Maria Bedoya, LMHC

Maria Bedoya is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and big life changes. She also provides coaching and support for compassion fatigue and issues that affect young adults. Maria speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida.

Her approach is straightforward and personal. She aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what feels hard and try new ways of coping. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit into daily life rather than long lectures or vague plans.

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. She blends these in simple ways - identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing small behavioral experiments, and setting short-term goals people can use right away.

With eleven years of experience as an LMHC, she draws on real-world coaching skills alongside clinical methods. That mix is useful for people who need help sorting priorities, handling workplace stress, or rebuilding self-worth after difficult events.

People often leave sessions with a concrete next step. That might be a short breathing practice, a small behavioral change, or a new way to reframe a worrisome thought. Maria emphasizes steady progress and practical tools more than quick fixes.

How Maria’s Approaches Work Online

Maria often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and managing life transitions.

She also employs client-centered techniques that prioritize the person’s own pace and perspective. This approach means listening closely and shaping the work around what matters most to the client.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed in collaboration with the client.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter, audio-only check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for short updates, brief coaching, or when someone needs a faster way to connect between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.