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Online therapist

Maria ("Mali") Jimenez

Supportive LCSW for parenting and family concerns

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Credentials
LCSW, CSW, LICSW
Experience
7 years
Licensed in
District of Columbia, Colorado
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Maria

Maria "Mali" Jimenez is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a broad range of personal challenges. She has seven years of experience and is licensed in Colorado and Washington DC as LCSW, CSW, and LICSW. Mali speaks English and Spanish and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma, and parenting struggles.

Mali keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens closely, helps people name what is happening, and then tries small steps that can make daily life easier.

Background and approach

She balances gentle support with clear guidance so clients can try new ways of coping and relating. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also uses mindfulness skills so people can notice strong feelings and bodily reactions without being swept away. Mali’s training includes work in nonprofit, hospital, and independent practice settings, and she combines skills from psychodynamic and motivational interviewing traditions to help people understand and change long-standing patterns. She helps clients address issues such as grief, self-esteem, addictions, and communication problems.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she is open to working with international clients. Therapy is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging, and scheduling follows a simple matching and booking process.

How Mali’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions use conversation and reflection to identify repeated dynamics and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; online work often includes short exercises and practical homework you can try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mali treats that as a collaborative process and will check in about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together clients and therapist adjust methods as needed so the plan fits day-to-day life and immediate concerns.

Online formats offer flexibility across video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That variety lets people use sessions around school, work, or parenting responsibilities and keeps follow-up and check-ins simple. These options support consistent contact and make it easier to practice new skills between appointments.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Mali offers warm, straightforward sessions that combine gentle support with practical steps. She listens closely and then helps clients try simple changes that can improve daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of clinical experience and has worked in nonprofit organizations, hospital settings, and independent practice environments.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials in Colorado and LICSW in Washington DC with license numbers CO LCSW CSW.09927358 and DC LICSW LC50081711.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
7 years
Licensed
District of Columbia, Colorado
Languages
English, Spanish

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