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Maria Dias

Trusted family-focused LCSW in Texas

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
18 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Maria

Maria Dias is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She offers down-to-earth support for parents and families, focusing on practical ways to improve daily life. Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people feel heard and understood quickly.

Maria blends several therapy methods to fit each person’s needs rather than following one rigid model.

Background and approach

She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and build trust. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to teach coping tools that can be used between sessions. Her background includes graduate training in social work and ongoing professional development in areas such as hypnotherapy and treatment for panic and anxiety.

Over nearly two decades she has worked with issues like trauma, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. This gives her a wide toolkit to address both immediate problems and longer-standing patterns. In sessions she helps people set clear goals and practice small changes that add up.

For parents, that can mean managing overwhelm, improving communication, or navigating blended family stress. For individuals, work might focus on mood, attachment wounds, or coping with a life transition. Maria aims for a collaborative relationship.

She meets people where they are, adjusts her approach as needed, and moves at a pace that feels manageable. The focus is on skills and insight that make daily life feel more manageable and relationships more reliable.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and building a trusting relationship first. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what is said, and helps clarify goals so sessions feel focused and personal. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress because people can practice skills between sessions.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. Maria will talk with each person about needs, goals, and what feels most useful. Together they try an approach and make adjustments as they go, keeping the work collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy makes these approaches easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions offer a simpler setup for those on the go. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions and use brief coaching or reminders when needed. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to practice new skills consistently, while still receiving guidance from a licensed professional.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Maria address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, ADHD, grief, and related issues such as attachment, codependency, and blended family challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and flexible, combining client-centered listening with practical CBT and DBT skills. Sessions focus on concrete steps and real-life coping strategies.
How long has she been practicing?
Maria has 18 years of clinical experience providing psychotherapy and ongoing training in areas like hypnotherapy and anxiety treatment.
Where is Maria licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, TX LCSW 104456, and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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