Licensed to practice in California and accepts 54 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression and 10 more.
(she/her)
I’ve studied and practiced many methods. I like to be eclectic and work with you with what’s needed to get you back on track and feeling your best. I was a teacher for many years, then went for my masters in social work. Life has many twists and turns. Sometimes we can feel off balance or are suffering from depression or anxiety. We’ve all had our ups and downs and getting back on track and feeling our best is a goal I enjoy helping people achieve to live the life they want.
The first session is very important to get to know each other and discuss your goals and how I’ll be able to help you. We’ll go over HIPAA regulations, confidentiality rules. I’d like to know what brought you to therapy and what you’re hoping to get out of it. What areas of your life do you feel you’d like to improve?
I’m a great listener and your cheer leader. I’ll be making sure that you are motivated to work on yourself. Please message me the day before if you know that you will be cancelling. Thanks.
I’ve worked with various mood disorders, PTSD, ADHD, depression, and anxiety. I’m here to help you work on your goals and feeling your best.
Top specialties
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Other specialties
Family Conflict
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Parenting
Peer Relationships
School Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD
I identify as
White
Woman
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
California
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $120 per session
Centivo
Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
GTEB
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Medi-Cal)
Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)
CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Strength-Based
I’m here to help you reach your best you and your goals. Let’s work together to find the best solutions to move forward in life.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)
Our thoughts, feelings, and actions are all interconnected. What bad habits have you acquired that we can work on. Break those negative thoughts and habits and make life better.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness is great to use for anxiety relief. I’ll help you with coping skills to reduce stress.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Let’s work on solutions for your symptoms. Be it anxiety and/or depression.
21 ratings with written reviews
June 30, 2026
Maria was great. She gets into the problems quickly. She asks good questions and listens well. She gave me a tool to help me for any future issues I may have. Thank you, Maria,
June 4, 2026
She was very understanding helpful I liked that she was very supportive
June 3, 2026
Made me feel comfortable, and very open minded. Gave me open feed back which I love. Very warm, welcoming.