- Focus on grief
- Practical tools
- Collaborative care
About Maria
Dr. Maria Peters is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience who helps people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, and stress. She meets each person where they are and focuses on practical steps toward feeling better. Her style is direct and supportive, aimed at helping clients notice strengths and use them to move forward.
Her work often addresses grief, caregiver stress, and issues that come up around illness and end of life. She also helps people with addictions, sleep and eating concerns, attention challenges, and intimacy-related worries. Sessions cover both immediate coping skills and longer term patterns that keep problems coming back.
Dr. Peters draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered conversations, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She may also use EMDR when trauma and dissociation are present and the client is open to that method. Gottman-influenced approaches inform her work on relationship communication and conflict.
Her counseling emphasizes collaboration; she treats clients as partners in planning goals and choosing strategies. Expect practical tools you can use between sessions, clear feedback, and a steady focus on what matters most to you. This is especially relevant for people navigating grief, hospice-related stress, or other major life transitions.
Dr. Peters practices in Texas and offers services in English. She welcomes clients who want a down-to-earth therapist who balances compassion with clear guidance.
Her work often addresses grief, caregiver stress, and issues that come up around illness and end of life. She also helps people with addictions, sleep and eating concerns, attention challenges, and intimacy-related worries. Sessions cover both immediate coping skills and longer term patterns that keep problems coming back.
Dr. Peters draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered conversations, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She may also use EMDR when trauma and dissociation are present and the client is open to that method. Gottman-influenced approaches inform her work on relationship communication and conflict.
Her counseling emphasizes collaboration; she treats clients as partners in planning goals and choosing strategies. Expect practical tools you can use between sessions, clear feedback, and a steady focus on what matters most to you. This is especially relevant for people navigating grief, hospice-related stress, or other major life transitions.
Dr. Peters practices in Texas and offers services in English. She welcomes clients who want a down-to-earth therapist who balances compassion with clear guidance.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and reactions; online sessions use conversation and exercises to help people notice patterns and build safer connections with themselves and others. Client-centered therapy centers the client's perspective and priorities, with the therapist listening deeply and reflecting so clients can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and small homework tasks that fit into everyday life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that make sense. Decisions are collaborative and can change as progress is made or needs shift.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is offering services at the moment. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during a workday or between appointments. It also lets clients keep a consistent plan of care when life events make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals adapt these approaches for effective work at a distance and help people apply skills in real life without promising any specific outcome.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, stress, grief, addictions, and related concerns such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, using clear feedback and practical tools to help people change thoughts and behaviors and cope with life changes.
What is her background and experience?
She holds 20 years of professional counseling experience and focuses on helping people through major life transitions and trauma-related issues.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and provides services from that state.
In which languages can I speak with her?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats she is offering at the time you schedule.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.