Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
How Maria works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maria
Maria Lindberg is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with eight years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck by listening closely and offering clear, practical steps they can try between sessions. Her work often addresses anger, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem.
She keeps sessions straightforward. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what patterns keep repeating. Maria helps clients name painful feelings like shame, guilt, and isolation so they lose some of their power.
Background and approach
Therapy can include learning ways to speak up, set boundaries, and rebuild trust after conflict. She also supports people handling body image concerns, control issues, or social anxiety. The aim is to give tools that make everyday life feel more manageable.
Maria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors them to each person. She works with clients to practice new skills in real situations and review what helps. Progress is paced to each person’s comfort and goals.
People come to Maria for help with relationships, family tension, mood concerns, or trauma recovery. She offers warmth and direct feedback, and focuses on building lasting habits that support self-love and purpose.
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.
Practical approaches for online work
Maria often draws on evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building new skills. One common approach involves learning concrete communication and emotion-regulation skills to reduce anger and improve relationships; sessions practice wording, timing, and boundary-setting so clients can try them between meetings. Another approach targets trauma and mood concerns by helping people notice triggers, name their reactions, and develop step-by-step coping plans to manage intense feelings and reduce avoidance.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria reviews goals and past attempts, then suggests options that match a person’s needs and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps and what feels manageable for the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect. Video works well for longer therapy sessions and doing role-plays, phone sessions can fit shorter check-ins or times with low bandwidth, and messaging or live chat let people check in between appointments or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while continuing consistent work on anger, relationships, and self-esteem.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with people facing anger, relationship and family stress, low self-esteem, and mood concerns. Additional areas include body image, communication problems, control issues, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and supportive, mixing listening with practical tools. Sessions focus on identifying patterns and trying small, real-world changes between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of experience as a practicing therapist. Her work emphasizes helping clients address shame, guilt, isolation, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.