Maria Reymundo, LCSW, LICSW

Maria Reymundo is a licensed clinical social worker who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches. She emphasizes collaboration so people feel involved in decisions about their care. Maria speaks English and Spanish and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions.

She has ten years of direct clinical experience and holds a Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. Her work has taken place in inpatient psychiatry, community mental health, internal medicine settings, addiction treatment centers, and a university counseling center. Those roles gave her exposure to mood and anxiety concerns as well as trauma and adjustment issues.

In sessions she focuses on building skills that help manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She blends evidence-informed techniques with a strengths-based, trauma-informed lens to help people practice new ways of coping. Conversations are aimed at clear, usable strategies rather than long lectures.

Maria also addresses relationship and intimacy challenges, self-esteem and body image concerns, grief, addictions, and parenting stress. She pays attention to cultural background and immigration-related issues when these affect how someone feels or functions. Her bilingual ability supports people who prefer Spanish or English.

People can expect a steady, practical approach that centers their goals. Maria helps identify small steps and skills that fit day-to-day life. She will work with each person to tailor strategies so progress feels manageable and realistic.

Practical therapy approaches you can use online

Maria often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep them stuck, then practice alternatives that reduce anxiety or low mood. She also works from a client-centered stance that emphasizes listening, understanding a person's perspective, and shaping goals together in a respectful way. Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements are used when stronger emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed, especially for intense mood swings or overwhelming stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to find what fits their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. That helps ensure sessions match what someone wants to change and how they prefer to work.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper, face-to-face conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is preferred. Messaging and live chat allow brief updates, homework exchanges, and quicker check-ins between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.