About Maria
Maria Eijo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people navigate lifes hardest moments. She practices in Florida and offers services in both English and Spanish. Maria focuses on practical steps people can take to feel better and regain control of daily life.
She frequently helps people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, phobias, and panic. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, addiction, relationship strain, and caregiving stress.
Background and approach
Her work often involves building confidence and improving sleep, eating, and daily routines. Maria uses straightforward conversations to identify strengths and set realistic goals. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and understand each person's values and priorities.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions can include problem-solving for immediate concerns and slower work on deeper patterns. Maria integrates motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to help people find what matters and take small steps toward it.
She emphasizes hope and practical change rather than long lectures. People who appreciate a warm, pragmatic approach tend to do well with her. She will work with you to build coping skills, handle stressful transitions, and manage symptoms so daily life feels more manageable.
Services are available by phone, video, chat, or text messaging for added flexibility.
Approaches that guide online care and change
Maria often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to each person's experience and helping them name what matters, which is useful for building trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with practical actions to reduce anxiety, depression, and phobias.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Maria will talk with you about your goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan as you progress. You and the therapist decide together which methods fit your needs and pace.
Online sessions take place by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to keep up with regular work between appointments and to fit sessions into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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