Maria Farraye-Biggs, LCSW

Maria Farraye-Biggs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from New Jersey. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at building trust so clients feel heard and understood.

She draws on practical methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered work to address everyday problems. Sessions often include skill-building, problem solving, and clear steps to try between meetings. Maria adapts tools to match each person's situation and goals.

Her background includes many settings and a long private practice career. That variety has given her experience with issues such as trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, workplace concerns, and mood disorders. She also supports people facing multicultural and acculturation stressors.

Maria speaks from personal experience as well as professional training. She says that building a real connection between client and therapist is the foundation for progress. In sessions she listens, reflects, and gently challenges when needed to help clients move forward.

Therapy with her blends psychodynamic ideas, solution-focused techniques, and emotionally-focused work when appropriate. The process is collaborative: clients and therapist set goals and choose approaches that fit the problem. People who prefer clear steps, practical strategies, and empathic listening tend to do well with her style.

Approaches you can use online with a licensed LCSW

Maria often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; this approach works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by giving practical tools to try between sessions. She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on building a trusting relationship and following the client's pace to clarify goals and values. Emotionally-focused ideas are brought in when relationships or emotional patterns are central, helping people understand and shift how they connect and respond.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Maria collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts tools over time based on what helps most, so the plan can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people keep visual contact for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier between scheduled meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and allow consistent work on goals across different formats.