About Maria
Maria Dias uses a person-centered approach first and foremost. She focuses on getting to know each person and tailoring work to their needs. Maria is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has 18 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief.
She also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, LGBT issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Maria blends practical strategies with reflective conversation.
How Maria works
She draws on client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior ideas. She also uses mindfulness and hypnotherapy tools when they fit a person’s goals. Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful, with steps you can try between meetings.
She has a long history of working in clinical settings since 2005 and brings that experience to each session. Her Texas practice reflects years helping people navigate loss, attachment struggles, codependency, communication problems, and transitions like separation and divorce. Maria pays attention to patterns that cause pain, such as abandonment fears, control issues, dissociation, or feelings of emptiness.
She helps people spot those patterns and build coping skills. The work balances understanding past experiences with practical skills for day-to-day life. Conversations in sessions move at a person’s pace.
Maria helps set clear goals and supports progress over time. Her style is warm, direct, and focused on real-world change.
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What Maria works with
The areas below are the ones Maria selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches for online work and practical skills
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person as an individual. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals, which works well for concerns like relationship stress, parenting strain, and self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and handle day-to-day stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress happens.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions or to fit support into a busy day. These options help people access consistent support while balancing work, school, and family life.
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