- Stress and anxiety
- Life change support
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Maria
Maria Bedoya is a Florida LMHC with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, executive and professional coaching, and compassion fatigue. She also lists additional focus on domestic violence, immigration issues, self-love, and young adult issues.
Maria uses straightforward conversation and practical techniques to help people manage everyday pressures. Sessions are focused on clear goals. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns that keep stress and anxiety active. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and respond to each person's concerns in a respectful way.
Her approach includes mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and build awareness. Solution-Focused Therapy is used when people want concrete steps and quick strategies to get unstuck. Motivational Interviewing supports people who are unsure about change or want clearer direction for next steps.
Maria speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida as an LMHC. She emphasizes collaboration in sessions and often combines brief skills practice with conversation about values and next actions. That can help with work pressures, school transitions, and the common feeling of falling behind.
For someone in their late teens or twenties, Maria aims to make practical room for career decisions, relationship shifts, relocation, and the stress of starting out. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Maria Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns. In practice this means sessions begin with the therapist asking about immediate needs and following the client's lead to set priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and stress through thought work and behavior experiments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods fit best. That might mean mixing CBT skill practice with solution-focused steps or using motivational interviewing to build commitment before starting behavior change.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions often use less bandwidth and can be a good option for quick updates, while video sessions let therapists and clients work with facial cues and gestures. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises like mindfulness practice, behavioral experiments, and short coaching tasks to the online context so therapy can fit around study, work, and moving schedules.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, executive and professional coaching, and compassion fatigue. She also lists focus on domestic violence, immigration issues, self-love, and young adult issues.
What is her style of therapy?
She uses a direct, collaborative approach combining Client-Centered Therapy with CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions focus on practical steps and listening.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 11 years of experience as a mental health professional in clinical roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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