Maria Wells, LPC

Maria Wells is a licensed professional counselor with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem. Maria centers clients' own knowledge and strengths while offering steady support during hard moments.

She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort priorities and set small, manageable goals. Sessions often include practical tools for coping with anxious thoughts and urges related to substance or process addictions. Maria emphasizes building skills that can be used between appointments.

When trauma or grief is the focus, she helps people tell their story at a pace that feels safe. That can include techniques to reduce distressing memories and ways to rebuild a sense of control after painful experiences. She also pays attention to how past loss shows up in current relationships and daily life.

Maria draws on cognitive behavioral approaches and client-centered work to shape each plan. She also uses EMDR and motivational interviewing when those methods fit a person's needs. Narrative therapy and solution-focused steps are woven in to highlight strengths and practical next steps.

People who prefer clear goals, steady feedback, and concrete coping strategies often find her style fits well. She works in English and practices in Wyoming. The first session is a chance to share concerns, set goals, and choose what to try next.

How online approaches and methods are used

Maria commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often includes homework like tracking thoughts or testing new ways of responding to stress. Client-centered therapy is also part of her work, focusing on listening, empathy, and building a collaborative relationship where the person's priorities guide the sessions. EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is offered when trauma memories are a focus; it aims to reduce the intensity of distressing memories while helping people reconnect with daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Maria will talk with each person about goals, past experiences with therapy, and preferences, then suggest steps to try together. Plans can change as progress is made and needs evolve, so the process stays collaborative and flexible.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different rhythms of life. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat work well for brief check-ins or when a shorter touchpoint is helpful. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when in-person visits aren't possible.