About Maureen
Maureen Doherty helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, and relationship strains. She works with issues around family, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Maureen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of experience in California.
She listens with attention and adapts conversations to fit each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Maureen aims to make the work feel doable for busy lives and for those facing major transitions.
How Maureen works
Her background spans two and a half decades of practice in California. That time includes supporting people through divorce and separation, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and aging and geriatric concerns. She also addresses feelings such as emptiness, guilt, shame, and isolation.
Maureen pays attention to patterns like codependency, control issues, and dependent personality tendencies. Communication problems, commitment worries, and fatherhood issues are also within her scope. She works to help people reclaim a clearer sense of purpose and connection.
People can expect straightforward discussion about goals and small, measurable steps. Maureen uses approaches grounded in evidence and shaped to the person in front of her. She values respect, sensitivity, and a collaborative pace that fits each individual.
What Maureen works with
The areas below are the ones Maureen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Maureen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical skills. One approach centers on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replacing them with more effective ways of coping. This helps with anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem by teaching concrete strategies people can try between sessions. Another common focus is improving communication and relationship patterns. Work here looks at how people interact, set boundaries, and rebuild trust after conflict. That kind of work can be useful for people facing family problems, blended family concerns, or challenges around commitment and caregiving roles. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maureen talks with each person about their goals and preferences, and then experiments with techniques that fit their life. She adjusts the plan over time based on what helps and what feels manageable. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, provide quick support between sessions, and allow written reflection on progress.Start online instead of waiting
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