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Maria Alderman, LMSW

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Maria

Maria Alderman is a Michigan-licensed LMSW with six years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, mood concerns, ADHD, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, working to understand the individual story before shaping a collaborative plan. Her practice includes support for relationship and intimacy issues, addiction and recovery concerns, body image and eating or sleeping difficulties, career challenges, and the strains of caregiving and chronic illness.

Therapeutic work with Maria blends evidence-based strategies and exploratory reflection. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build psychological flexibility, and client-centered techniques to ensure the pace and focus match what feels most helpful.

Maria emphasizes practical, tailored interventions while honoring emotional experience, and she adapts treatment to the needs presented rather than following a one-size-fits-all script.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Maria uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support clients in online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and some ADHD-related challenges. ACT emphasizes clarifying personal values and learning skills to accept uncomfortable feelings while taking meaningful action, which can aid coping with grief, stress, and life changes.

Finding the best therapeutic fit is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques and adjust methods over time so the plan reflects what works for each person rather than a fixed protocol.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow work to continue around work schedules, caregiving demands, or geographic constraints while preserving continuity of care and the ability to use practical tools and exercises between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Her practice supports a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and many related challenges.
How would sessions typically feel in terms of approach and style?
Sessions combine compassionate, client-centered listening with structured, evidence-informed techniques so conversations remain collaborative and practical while also attending to emotional experience.
What professional background does the therapist have?
She holds an LMSW and brings six years of professional experience working with diverse clinical concerns and life transitions.
Where is the therapist licensed and available?
The clinician is licensed in Michigan and practices under the credential MI LMSW 6801105593.
Can people who speak other languages work with this provider?
Sessions are conducted in English; international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English

About

Maria Alderman is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Michigan, not currently accepting new clients.