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Dr. Maria Peters

Dr. Maria Peters, LPC

LPC in Texas - stress, trauma, relationships

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Profile details for Dr. Maria Peters
CredentialsLPC
LicenseLPC, Texas / 64866
NPI1851608004
Experience20 years in practice
LanguagesEnglish
LocationTexas

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  • CBT
  • EMDR
  • Attachment work

About Maria

Dr. Maria Peters, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), is licensed in Texas and has 20 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, and a range of other concerns including addiction and ADHD. She describes her role as helping people draw on their own strengths to manage problems and move toward clearer goals.

Dr. Peters uses practical, person-focused methods. She listens to each client’s story and helps them identify patterns that cause distress. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, managing emotion, and skills for day-to-day coping. She also uses approaches aimed at processing traumatic memories and improving attachment and relationship patterns.

Her practice address many life changes. People come for help with grief, parenting strains, career stress, chronic illness, body image, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports those facing abandonment, adoption or foster care histories, and blended family concerns. The work can include skill building, understanding how past experiences affect current choices, and planning next steps.

Dr. Peters names Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Client-Centered Therapy, and the Gottman Method among her approaches. She emphasizes collaboration when choosing methods. The focus is on what will help a person feel steadier and more able to act in daily life.

She conducts sessions in English and welcomes international clients. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session.

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Therapeutic approaches used in remote sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness, and reactions in relationships so they can try different ways of relating.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches concrete skills to manage anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking and to practice new behaviors in daily life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distressing memories and the feelings linked to them. It is used when past events continue to cause strong reactions in the present.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods to use. This is a collaborative process and may change as therapy progresses.

Confirm the session formats before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, communication practice, and trauma processing techniques to remote sessions so people can continue work on relationships, mood, and coping skills without rearranging their whole day.

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Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What issues does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, addictions, ADHD, grief, parenting concerns, and many related areas.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses person-focused methods and practical skill building. Sessions emphasize identifying patterns, improving communication, and coping strategies.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 20 years of professional counseling experience.

Where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas.

Which languages are offered?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are used?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.

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