Profile / United States
Maria Lewis, LPC
Arizona
LPC in Arizona - Stress and Anxiety focus
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Communication help
About Maria
Maria Lewis is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also pays attention to attachment issues, communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and self-love.
Maria takes a straightforward, client-centered approach. Sessions look at thoughts, feelings, and day-to-day habits that keep problems stuck. She uses practical steps to notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Conversations are direct and aimed at small, usable changes.
Her background includes more than a decade working with people facing life transitions and emotional strain. She blends client-centered methods with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to make sense of patterns and test new behaviors. The focus is on what people can try between sessions as well as during them.
Maria emphasizes clear communication and honest feedback. She helps people name the problems they face and try concrete alternatives. That approach can include pause-and-notice exercises, simple behavioral experiments, and talking through relationship patterns.
Sessions are conducted in English. For details on how she schedules and the subscription used for sessions, confirm current session options before booking. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Cognitive Behavioral and Client-Centered Work Translate Online
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include short experiments, problem lists, and practical homework to change day-to-day patterns and reduce stress or anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, reflection, and allowing the client to lead the topics; online sessions use that same approach to help people clarify values and make choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will collaborate with clients to decide whether CBT techniques, client-centered conversation, or a mix fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can be adjusted as sessions progress so it stays useful and relevant.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats she is offering. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into daily life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during busy days, or making it easier to meet on a lunch break. Discuss practical scheduling needs and what to try first when completing the matching questionnaire.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include attachment, communication, control issues, forgiveness, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and self-love.
How does she typically work with clients?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She uses conversation and concrete exercises to notice thought and behavior patterns and to try different responses.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of professional experience as an LPC in Arizona. That experience includes work with people navigating trauma, relationship problems, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Arizona.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided when selecting service options.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.