I am a licensed therapist with more than two decades of experience providing counseling, therapy and consultation to people struggling with trauma, grief and loss, depression and anxiety. I help people develop confidence, identify strategies for coping and attain inner strength. My practice is founded on psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy. As an Asian American woman of color and daughter of immigrant parents, I have a holistic understanding of how race, culture, gender, economic background history and systematic oppression impacts mental health and wellness.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

The first session is focused on what your current challenges and stressors are, and what you would like therapy to help you with. I also explore your strengths, resilience, and overall goals/hopes might be. If it's unclear to you, I will help with giving a sense of direction for our work together based on what we discuss. From there we discuss a plan for the upcoming sessions.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I develop trusting relationships with my clients from the beginning because my approach is non-judgmental and personalized. My expertise has developed over time, based on specialized educational training and extensive experience working with people of diverse backgrounds. My own experience with healing and wellness strategies also offers an enhanced understanding and increased empathy.

About Maria Gregorio