LMHC, 14 years of experience
Hi, I’m Maria. Do you ever feel pulled in too many directions — juggling relationships, work, and your own well-being — yet never feeling caught up? I specialize in helping high achievers and busy professionals manage anxiety, prevent burnout, and reconnect with themselves. Together, we’ll identify what’s no longer serving you and create sustainable ways to restore balance. My approach is holistic, nurturing the mind, body, and spirit. I often integrate mindfulness, yoga, and creative expression to help you build self-awareness and self-compassion. Whether you’re navigating stress, relationship challenges, or cycles of anxiety and depression, I offer a safe, supportive space for healing and growth. With empathy and evidence-based techniques, we’ll work toward meaningful change—so you can feel grounded, fulfilled, and confident again.
Our first session is all about getting to know you — your story, what’s been weighing on you, and what you’d like to get out of therapy. I’ll ask a few questions to better understand your background, current challenges, and goals, but there’s no pressure to share anything before you’re ready. This is your space to show up exactly as you are. Together, we’ll begin to map out a plan for our work — identifying what balance, peace, or healing might look like for you. You can expect a calm, compassionate, and judgment-free space where you can speak freely and start to feel heard and supported. By the end of the session, you’ll have a clearer sense of how we’ll move forward, what approaches might fit best for you (such as mindfulness, somatic work, or creative expression), and how therapy can support your growth over time. The goal of the first session isn’t to have it all figured out — it’s to begin building trust, safety, and connection, the foundation for real healing and change.
What clients often notice first about me is my calm, grounded presence and ability to create safety right away. I meet each person where they are — with compassion, curiosity, and respect — helping them feel seen and understood, often for the first time in a long time. My therapeutic approach blends evidence-based methods with holistic, experiential techniques. I integrate mindfulness, somatic awareness, yoga, and creative expression to help clients reconnect with their inner wisdom and regulate their nervous systems. This “whole-self” approach helps clients not only manage symptoms but truly transform the way they relate to themselves and others. I’m known for helping high performers, caregivers, and sensitive souls break cycles of burnout and self-criticism. Clients often tell me that therapy with me feels both grounding and empowering — a place where insight leads to action and emotional healing leads to lasting change. My goal is to help you build clarity, confidence, and inner peace so you can live with more balance and authenticity — not just survive, but thrive.
My ideal clients are high-achieving, caring, and deeply self-aware individuals who often give their best to everyone else — yet struggle to extend that same compassion to themselves. Many are professionals, parents, caregivers, or creatives who appear “put together” on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected on the inside. You might be navigating constant stress, people-pleasing, or cycles of self-doubt and perfectionism. You may long for peace, balance, and a more authentic connection to yourself and others — but feel unsure how to get there. I’m best suited for clients who are ready for meaningful, lasting change and who value a whole-person approach. Together, we’ll explore not just the challenges you face, but also the strengths, values, and resilience that already live within you. If you’re looking for a therapist who will meet you with warmth, mindfulness, and evidence-based support — and help you slow down, breathe, and come back home to yourself — we may be a great fit.
I have extensive experience using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients understand and transform the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Through CBT, I guide clients in identifying unhelpful thinking patterns — such as self-criticism, perfectionism, or worry — and replacing them with more balanced, realistic perspectives. My approach to CBT is collaborative and compassionate. I believe therapy works best when clients feel safe to explore both their inner experiences and their practical goals. In our sessions, I’ll help you notice how certain beliefs or habits may be keeping you stuck, while teaching concrete tools you can apply right away to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and strengthen self-confidence. I often blend CBT with mindfulness, somatic awareness, and creative expression to deepen insight and healing. This integrative style helps clients not only change their thoughts but also reconnect with their bodies and emotions, creating more lasting and meaningful results. Clients who engage in CBT with me often report feeling more self-aware, empowered, and capable of navigating stress — with a clearer understanding of how to shift patterns that no longer serve them.
I integrate mindfulness, wellness, and nutrition as part of a holistic approach to emotional and physical well-being. Over the years, I’ve seen how stress, unbalanced routines, and neglect of the body’s needs can deeply affect mental health. Through mindfulness practices, I help clients increase self-awareness, reduce anxiety, and respond to life’s challenges with greater calm and clarity. In sessions, I often guide clients in grounding techniques, mindful breathing, and body awareness exercises to strengthen the mind-body connection. These practices encourage presence and emotional regulation, creating space for healing and personal growth. I also incorporate wellness and nutritional awareness as part of an integrative framework—helping clients recognize how sleep, movement, and nourishment impact mood, energy, and resilience. While I don’t provide medical nutrition advice, I support clients in cultivating balanced habits, intuitive eating, and mindful self-care routines that align with their therapeutic goals. My approach is collaborative and practical, empowering clients to develop daily practices that nurture both mind and body. The goal is to build a lifestyle rooted in self-compassion, awareness, and sustainable wellness.
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April 23, 2025
I feel a nice connection with Maria Cordero. Hope that we can work great together in the therapies.