About Maricruz
Maricruz Garcia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical steps that help people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, or life changes. Her style is direct and supportive while remaining warm and nonjudgmental.
She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and then try small, realistic changes. That can mean learning short tools to manage stress, practicing new ways to face fears, or setting goals for work and daily life.
How Maricruz works
Sessions are focused on what the person wants to change and how to get there. Maricruz uses approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to guide sessions. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused work when it fits a person’s needs.
Those methods are used to reduce symptoms and build skills that last beyond therapy. She pays attention to multicultural concerns and workplace issues, and she addresses mood disorders and addictions as part of treatment when relevant. Maricruz also takes a nonjudgmental approach to body and weight concerns, encouraging healthy habits without focusing on appearance.
Sessions are available in English and Spanish and can be delivered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their calendar.
Maricruz lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Maricruz works with
The areas below are the ones Maricruz selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward what matters. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress that gets in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for longer therapy conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or camera use is a challenge. Live chat and text are options for brief check-ins, quick skill rehearsals, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These formats aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, family, and travel commitments.
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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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