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Maria Gallegos Skomal

Therapist(she)
20 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

Hola! My name is Maria and I have been a therapist for over 24 years. I embrace the complexity of your wholeness as a person including your upbringing, your unique personality, your culture, and all your life experiences. I have experience treating trauma. anxiety, depression, abuse, adjustment issues and life transitions as well as relationship struggles. Your mental health is important and I am passionate to help you with what you are struggling with.

My approach to therapy

My therapy style is eclectic, compassionate and client centered. I employ a wide range of modalities and interventions as each person has unique needs and ways of seeing and experience the world. I use psychodynamic and attachment models, trauma informed interventions such as EMDR, IFS, Somatic therapy, ACT, CBT and MBCT.

What you can expect from me

First and foremost I'm interested in creating a safe, compassionate, and trusting place where you can feel comfortable enough to share your struggles. My goal is for your to develop deeper understanding of yourself, develop coping skills that will help to deal with problems more effectively, and to be listed, and seen.

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Hispanic, Woman
  • My style is
    Open Minded, Energetic, Holistic

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    20 years of experience
  • Training
    MC (Masters in Counseling) at National University
  • License type
    LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (California)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Oxford, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    ADD/ADHD, Family issues, Maternal mental health, Relationship issues, Women's issues, PTSD
  • Therapy methods
    Psychodynamic, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Humanistic, Attachment Based, Trauma Focused CBT, Strength-Based, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Adolescents, Adults
  • Languages
    English, Spanish