Maria Eijo, LMHC

Maria Eijo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of practice in Florida. She offers therapy in English and Spanish and works with people facing a wide range of life challenges. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

Her approach centers on helping people recognize strengths and take small, practical steps forward. Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and solution-focused tools to address mood, stress, and everyday struggles. She aims to make conversations straightforward and useful from the first meeting.

Maria has long experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and issues related to identity and relationships. She also supports those dealing with medical illness, caregiving stress, and substance concerns. People come to her for help with sleep, eating, career questions, and coping with major life changes.

In sessions she listens closely and helps set clear, manageable goals. Therapy may include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, trying new behaviors, and building skills for coping under pressure. Progress is approached one step at a time, and practical strategies are offered to use between meetings.

She is comfortable working across cultural and language differences and has experience with multicultural and immigration-related concerns. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Approaches and how they work online

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought that affect mood and behavior, then practice alternative ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her work, offering a listening, nonjudgmental space where the person's own goals drive the process. Solution-Focused techniques are used to set small, concrete goals and build on what is already working in someone's life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria will discuss options and tailor methods based on a person's goals, current challenges, and preferences. Together they decide whether to concentrate on coping skills, deeper understanding, or practical problem solving in any given phase of care.

Online therapy provides flexibility and access across busy lives. Video calls allow a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging is useful for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while maintaining continuity of care.