Works with
- Anger
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Maria works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maria
Maria Eijo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of practice in Florida. She supports people facing long-term stress, depression, anxiety, and anger concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and provides care through multiple online and phone formats.
Over her career she has worked with adults coping with grief, trauma and abuse, HIV and serious illness, and end-of-life concerns. She has substantial experience with LGBT clients and with people managing addictions, bipolar disorder, and attention challenges.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses self-esteem, relationships, career stress, and life transitions. Her approach centers on listening first and finding what already works for each person. She uses straightforward talk therapy techniques that help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and solve problems step by step.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented while also attending to feelings and meaning. Maria draws from client-centered methods that focus on the person's experience, cognitive behavioral tools to shift thinking and behavior, and solution-focused strategies to set small achievable goals. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify their own reasons for change.
People who prefer a direct, calm clinician who balances problem solving with empathy may find her style useful. She helps people plan realistic changes, manage anger and stress, and build skills for daily life. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions.
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Maria's practice.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
Approaches Maria lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Maria often combines client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting what matters to the person, and helping them find their own answers. That approach helps when someone needs to feel heard and understood before making changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, depression, anger, and stress because it offers concrete tools to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels workable, then adapt techniques to fit each person's needs in a collaborative way.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer talks, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing coaching-style exchanges. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and maintain continuity across life changes.
Questions people ask about Maria
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, anger, addictions, and many life change issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and supportive, mixing listening with practical steps to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience providing mental health counseling in a variety of settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients accepted?
Yes, she accepts international clients and can work with people outside the United States.
What formats are available for sessions?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session options.
How do I start a therapy relationship with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.