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Maria Lozano

Maria Lozano, LCSW

Therapist in California

Calm, practical therapy for self worth and change

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14 years of experience listed

LCSW professional credentials

English, Spanish languages

  • Warm collaborative style
  • Mindfulness and CBT
  • Spanish and English

About Maria

Maria Lozano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and self esteem. She aims to help people regain a sense of empowerment and steadiness during hard life changes. Her style is warm and compassionate and she often brings calm, practical tools into sessions.

Maria draws on 14 years of experience in mental health and social services. She combines talking and reflective work with hands-on skills like breathing and grounding. She also integrates mindfulness practices and simple body-based techniques when those fit a person's needs.

Sessions can include clear goal-setting and step-by-step ideas to manage worry or low mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and test different ways of responding. She also offers client-centered conversation that centers the person's own priorities.

Maria has experience supporting people through postpartum and pregnancy-related mood concerns, domestic violence, family of origin issues, immigration and separation stress, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to cultural factors and to how life roles affect emotions and coping.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. People who work with her often practice brief mindfulness, grounding, and communication strategies between sessions. To begin, the therapist asks about current concerns and priorities and helps set small, realistic steps toward change.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to name feelings and decide goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) gives concrete tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which approaches feel useful. Together they check in on goals, adjust techniques, and choose pacing that fits the person's needs and preferences.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow sessions from a quieter location when possible. It also supports keeping practices going between sessions, like short mindfulness exercises and behavioral experiments that can be done in everyday routines.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSomatizationWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, and low self esteem. Additional focuses include postpartum mood concerns, domestic violence, isolation, and multicultural issues.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Therapy is described as warm and collaborative, with a mix of client-centered conversation, practical skills, and short mindfulness or somatic exercises. Sessions emphasize real steps people can try between meetings.

What is the clinician's background?

She has 14 years of experience in mental health and social services and has supported people through trauma, perinatal mood concerns, grief, and family stress.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds an LCSW credential in California and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Can international clients book sessions?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps do I take to start therapy?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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