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01About Maria
Dr. Maria Peters greets people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship problems.
Her tone is practical and steady, aimed at someone who wants clear steps and honest conversation. Maria holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Texas and brings 20 years of counseling experience to sessions. She works in a way that treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and goal-minded, with attention to what feels doable for each individual. In sessions she listens for patterns in relationships, coping habits, and reactions to stress. She uses evidence-based tools to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
When trauma or painful memories are present, she offers approaches that can reduce their emotional hold. Maria also helps people facing life transitions, grief, or challenges such as addiction, chronic illness, or caregiver strain. She pays attention to identity and intimacy concerns, including issues that affect LGBT people and those navigating adoption, attachment, or blended family dynamics.
Her style blends warmth with clear structure. Goals are set together and progress is checked regularly. Practical skills, communication practice, and strategies for better sleep, eating, and emotion management are common parts of the work.
People who want a thoughtful, steady guide for real-world changes may find this approach helpful. Sessions are focused on small, workable steps that lead to clearer options and less daily strain.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 64866 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1851608004 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Maria names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Maria names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use that approach to identify attachment needs and practice new ways of relating in everyday life, which helps with intimacy and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions CBT is used to teach concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behavior through exercises and homework between meetings.Choosing the right approach is part of the first steps in therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend a path forward. This is a collaborative decision and can be adjusted as progress is made or needs change.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work and more nuanced communication. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a better fit when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, quick coaching, and practicing skills between sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people use therapy in ways that match their daily routines.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Maria address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, and sleep or eating problems among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on building on strengths, setting clear goals, and using skills people can apply between appointments.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of professional counseling experience working with a wide range of concerns and life changes.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and Maria accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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