LMFT, 25 years of experience
Hello, my name is Maria Genter Hester I am a licensed marriage family therapist they have been in private practice on and off for about 20 years. I love working with families and teens I have a specialty in postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, I also have training in dealing with perinatal loss, abortion, miscarriage and grief. I love helping people who are interested in using their faith background to further their healing and achieve the life that they want. Most of my training has been in cognitive behavioral therapy and family systems. I earned my Masters in Counseling Psychology at the University of San Francisco, I reside in San Diego. I love the outdoors, hiking beach, art, cooking, and activities with my family and friends.
I attempt to help my clients feel comfortable to enter into therapy relationship. I provide a comfortable first session gathering personal information and giving them a chance to begin sharing their story.
My niche is warm, caring and yet direct with clients. I find that many people that come to me are ready to make real change and appreciate the work I do with them in challenge thinking, mindfulness in daily life and working toward cognitive restructuring and therefore lasting behavioral change. I serve clients from all cultures and religious/faith backgrounds- I value the diverse experiences of individuals and families that I serve- I am solution oriented and encourage lasting change.
Parents, Post partum moms (babies welcome), 20-30 looking for career/love and Teens with anxiety/depression, Christian/spiritual focus/background in many religious/spiritual approaches
USF degrees and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, guiding people to work through "roadblocks" in their thinking and behavior.
Training in EFT and integrating into practice to increase emotional awareness and recognition into our daily lives
2 ratings with written reviews
January 30, 2025
She attentively listens, and I sense her compassion toward my situation. I hope she continues to do this and guides me on the path of developing my skills to cope with the areas I need to strengthen in order to have a healthy mind, life, and view of relationships.
January 30, 2025
It was great. Thank you so much.