About Maria
Maria Picciotti uses a person-centered approach that puts the client at the center of care. She combines that style with practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of acceptance and commitment therapy. Maria is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Pennsylvania with ten years of licensed experience.
She focuses on common and overwhelming issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and trauma. She also works with concerns like compassion fatigue, intimacy issues, anger, and self-esteem.
How Maria works
Additional areas she addresses include chronic pain and illness, dissociation, phobias, social anxiety, and sexuality. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Maria tailors the work to each person and builds a plan from the concerns they bring.
She uses skills training, thought work, mindfulness, and values-based strategies to help people notice what matters and take steps toward it. Her practice emphasizes respect and sensitivity. Maria aims to create a space where people can speak openly about hard topics such as past abuse, mood instability, or struggles related to identity.
She encourages small, manageable changes and tracks progress together. Maria accepts clients from outside the United States and conducts sessions in English. She invites people who are nervous about starting therapy to take the first step and complete a brief matching questionnaire to schedule a session.
Maria lists 9 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Dissociation
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
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Maria uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-first space where people set the pace and goals. This approach focuses on understanding each person's experience and building treatment around their needs. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at unhelpful thinking and teaches practical skills to change patterns that feed anxiety or depression. Acceptance and commitment therapy is another tool she uses to help people clarify values and take committed action even when difficult feelings remain. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your concerns, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit your situation. Adjustments are made as you track what helps and what does not, so the plan evolves together. Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you need a straightforward check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, ongoing skill practice, and flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or unusual schedules while keeping the focus on therapeutic progress and practical next steps.Start online instead of waiting
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