Maritza Villacis, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Maritza

Maritza Villacis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers calm, practical support for parents and individuals facing stress, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on 15 years of clinical experience to help people find clear steps forward. Her style is straightforward and down-to-earth so conversations feel natural, not clinical.

She aims to make clients comfortable and heard while working toward realistic goals. In sessions she focuses on problems like anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, sleep trouble, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting concerns.

Background and approach

She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and aging-related worries. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and habits and Mindfulness to help people manage stress in the moment.

Maritza also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method for relationship and communication work, and uses Motivational Interviewing when people are making changes around substance use or habits. Her practical approach mixes skills practice, talking through patterns, and setting small, manageable goals. Clients can expect a collaborative conversation rather than a lecture.

Located in New York, Maritza holds New York LCSW 088011. She offers sessions by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Payment uses a cancel-anytime subscription model, and scheduling begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging times that fit both people.

Maritza describes counseling as the start of a healing journey that can be difficult at times. She places value on human connection and on helping people make sense of their experiences while building practical coping strategies.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Maritza uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another tool she uses for relationship and communication work; it helps partners or individuals identify core feelings and respond with more connection and understanding.

She treats choice of approach as a team decision. In the first sessions she listens to your concerns, goals, and preferences, and then suggests techniques that fit your situation. Over time the plan can shift based on what is working and what feels most useful to you.

Online therapy with Maritza is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to add flexibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to keep continuity during life changes. Sessions can focus on skill practice, problem-solving, or ongoing check-ins depending on what you need.

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.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, sleeping problems, anger, career stress, compassion fatigue, and related challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and conversational. She mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative techniques to set goals and practice new skills.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work and a long history of counseling across settings with diverse clients.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with New York LCSW 088011 and practices from New York.

Which languages are offered?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.

How does payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 15 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English, Spanish

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