Maria Regla , LMFT

Maria Regla is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and changes in life. She focuses on issues that often affect women such as intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, and postpartum depression. Maria works in both English and Spanish to make therapy feel accessible and understandable.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions are practical and conversational. She helps people build better communication skills, manage panic or anxiety, and cope after loss or separation.

Maria uses a mix of approaches that match each person's needs. She draws on client-centered work to listen and reflect, uses cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and applies EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. Mindfulness and DBT skills are woven in to help with emotional regulation and coping in the moment.

Her background includes two decades supporting people through major life transitions, first responder stress, caregiver strain, and recovery from abuse. Maria aims to help clients reduce shame and guilt, reconnect with purpose, and move toward clearer decisions.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative process. Together they set goals, try practical skills between sessions, and adjust the plan as needs shift. Maria emphasizes respect for culture and language while helping people find steadier footing in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions. In online sessions this means the therapist reflects what someone says and helps clarify goals and values to guide change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments that can be assigned between video or phone sessions to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, supports processing traumatic memories through a structured protocol. When EMDR is used online, sessions include careful preparation, paced processing, and follow-up skill-building to manage intense reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences and then try approaches that fit. They adjust the plan as progress is made and needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deep conversation and EMDR work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick skill reminders, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers writing. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity through transitions.