About Maria
Maria Myslewicz-Weese uses client-centered and evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and depression. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of professional experience in North Carolina. Maria focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions and speaks plainly about what’s working and what needs to change.
She adapts conversations and plans to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on what matters to the client now and on simple skills that can reduce distress.
How Maria works
Maria draws on techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts, choose values-guided actions, and test new behaviors. When relationship or intimacy issues come up she uses elements of emotionally-focused work and the Gottman Method to improve communication and repair connection.
She also helps people address sleep trouble, grief, trauma and addiction-related concerns in straightforward ways. Coping with life changes, career stress, and compassion fatigue are common topics she supports people through. Maria pays attention to family of origin issues, communication and control patterns, and feelings like emptiness, guilt, or shame.
She works with mood disorders including bipolar challenges and social anxiety or phobia by breaking big problems into manageable steps. Her style aims to be respectful, direct, and compassionate. To begin a plan she and the client set clear, short-term goals and monitor progress.
The approach is collaborative and practical, focused on helping people build skills that fit their daily life.
Maria lists 8 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then pick actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like worry, sleeping problems, or mood swings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes understanding and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships to improve communication and intimacy.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That plan can change as progress is made and new priorities appear.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work visually on communication and emotional cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is helpful. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing reflection, quick skill practice, or brief updates between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other commitments while using familiar approaches like ACT, CBT, and emotionally-focused techniques.
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A practical next step
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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