Maria Concepcion, LMHC

Maria Concepcion is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She aims to make sessions feel like a relaxed conversation rather than a formal exam. Her approach is direct but compassionate, and she helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and substance-related family issues.

She uses practical tools and clear strategies to change thought patterns and emotional reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a central method she uses to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Clients can expect concrete exercises and short assignments between meetings to reinforce progress.

Maria emphasizes collaboration. She works with each person to design a plan that fits their goals and daily life. That plan can include messaging and homework tasks to track patterns of thought and behavior and to practice new skills outside of sessions.

Her work has also included offering spiritual reflection when clients want to bring their faith into therapy. She balances that with goal-focused techniques for dealing with anger, self-esteem, parenting strain, and caregiver stress. Aging and geriatric issues are listed among her focus areas for those seeking support around life transitions.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She practices in Florida as an LMHC and has guided people through changes at home, work, and in relationships with steady, practical direction.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people identify their values and take small steps toward them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It’s useful for stress, life transitions, and when someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting; it often includes brief exercises to change mood and behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships to explain how people connect now and can help with intimacy and relationship concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit their needs. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

Confirm the therapist’s current session options before booking since the biography did not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up messages and short check-ins between sessions when helpful. It also supports using written exercises and recorded homework tasks to track patterns and progress without committing to longer in-person visits.