Therapist profile
Maria Eijo, LMHC
Florida
LMHC in Florida - Depression and Relationship Concerns
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH4376
- NPI
- 1144393877
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Florida
About
- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Motivational interviewing
About Maria
Maria Eijo is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of practice. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and other life stresses. She also supports people dealing with grief, serious illness, HIV, and the effects of past abuse. Maria speaks English and Spanish and has long experience with LGBT clients.
She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical changes. Conversations center on strengths and on building concrete skills to handle daily problems. Maria often uses ideas from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes.
Her background includes long-term work with illness, hospice, and end-of-life concerns. That experience shapes how she helps someone steady themselves during loss or serious medical issues. She also brings tools for addiction, stress, and burnout-related problems such as compassion fatigue.
Maria draws on solution-focused and motivational interviewing techniques when people want quick, usable steps. She helps clients set realistic goals and find manageable next moves. Existential ideas are used to talk about meaning, life choices, and coping with big transitions.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Maria aims to help people build clearer boundaries, address codependency patterns, and develop more confidence in everyday choices. To begin, people are invited to select the online therapy options and complete a short matching questionnaire.
How sessions work
How Maria’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can spot their own strengths and choices. Online sessions can guide someone through clarifying priorities and making personal decisions without pressure.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns. In online meetings this looks like identifying quick experiments to try between sessions and reviewing what changed.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change by drawing out personal reasons to try something different. It is useful for substance concerns, behavior change, and boosting commitment to new habits.
Finding the right mix of these methods is usually collaborative. The therapist will work with you to decide which approaches fit your goals, needs, and preferences. That selection can shift as you try techniques and see what helps.
The original biography lists phone therapy and online therapy as offered formats. Confirm the exact session options before booking so they suit your schedule and technology. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time while still focusing on concrete steps and clear goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Maria works with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency among other concerns.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and conversational, using client-centered listening alongside goal-focused methods to help you try small changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with adults across a range of challenges including serious illness and end-of-life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Florida LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and practices from Florida.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
International clients are accepted; confirm any cross-border details before scheduling.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are used?
The profile notes phone therapy and online therapy; confirm current session options before booking to make sure they meet your needs.
How much do sessions cost and how do payments work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.