- 20 years experience
- Person-centered care
- Practical tools
About Maria
Maria Migliaccio is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of experience in mental health. She offers straightforward, compassionate support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, mood concerns, and major life transitions. Maria speaks English and practices in Pennsylvania.
Over twenty years she has worked with adults, children, and parents of children with special needs. Her style is person-centered and positive. She focuses on practical change and helps people set achievable goals.
Maria uses cognitive behavioral tools to break down unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She pairs that with mindfulness practices to help clients manage stress in the moment. Existential ideas are used to help people clarify values and find purpose when life feels uncertain.
She has experience with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Maria also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, grief, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
Her sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. People leave with clear next steps to try between meetings. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule an initial session.
How Maria blends approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of her. It helps people feel heard and discover their own solutions to problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and mood concerns. Mindfulness Therapy adds simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve focus.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Maria works with clients to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. Together they check what works, adjust the plan, and set small experiments to try between sessions.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people practice skills where they live and notice what changes in day-to-day routines. Licensed professionals can help adapt exercises so they make sense in the setting you choose.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Maria help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and sleeping problems, as well as relationship and communication concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is person-centered and practical. Sessions focus on setting goals, learning coping skills, and trying real steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with adults, children, and parents of children with special needs.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.