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Maria Dias, LCSW

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Maria

Maria Dias is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of psychotherapy experience who draws on an integrative, person-centered approach. She blends client-centered listening with evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, and ADHD-related challenges.

Background and approach

Maria emphasizes learning each person’s story and tailoring interventions rather than imposing a single theoretical framework. Her training includes work with adolescents and families, psychoanalytic methods, hypnotherapy, and focused education in treating panic and anxiety, which she combines with modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness.

Maria aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore goals, process emotions like anger or grief, address attachment and abandonment issues, and develop coping strategies for life changes and caregiver stress. Based in Texas, she offers flexible online session formats and uses a collaborative style to set goals at each person’s pace.

Maria works with a broad range of concerns including self-esteem, career stress, communication and codependency struggles, and compassion fatigue, supporting clients as they build practical skills and greater emotional clarity.

Integrating evidence-based approaches in online care



Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathetic environment where the therapist listens closely and supports the client’s own pace and goals; it is helpful for building self-understanding, exploring relationship or identity concerns, and working through grief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured strategies to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be especially useful for managing anxiety, panic, depression, and ADHD-related difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, making it a practical choice for those coping with intense emotions, conflict, or patterns like avoidant or dependent traits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to assess needs, try different techniques, and adjust the plan over time so therapy fits the person’s goals and preferences rather than expecting a single method to solve everything.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access ongoing support while balancing work, family responsibilities, or geographic constraints, and they allow therapists to deliver the same core therapeutic tools and skill-building exercises in ways that suit each client.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Maria address in therapy?
Maria works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, ADHD, self-esteem, and career or life change challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is integrative and client-centered, combining empathic listening with practical, evidence-based techniques like CBT and DBT while adapting to each person’s needs.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Maria has practiced psychotherapy since 2005 and brings 18 years of clinical experience alongside postgraduate training in adolescent and family work, psychoanalytic methods, hypnotherapy, and anxiety treatment.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Texas with license TX LCSW 104456.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are provided in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

LGBTGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Maria can help with

Maria Dias works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

How Maria approaches therapy

Maria's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Maria is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Texas, with 18 years of clinical experience.