About Maria
Maria Milana is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She uses straightforward, practical methods to support people making changes in their daily life. Maria aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk and start to feel more steady.
Maria blends several proven approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action despite difficult feelings. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills appear in sessions to teach emotional regulation and coping tools. Client-centered techniques guide the pace, so the person sets the goals and the work moves at a comfortable speed.
Maria spends time teaching concrete skills people can use between sessions. Her focus includes self-esteem, coping with life changes, panic attacks, obsessive or compulsive patterns, codependency, and communication problems. She also works with concerns tied to gender dysphoria, family of origin issues, and women's issues.
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and increase options for daily living. With five years of clinical experience, Maria combines practical tools and compassionate listening. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Starting involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going, then teaches step-by-step changes people can practice in daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is offered to help clients clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values, even when uncomfortable feelings are present.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and therapist decide together which skills or strategies to focus on during online sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for interactive skill work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit short conversations into a busy day. These options increase flexibility and help people access consistent care regardless of location.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English