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Online therapist

Maria Farraye-Biggs

Compassionate, experienced family-focused clinician

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
30 years
Licensed in
New Jersey
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Maria

Maria Farraye-Biggs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings thirty years of experience to people seeking help with stress, anxiety, parenting, and related concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and works with clients in New Jersey. Her style is warm and down-to-earth; she aims to build trust first and then help people work toward clear goals.

Maria draws on her own life experience to connect with clients and to normalize hard feelings without judgment.

Background and approach

Her approach blends practical techniques with time to reflect on personal history. She might use tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. At the same time she can listen for deeper themes that come from family background or past experiences and bring those into the conversation.

Sessions often emphasize problem-solving and small, doable changes. Solution-focused methods are used to set short-term targets and track progress. Emotionally-focused work helps when relationship or intimacy issues are at the center of concern.

Clients with mood concerns such as depression, bipolar disorder, or seasonal mood shifts can expect a mix of skill-building and careful listening. Maria also supports people facing grief, workplace stress, discrimination, and life transitions. She pays attention to cultural context, immigration-related stresses, and parenting questions including ADHD in children.

Maria aims to make therapy collaborative. She listens first, then offers suggestions and challenges when helpful. The goal is practical change alongside a clearer sense of self and stronger coping skills.

How Maria's Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. The therapist offers empathy and respect while helping the client find their own solutions, which is useful for stress, parenting concerns, and identity questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and express core emotions and improve closeness in important relationships. It is often helpful for intimacy-related issues and attachment concerns.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose approaches that match goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, and family life and to continue care during busy or changing schedules. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver skill practice, emotional support, and goal tracking in ways that suit each client.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting questions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and many life changes and work-related stresses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and person-centered with practical techniques. She emphasizes building rapport, listening carefully, and using goal-focused strategies when useful.
How long has she been practicing?
She has thirty years of clinical experience in a variety of settings, including managing a independent practice and working with diverse populations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey under NJ LCSW 44SC00452200 and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can I work with her from outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

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