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Maria Concepcion

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Maria Concepcion, LMHC

Florida

LMHC in Florida - Relationships and Family Concerns

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About

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Attachment work
  • Spanish and English

About Maria

Maria Concepcion is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (FL LMHC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, parenting strain, and family issues. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

She uses clear, direct conversation and practical tools rather than long lectures. Much of her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people see how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. She asks clients to take an active role between meetings with brief exercises and messaging to track patterns and try new responses.

Maria also integrates Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current bonds. That can help when people want to change how they relate to partners or family members. She combines this with Client-Centered approaches to keep the focus on each person’s goals.

Sessions sometimes include discussion of spiritual beliefs when clients request that perspective as part of their growth. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at producing clearer thinking and more workable day-to-day strategies.

People who come to her often want straightforward guidance and tools for coping, better communication, or managing addictive patterns. She encourages steady steps and continued practice rather than one-off conversations. If you are looking for a clinician to help with parenting stress or family conflict, she lists family and parenting among her focus areas.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Maria frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions can focus on specific patterns and teach skills to shift thinking and behavior in daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work and looks at how past relationships affect current connections; online conversations can map those patterns and plan different responses.

Choosing the best approach is collaborative. She will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit those aims. That may mean focusing on skill-building one week and looking at relationship patterns the next.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. When arranged online, therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and support ongoing contact through messaging and between-session assignments. This setup can help keep progress steady while adapting work to everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, parenting strain, family problems, and related concerns.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She uses a direct, conversational style and practical tools. Much of the work uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and homework between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience as a therapist working with a range of mood, relationship, and addiction concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.

Can I speak with her in another language?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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Maria Concepcion

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