Maria Luna, LMSW, LCSW

Maria Luna is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical methods to help people find clearer footing during hard times. She is an LCSW and LMSW with five years of experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance and mindfulness skills. Sessions focus on changing unhelpful thinking, building day-to-day coping tools, and learning ways to tolerate strong feelings. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented while staying respectful of each person’s background.

Maria supports people managing compassion fatigue, career strain, and life transitions. She also helps with relationship concerns, body image, identity and LGBT issues, and the practical challenges of ADHD. She works with adults who need both talk-based support and hands-on skills to handle everyday demands.

In therapy she uses client-centered techniques to listen and reflect, and motivational interviewing to help people find personal reasons to change. Mindfulness exercises and ACT strategies are offered when helpful to increase acceptance and clarify values. The focus is on small, manageable steps rather than quick fixes.

Sessions are offered from Wisconsin and conducted in English. The practice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their routine. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness can work online

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and task-oriented, which fits well into online sessions where homework and worksheets can be shared between meetings.

She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and accept difficult emotions instead of battling them. ACT pairs nicely with short mindfulness practices to increase awareness and calm under stress.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will review goals and preferences and adapt techniques over time. Sessions are collaborative and may mix CBT tools, ACT exercises, and client-centered conversation depending on what feels useful.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or a way to practice skills between sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can use the style that best supports their daily routine.