Maria ("Mali") Jimenez, LCSW, CSW, LICSW

Based in Colorado 7 years in practice Online sessions

Direct, bilingual LCSW focused on practical change

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How Maria works

Practical facts

Credentials: LCSW, CSW, LICSW
Licensed in: District of Columbia, Colorado
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English, Spanish
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Maria

Maria "Mali" Jimenez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship pain. She works with clients on issues like trauma, self-esteem, addictions, grief, and parenting concerns. Mali speaks English and Spanish and practices from Colorado.

Mali uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with attention to early attachment experiences. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and also look at how early relationships shaped current patterns.

Background and approach

She often brings mindfulness into sessions to help people calm their bodies and notice emotions without getting swept away. Her approach also draws on psychodynamic ideas to make sense of recurring relationship patterns and family of origin issues. Motivational interviewing helps when clients want change but feel stuck or ambivalent.

Mali describes her style as caring but direct. She invites clients to lead their goals while offering guidance and gentle challenge when needed. Sessions focus on practical skills people can use between meetings as well as on deeper understanding of how past experiences influence present life.

With seven years of clinical experience, Mali has worked in nonprofit, hospital, and independent practice settings. She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and brings that background to video, phone, chat, and messaging sessions. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin.

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.

Approaches Maria lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can be a place to talk through attachment wounding and practice new ways of relating in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In video or phone sessions Mali works with clients to try small experiments and build practical coping skills that reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple paying-attention skills for body sensations and emotions; these techniques are easy to practice during short check-ins or between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mali collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will suggest tools, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful and doable.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy or remote lives. Video calls let therapists and clients see nonverbal cues during deeper work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing accountability between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a weekly routine.

Questions people ask about Maria

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people coping with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, grief, addictions, and related issues such as attachment and body image.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is caring and direct. She offers practical tools, gentle challenge, and collaborative problem solving.

What is her clinical background?

She has seven years of clinical experience and has worked in nonprofit, hospital, and independent practice settings.

Which credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices from Colorado with licensure noted for CO LCSW and DC LICSW.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.