About Maria
Maria Carballo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Her approach centers on partnering with each person to build on strengths and take practical steps forward.
She views clients as experts in their own lives and offers guidance rather than judgment. Sessions aim to identify manageable goals and to practice skills that reduce distress.
Background and approach
Maria encourages small, steady changes that add up over time. In therapy she listens for patterns tied to attachment, abandonment, control, and communication struggles. She also helps people work through issues related to divorce, forgiveness, guilt, and shame.
Practical tools are used to address panic attacks, social anxiety, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Maria frames midlife questions and searches for meaning as normal parts of growth and transition. She helps clients clarify values and explore life purpose when motivation or confidence feels low.
The work typically combines talking, skills practice, and regular check-ins on progress. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. People who prefer English-language care in Texas will find her practice aligned with those needs.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many clients benefit from focused techniques that teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches breathing, grounding, and thought-management techniques to reduce anxiety and panic episodes. These skills are practical and can be practiced between sessions to help during stressful moments.Another helpful approach is trauma-informed care that pays attention to safety, pacing, and how past experiences affect current reactions. This involves careful listening, stabilizing skills, and gradually addressing distressing memories or triggers so people feel more in control of their responses.
Finding the right method is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to decide what fits their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful and what is not, so the work remains collaborative and tailored.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is low or a camera feels uncomfortable. Live chat and text allow for shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain consistency over time.
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Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English