About Maria
Dr. Maria Sanchez welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck and want clear, practical help. She is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 24 years of experience in New Mexico.
She explains things in simple terms and focuses on concrete steps people can use right away. She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, self-esteem, and grief. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, eating struggles, relationship stress, and LGBT-related issues.
How Maria works
Additional areas include chronic pain and illness, disaster recovery, family of origin concerns, hoarding, multicultural stressors, post-traumatic stress, prejudice and discrimination, seasonal affective disorder, and young adult issues. Her approach is practical and tailored. Conversations and plans are adapted to each person's needs and goals.
Sessions aim to identify patterns that keep problems going and to build skills that reduce symptoms and improve daily life. Dr. Sanchez emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction.
She works collaboratively so clients feel understood and involved in decisions. She encourages small, achievable steps that lead to real change over time. People typically find the process straightforward and focused.
Dr. Sanchez offers multiple ways to meet, including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. She accepts clients from outside the United States and conducts sessions in English.
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
- Addictions
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Mexico |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Dr. Sanchez works with practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use every day. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing alternative responses to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps with stress, depression, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. Another common focus is trauma-informed work that uses gradual, paced strategies to address traumatic memories and related reactions without overwhelming the person. That approach is useful for trauma, post-traumatic stress, and recovery after abuse or disaster.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client discuss goals, personal preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. They then try strategies collaboratively and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and effective for the individual.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people work face to face when that is helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera time is limited. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and contact when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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