talk about how to cope when any negative thoughts, feelings, or behaviors show up. 

  • You’ll be able to access and address mental health support from wherever you are. If you are looking for a therapist near me, you’ve come to the right place. No matter where life takes you, you have access to professional and HIPAA compliant therapy near you.

  • You’ll experience freedom and inner peace with the unexpected - not having the need to control every moment of your life.

  • You’ll learn to cope and be okay with making mistakes, and being able to let negative feelings go.

I’m licensed in CA and MD, let’s connect!