About Maria
Maria Pulizzo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, self-esteem challenges, and addiction concerns. She also focuses on drug and alcohol addiction and issues common to young adults. Maria aims to offer a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what’s overwhelming them and find practical ways forward.
She favors a person-centered style that starts with listening.
Background and approach
Sessions often begin with the client's priorities and move toward small, workable steps. Maria blends approaches so conversations stay focused on what helps most in day-to-day life. Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for skills that help manage intense emotions.
Motivational Interviewing is used when people want to change substance use, and Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and track progress. Maria has five years of direct therapy experience and has worked in community mental health settings supporting people with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns. She holds a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and maintains her LPC in Missouri.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Therapy is provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How Maria’s Approaches Work Online
Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking or behavior patterns that feed anxiety and depression. CBT is practical and often includes short activities or experiments to try between sessions.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy for skills that help with strong emotions and mood swings, teaching techniques for grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation that can be practiced in daily life. When addiction or motivation to change is central, Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons for change and plan small steps forward.
Finding the right fit is a joint process. Maria will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest approaches that match those needs. She encourages feedback so the work evolves with the client and stays focused on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for full conversations and learning interactive skills, phone calls work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or caregiving commitments.
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- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Self esteem
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English