- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Maria
Dr. Maria Peters is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, or major life changes.
Parents looking for practical guidance around parenting concerns will find her direct, steady approach reassuring. Her work starts with listening. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear, doable steps rather than long lectures. Clients can expect straightforward talk, practical skills, and compassionate support. Dr.
Peters draws from several evidence-informed methods. She uses client-centered techniques to make space for whatever feels most important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Attachment-based ideas help when relationship patterns or early loss affect current stress. She also incorporates trauma-focused tools when past hurt affects daily life. This can help people who carry trauma, dissociation, or complex grief.
Conversations cover both short-term coping and longer-term change depending on needs. Her practice adapts to each person’s pace and goals. Sessions may emphasize skills practice, emotional processing, or planning concrete life changes.
People who want respectful, goal-focused help with parenting concerns and related stress often choose this style.
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Maria helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding how early bonds shape current relationships. Online work focuses on noticing patterns in feelings and interactions and practicing new ways of relating that reduce conflict and distress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily stressors and translates well to online sessions through worksheets and between-session practice. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that helps process painful memories; in virtual sessions it involves gentle, guided attention and steps to reduce the intensity of traumatic recollections.Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels most comfortable. Then she will suggest options and adjust methods as progress unfolds so the plan fits individual needs and pace.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and use of visual tools, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day, and live chat or text-based messaging support quick check-ins or ongoing reflections between sessions. These formats can help people keep therapy consistent while balancing work, parenting, or travel.
Questions people ask about Maria
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy and self-esteem concerns, and parenting-related issues among others.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, focusing on listening, practical steps, and building on each person’s strengths.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional counseling experience working with a broad range of concerns.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that region.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost structure?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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