Maria Concepcion, LMHC

Maria Concepcion is a Florida LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and anger. Sessions are conversational and direct, with a focus on practical tools rather than long theory talks.

She describes her style as relaxed and straightforward. Sessions often feel like talking with a frank, caring friend. She combines conversation with exercises and short assignments to surface thought patterns and emotional triggers.

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a primary tool to help people notice and change the thoughts that steer feelings and actions. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas when those approaches fit the concern. The work blends talking, skill practice, and real-world steps between meetings.

Her approach includes messaging and out-of-session tasks so progress continues between appointments. Those tasks are meant to help people identify automatic reactions, test new responses, and build different habits over time. She expects active engagement rather than passive listening.

Maria also offers spiritual reflection if a client wants to include their faith and sense of God in sessions. She works with both English and Spanish speakers and has experience supporting people facing substance-related codependency, parenting strain, career stress, and life changes.

Clients seeking focused, practical work on anger, relationship strain, or anxiety will find a straightforward therapist who pairs talk with concrete behavioral steps.

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