About Maria
Maria Gimenez-Cruz helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, worry, grief, relationship strain, or changes in life. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. Maria is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with nine years of clinical experience in Florida.
She focuses on building a trusting working relationship. Maria listens first, then helps people notice strengths and small steps they can try. Sessions often involve learning simple skills to manage anxiety, improve sleep, and reduce anger or overwhelm.
How Maria works
Her clinical work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness, plus motivational interviewing and narrative ideas. She mixes these approaches to match each person’s needs and goals rather than using a single method for everyone. Maria has supported people dealing with trauma, abuse, and post-traumatic stress, as well as immigration-related stress, grief, and compassion fatigue.
She also helps with attachment and abandonment concerns, social anxiety, somatic symptoms, and family or parenting stress. Therapy can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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Maria lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment, helping them feel heard and able to make choices. It is useful for building trust and exploring values and strengths.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, mood, sleep, and unhelpful thinking patterns through short exercises and homework.
Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and bodily reactions with gentle awareness. It can reduce rumination, improve sleep, and ease stress reactions through breathing and attention practices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. This is a shared process that may change over time as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging can fit into a short break during the day, and text works well for brief check-ins or ongoing written support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain regular contact as progress continues.
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