Maria Richardson

Compassionate CBT with practical tools

LMHC Florida

Experience: 12 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages: English, Spanish

About Maria

Maria Richardson is a licensed mental health counselor who uses evidence-informed methods to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, and shifts in self-esteem.

Background and approach

With 12 years of clinical practice, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical coping skills that can be applied to everyday challenges. She emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore emotions, loss, and life transitions at their own pace.

Maria also offers support around communication difficulties, discovering life purpose, midlife concerns, and cultivating self-love, with attention to issues that commonly affect women. Her approach blends skill-building with collaborative reflection so clients leave sessions with actionable strategies and clearer perspective.

Maria practices in Florida and provides services in both English and Spanish, bringing a warm, patient presence to the therapeutic relationship. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the process approachable, helping each person set realistic goals and track progress over time.

Applying CBT Online for Everyday Challenges

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a central approach, helping clients recognize and change unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete coping skills for stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. CBT sessions focus on practical strategies such as reframing thoughts, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step skill practice to improve daily functioning.

Her practice emphasizes a collaborative process where the therapist and client evaluate which methods fit best. Together they consider goals, preferences, and the nature of current difficulties to select techniques that feel useful and realistic. That partnership helps tailor CBT tools and any other supportive approaches to each person's situation.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how people engage with therapy. These formats make it easier to fit consistent work into a busy life, allowing regular check-ins, homework review, and skill practice between meetings. The combination of a structured CBT approach and varied online options aims to make therapeutic work practical and accessible for clients managing change, loss, or ongoing stress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Maria commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, life purpose, midlife crisis, self-love, and women's issues.

What therapeutic style does she use during sessions?

Her work incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify patterns of thinking and develop practical coping strategies. Sessions blend skill-building with reflective discussion tailored to clients' needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Maria brings 12 years of professional experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. That background informs her practical, skills-based approach.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a licensed mental health counselor with the credential FL LMHC MH20358 and practices in Florida.

Which languages are available for therapy?

Therapy is offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the chosen subscription and schedule.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsLife purposeMidlife crisisSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish