About Maria
Maria Holmes is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of professional experience based in Utah. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. Maria speaks English and Italian and aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable.
She uses a person-centered style that keeps the conversation on the client's priorities. Sessions are shaped around what feels useful to each individual rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
How Maria works
Maria adapts tools and exercises to what actually fits someone's life and daily routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, used where helpful, looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings and offers concrete ways to change patterns. Mindfulness techniques are offered to calm racing thoughts and improve focus in stressful moments.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to change behaviors but feel stuck or unsure where to start. Maria also brings narrative work to help people make sense of difficult events and rewrite the stories that keep them stuck. Her work addresses issues like aging concerns, cancer-related stress, codependency, immigration challenges, loneliness, and midlife transitions.
She pays attention to feelings of guilt, shame, and the long-term effects of trauma. New clients are guided through the process step by step, from an initial questionnaire to scheduling. Conversations are respectful and practical, aimed at small, manageable changes that add up over time.
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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English, Italian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Maria blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to offer clear, practical help. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around each person's goals and pace. It helps when someone needs a calm space to sort out feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence emotions and gives step-by-step techniques to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety.Mindfulness Therapy is also used to teach simple attention and breathing practices that slow down racing thoughts. These skills can help during moments of stress, grief, or cravings. Maria works collaboratively to choose which approaches fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in as therapy unfolds and adjusts tools so the plan stays useful and realistic for daily life.
Online sessions provide flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and run through exercises in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick reflections, notes between sessions, or for people who prefer writing over speaking. These options help make consistent care easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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