About Maura
Dr. Maura Castellanos began her mental health career as a chemical dependency technician in a dual diagnosis treatment facility. She later completed a master’s degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy and earned a doctorate in clinical psychology.
Dr. Castellanos brings 12 years of experience across settings such as independent practice, community clinics, hospitals, and correctional facilities. She sees adults and young adults for a wide range of concerns.
How Maura works
These include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strains, and challenges with self-esteem and life purpose. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and mood-related issues. Her approach centers on the person in front of her.
She works from a client-centered stance, listening carefully and collaborating on goals. She mixes practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy with solution-focused tools to address immediate problems. Dr.
Castellanos also draws on existential ideas to help people make meaning during life transitions. Sessions aim to combine clear strategies for symptom relief with conversations about values and purpose. She adapts plans to each person’s needs and preferences.
She holds the credential CA Psychologist 32123 and practices in California. Sessions are offered in English and through multiple online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Maura lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Maura works with
The areas below are the ones Maura selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Dr. Castellanos often uses client-centered work that focuses on the person’s own goals and experience. This approach emphasizes listening, collaboration, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the individual. It helps people who want a therapist who follows their lead and adapts to their pace.She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to address patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. CBT offers straightforward strategies for anxiety, mood symptoms, sleep troubles, and addictive behaviors by teaching practical skills and testing unhelpful thoughts.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and can blend techniques as those needs change over time.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation without commuting, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit in shorter check-ins or help maintain momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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