Maria Coyle, LPC

Maria Coyle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She offers straightforward, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, or big life changes. She speaks English and provides care from her New Jersey practice.

Maria draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and client-centered methods to help people understand patterns of thinking and find workable steps forward. She uses Motivational Interviewing when people want to change habits or behaviors, and solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable goals. Sessions aim to be collaborative and results-oriented.

Her background includes both school-based counseling and private practice work. That mix shaped a down-to-earth style that focuses on what’s happening now and what can reasonably change next. She has experience with trauma and abuse, ADHD, addiction, eating and food-related struggles, and self-harm concerns, among other issues.

Parents and young adults often consult her about parenting strain, transitions, and relationship challenges. She also supports people facing personality disorder features, anger, and self-esteem difficulties. Maria adjusts her approach to each person’s situation and preferences.

Therapy sessions may be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that align with their needs. The payment model uses a cancelable subscription that varies with location and therapist availability.

How Maria’s approaches translate to online therapy

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her work and focuses on listening closely, reflecting concerns back, and letting people lead the pace and topics of sessions.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing when clients want support changing habits such as addictive behaviors or unhealthy eating patterns. That approach uses gentle, guided conversations to build a person’s own reasons for change. Together the approaches are chosen in collaboration - the therapist and client review goals and try methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use screen sharing and visual tools for skill practice. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or an easier option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief support, skill reminders, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, school, or caring responsibilities.