Maria Luna, LMSW, LCSW

Maria Luna is a licensed social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and grief. She holds an LMSW and a LCSW and works with people facing mood struggles, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions. She draws on practical, evidence-based methods to help clients move forward.

Maria uses straightforward talk therapy focused on what matters to each person. Sessions often include skills practice, values clarification, and mindful awareness to reduce unhelpful patterns. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered conversation to address daily problems and longer-standing issues.

Her work covers common life challenges like workplace stress, career doubts, and coping with change. Maria also supports people dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, and complicated grief. She pays attention to how attachment and past abandonment can shape current relationships and choices.

Maria has five years of clinical experience. She aims to create a respectful space where people can name their goals and try out new ways of coping. That practical focus includes exploring behavior changes, communication habits, and tools for managing mood and anxiety.

Maria includes aging and geriatric issues among her areas of attention, helping people navigate transitions that come with later life. She also works with concerns such as body image, chronic illness, ADHD, and issues related to HIV and AIDS. Her approach is steady, collaborative, and oriented toward day-to-day improvements.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them. In practice this means noticing what matters, accepting hard feelings, and trying new behaviors that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into manageable pieces. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the person's own goals guide the work.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may blend techniques so people can try what fits and adjust over time based on what helps.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or offering sessions during a workday break. It can also help people maintain continuity of care during life changes, while the therapist and client work together to choose session rhythms and methods that fit everyday routines.