Dr. Maria Clapp

Dr. Maria Clapp is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of practice in Florida. She greets people warmly and focuses on listening first. Her work centers on helping people sort out stress, anxiety, relationship trouble, addiction concerns, career questions, and major life changes.

She aims to build a trusting, direct working relationship rather than focus on labels. Maria uses a mix of practical strategies drawn from client-centered care, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused thinking. Sessions look at day-to-day patterns and choices that keep problems going.

Her background includes work across age ranges, and she has experience with parenting programs and anger-management education. She has supported people dealing with court-related counseling needs like DUI or mandated anger management as well as people coping with trauma, grief, and caregiver stress.

Maria holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership, a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, and is a Florida LMHC. She also speaks Spanish and can work with Spanish-speaking clients when needed. Her approach blends practical coaching with therapeutic work to help people regain a sense of control.

In sessions she helps clients set clear, achievable goals and practices new skills between meetings. She invites people to say what they want to change and works with them to build small steps that add up. Prospective clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging a schedule that fits them.

Approaches used in online sessions and how they help

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding your experience and responding without judgment. It helps people feel heard and more willing to try changes when the therapist follows their lead.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, useful changes you can make now. It helps set short-term goals and build momentum so problems feel more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, history, and what feels comfortable. That choice can shift over time as needs change.

Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to fit into a busy life, such as by reducing travel time and allowing meetings around work or caregiving schedules. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick adjustment is needed, or longer sessions for deeper work. Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered and which times fit your routine.