- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
- Gottman approach
About Maria
Maria Mir is a California LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 18 years of experience. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, parenting pressures, grief, trauma and related concerns. Maria speaks English, Hindi and Urdu and helps people who feel overwhelmed by daily demands or painful emotions.
She focuses on practical conversations that break problems into manageable steps. Sessions often look at how work stress, parenting duties, or relationship tensions affect daily life. Maria uses talk, reflection, and concrete techniques to help people notice patterns and try small changes that feel doable.
Her background blends several clinical approaches, including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Existential ideas, and the Gottman Method. That mix lets her adjust methods to what a client needs in the moment, whether that is improving communication, examining painful beliefs, or addressing trauma and attachment wounds.
Maria has spent much of her career helping adults manage burnout, compassion fatigue, and parenting strain. She also works with people facing abandonment issues, attachment challenges, adoption or foster care concerns, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and career transitions. The focus is on clear, practical steps rather than long, abstract explanations.
In session she offers a listening presence and active collaboration. People can expect straightforward conversation about what’s happening now, exploration of emotional patterns, and experiments to try between sessions. She asks clients to set small goals and notices when change is actually happening.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on steady, reflective listening and encouraging clients to name what matters most. It helps people clarify values and make choices that fit their actual day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify core emotions and attachment patterns so relationship and intimacy issues can be addressed more directly.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Maria will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest one or two ways to proceed. That collaborative process lets methods shift as needs change, for example starting with practical CBT tools and moving to EFT for deeper emotion work if that feels useful.
Confirm current session options before booking. When done online, sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when days are tight, and remove travel time so people can use a break at work or an evening slot. Online sessions also let a therapist and client practice communication or emotion techniques in the setting where problems often occur.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Hindi, Urdu
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and grief, intimacy and self-esteem concerns, and related areas listed in her profile.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses a mix of Client-Centered conversation and CBT techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts, and Emotionally-Focused methods to address painful feelings and attachment patterns.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults on day-to-day stress, burnout, relationship tensions, parenting strain, and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a California LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing from California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Urdu.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected plan and location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.