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Maria Eijo, LMHC
Florida
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Depression and Anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered approach
- Phone and online sessions
About Maria
Maria Eijo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 25 years of experience helping people with depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. She works with adults facing life changes, grief, serious illness, and issues related to sexuality and identity, including people from the LGBT community.
She offers straightforward sessions that focus on what is happening now and what a person wants to change. Maria uses practical conversation and goal-focused work to notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions often include setting small steps to try between meetings.
Her background includes long-term work with survivors of abuse, people living with HIV, and those coping with end-of-life care or serious medical conditions. That experience informs how she talks through grief, caregiver stress, and the practical challenges that come with chronic illness.
Maria draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered, existential, and solution-focused methods. She combines these approaches to structure sessions, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, and identify values and next steps. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding the drive to make changes.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She has provided therapy by phone and online as well as face-to-face, and she aims to help people find clear, manageable ways to cope and move forward.
How her approaches translate to online work
Maria commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thought and behavior that maintain problems and to test new ways of responding. CBT sessions focus on practical exercises, goal-setting, and homework to change thinking and behavior. Client-Centered Therapy is used to listen deeply and reflect what matters most to the client, helping people clarify their own goals and values.She views choosing an approach as collaborative. Together the therapist and client decide which methods to try based on symptoms, goals, and personal preferences. That means techniques can shift over time - using CBT for symptom reduction, then solution-focused work for specific problems, for example.
Her biography lists phone therapy and online therapy as offered formats, which can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule or to check in between in-person appointments. Confirm the exact session options before booking so you know whether you will meet by phone or by an online method. Online work can allow shorter check-ins, flexible timing around work or caregiving, and consistent follow-up while continuing practical, structured methods such as CBT and motivational interviewing.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most often?
She works with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and self-esteem issues, and addresses challenges related to identity and serious illness.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions include concrete steps and practice between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has 25 years of experience working with adults, including survivors of abuse and people living with HIV and serious medical conditions.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) based in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
Her biography notes phone therapy and online therapy as formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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