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Dr. Maria Peters

Compassionate counselor with practical tools

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Maria

Dr. Maria Peters is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who focuses on helping people navigate stressful times and painful life events. She meets clients where they are and works alongside them to address anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and challenges like anger and addiction.

Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at making small changes that add up over time. She draws on twenty years of clinical experience to guide conversations and suggest practical steps.

Background and approach

Sessions are built around the client's experience and goals, with attention to how past relationships shape current reactions. Maria uses listening and gentle direction to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping. Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationships and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, when trauma processing is needed. These methods are adapted to fit each person’s pace and readiness. People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions.

Maria offers clear explanations and simple practices to use between meetings. She encourages realistic goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her work touches many areas that affect daily life, including grief, parenting concerns, body image, caregiving stress, and issues around intimacy and communication.

Sessions are in English and available to international clients who connect from outside the United States.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotions and behavior. Online sessions using this approach focus on building safety in the therapeutic relationship and practicing new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches clear steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is well suited to remote work through structured exercises and homework. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used when trauma memories need processing; adapted EMDR protocols can be offered in online sessions when appropriate.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, history, and comfort with different methods, then recommend a path and adjust it over time. This collaborative process helps make sure the plan fits the client's needs and pace.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client keep visual connection for interactive techniques, while phone sessions can be simpler for some days. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support and reminders between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work even when travel or time is challenging.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, addictions, grief, body image, and many related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, identifying patterns, and trying doable strategies between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has twenty years of professional counseling experience working with a wide range of issues and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, holding TX LPC 64866 and is based in Texas.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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