Maria ("Mali") Jimenez, LCSW, CSW, LICSW

Maria "Mali" Jimenez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Colorado with seven years of experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, and codependency. Mali speaks English and Spanish and accepts international clients.

Mali takes a practical, down-to-earth approach in sessions. She invites clients to notice thoughts, feelings, and bodily reactions. She uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness so people can try things between sessions and see what helps. Sessions include talking, noticing patterns, and simple exercises to practice outside therapy.

She also pays attention to early attachment and family patterns. That perspective means she listens for repeated relationship patterns and for ways past relationships shape current reactions. When appropriate, she introduces psychodynamic ideas to help people understand where certain coping habits came from and how they keep repeating.

Mali uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. She supports clients who are facing life transitions, parenting strain, burnout, or conflicts around intimacy and boundaries. Her work often focuses on small, concrete steps toward clearer communication and steadier mood.

Before private practice, Mali worked in nonprofit and hospital settings. She blends practical skill-building with deeper exploration of family of origin and attachment work. To begin, people complete an intake questionnaire and schedule a first session to talk about goals and next steps.

How her approaches translate to online work