Maureen McEachen, LCSW, LICSW - Therapist in California

About Maureen

Maureen McEachen is an LCSW and LICSW who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, family struggles, and life changes. She focuses on practical ways to cope and on supporting people through difficult transitions. Maureen draws on ten years of clinical experience and training in hospice and palliative care to guide conversations about illness, loss, and care responsibilities.

She uses clear, down-to-earth language in sessions and works to make goals manageable.

Background and approach

Maureen often combines mindfulness and cognitive behavioral tools to address sleep, self-esteem, and anxiety. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas when helping people live in line with their values despite hard feelings. Maureen trained and practiced in the Washington, DC area before relocating to California about 20 years ago.

That background brought a focus on depression and community mental health, which she now applies to family and parenting concerns among many other areas. Her specialty credential in hospice and palliative care supports work with serious illness and bereavement. In sessions she listens first and helps people find steps they can try between meetings.

Motivational interviewing techniques may be used to support change when addictions or behavior shifts are a concern. Attachment-based ideas inform work around relationships and communication patterns. Maureen offers care in English and holds licenses in California and Washington, DC: CA LCSW 66375 and DC LICSW LC302477.

She aims to help clients build practical coping strategies and clearer plans for moving forward.

Approaches that translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take small, values-based steps forward. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms like worry or sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy trains present-moment awareness and gentle attention to stress and grief, building tolerance for hard feelings and improving emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Maureen collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will explain options, try techniques in session, and adjust plans based on what helps most for the client’s situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it possible to connect without traveling. These options add flexibility for busy family schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited mobility. They also allow ongoing support between visits through messaging when that fits a person’s routine.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Maureen address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction concerns, family and relationship problems, trauma, and issues like sleep, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

How would she describe her style in session?

Sessions are straightforward and conversational, focusing on listening, practical steps, and small goals people can try between meetings.

What background and experience does she bring?

Maureen has ten years of clinical experience and previously worked in the Washington, DC area before relocating to California about 20 years ago.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds clinical social work licenses: Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with CA LCSW 66375 and DC LICSW LC302477, and practices in California.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: California, District of Columbia
Languages: English

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