Maria Caballero, LPC

Maria Caballero is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. Her approach is respectful and compassionate, and she works with each person to shape counseling to their needs.

Maria uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people manage emotions and daily struggles. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop new coping skills. She also uses attachment-informed ways of looking at relationships to help people strengthen connections and feel less reactive around others.

Mindfulness practices are offered to help with stress, sleep problems, and staying grounded during difficult moments. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when people need focused strategies for emotion regulation and coping under pressure. Sessions blend these methods to fit what the individual wants to work on.

Her work includes attention to grief, self-esteem, career stress, and life transitions like midlife shifts or immigration-related difficulties. Maria also supports people dealing with workplace strain, compassion fatigue, and recovery after sexual assault and abuse. She listens for people’s priorities and adjusts plans as goals evolve.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. To begin, prospective clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability. Maria emphasizes collaboration and steady, practical steps toward feeling better.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Maria often combines cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-based approaches look at patterns in close relationships and help people change how they respond when they feel triggered.

She also uses mindfulness practices to help people manage stress and stay present during difficult moments. These methods are described and tried together so the person and therapist can see what fits best. Deciding which approach to emphasize is a collaborative process based on the client's needs and goals.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life, make regular check-ins easier, and allow work on skills between appointments. Practically, online work can reduce travel time, make scheduling around work or childcare simpler, and allow focused tools like brief skills coaching or guided mindfulness exercises to be integrated into daily routines.