Maria O'Donnell , LCSW

Maria O'Donnell is a Florida licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She supports people exploring life purpose, recovery from domestic violence, and issues common to women. Maria encourages clients to build on their own strengths and take small steps toward change.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals and practical steps. Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings, like grounding techniques for panic and tools for handling difficult interactions.

Maria draws on several evidence-based methods to tailor care. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and move toward them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and change behavioral patterns. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to reduce reactivity and build calm.

She also brings a client-centered attitude and motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. This means conversations tend to be respectful, curious, and paced to the individual. The work is practical and focused on what a person wants to achieve.

Maria has three years of professional experience as an LCSW in Florida. She offers sessions in English and works with people who want support with attachment issues, codependency, control concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, self-love, and post-traumatic stress. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions toward those values. Online sessions can guide you through noticing thoughts and committing to steps that match your goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; in remote sessions a therapist will coach practical experiments you can try between meetings to reduce anxiety or break cycles of avoidance.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, needs, and preferences, and together you will decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process can be revised as you learn what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when deeper interaction is wanted. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging let you check in between sessions or use brief coaching when a short update is all that is needed. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family obligations, and daily life.