About Maya
Maya Neal is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of practice helping people move toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning. She works from a warm, patient stance and focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Maya listens closely and offers structured guidance so people can see progress in real life.
Her approach blends person-centered care with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness exercises. That means sessions often involve exploring what matters to the client, trying different ways of thinking and acting, and learning simple grounding or attention skills.
How Maya works
Maya uses these methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and sleep problems among other concerns. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, and identity-related issues such as LGBT concerns. Other areas Maya helps with include trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes like divorce or adoption-related stress.
She has experience working with chronic illness, caregiving strain, and commitment or attachment issues. Maya adapts her work to each person’s pace and goals. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-directed, with practical homework when useful.
People who prefer a warm but structured style often find this approach helpful. Maya practices in South Carolina as an LMFT. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Maya lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Maya works with
The areas below are the ones Maya 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
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Using Client-Centered, CBT, and Mindfulness Online
Maya often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in online sessions. Client-centered Therapy focuses on understanding what matters to the person and creating a supportive space for change; it helps when someone needs acceptance, clarity, and a place to sort feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve sleep. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to help reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That collaborative planning guides whether sessions lean more toward skill practice, reflective conversation, or brief mindfulness exercises. Online work makes it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions, handle quick check-ins, or use therapy during irregular schedules. These options increase flexibility and help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel demands.Start online instead of waiting
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