Maria Ward

About me

I am licensed in California with 13 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, & anger management. I work with couples to repair trust, improve communication, and strengthen their emotional intimacy with each other.

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Specialties

• Stress, Anxiety
• Trauma, Abuse
• Anger management
• Depression

Also experienced in:
Addictions , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Parenting issues , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and foster care , Aging and geriatric issues , Attachment issues , Blended family issues , Body image , Caregiver issues and stress , Codependency , Commitment issues , Communication problems , Control issues , Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) , Divorce and separation , Domestic violence , Drug and alcohol addiction , Eating and food-related issues , Emptiness , Family of origin issues , Family problems , Fertility issues , Forgiveness , Guilt and shame , Hospice and end-of-life counseling , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Isolation / loneliness , Jealousy , Life purpose , Midlife crisis , Veteran and Armed Forces Issues , Mood disorders , Multicultural concerns , Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD , Panic disorder and panic attacks , Paranoia , Phobias , Postpartum depression , Post-traumatic stress , Prejudice and discrimination , Self-harm , Self-love , Sexual assault and abuse , Smoking / vaping cessation , Social anxiety and phobia , Women's issues , Young adult issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

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Services offered

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  Messaging
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  Phone
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  Video

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Languages

English

Spanish

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Licensing

CA LMFT 98143

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Reviews

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