Maria Bedoya

Maria Bedoya is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and major life transitions. She also supports those facing compassion fatigue and offers coaching for executive and professional concerns. Maria speaks English and Spanish and draws on more than a decade of clinical experience to guide conversations that matter.

She keeps sessions direct and practical. Maria uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and from Mindfulness Therapy to help clients return to the present moment. She also uses Client-Centered and Solution-Focused methods to shape goals that feel manageable and relevant.

Maria aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can name what’s hard and try small changes. She often helps clients break big problems into concrete steps and track what works between sessions. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people want support with making lasting change.

Her background includes work with domestic violence survivors and people navigating immigration issues, and she supports young adults working through life transitions. Maria blends coaching and therapy where appropriate, tailoring sessions to each person’s needs and goals.

Therapy with Maria is intended to be straightforward and action-oriented, while still honoring each person’s experience. She encourages people to reach out even when making that first step feels intimidating.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the client leads the conversation and the therapist follows. Online sessions can use this approach to let people bring what matters most and shape the pace of work.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thinking patterns and behaviors into manageable parts and tests small changes. In an online setting CBT often includes homework and clear tools to practice between visits, which helps with stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and anchor the mind. These short exercises can be used during sessions and repeated at home to support coping with change and compassion fatigue.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Maria will work together with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, and she will adjust plans as progress is made.

Session format options are not specified here, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use written notes or worksheets shared during sessions to reinforce learning between meetings.