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Maria Rivera, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Trauma, Abuse Anger management
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in North Carolina with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, & trauma and abuse. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

Professional experience

15yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Trauma, Abuse Anger management

Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Grief, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

Languages

EnglishSpanish

License information

NC LCSW C007456

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Maria Rivera. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Maria, is very knowledgeable about scriptures and understanding to my issues and concerns but, most importantly she communicates and listens.

Written on Oct 07, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 11 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and coping with life changes

I loved having Maria as a thearpst

Written on Sep 18, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, coping with life changes, and adhd

Maria is a thoughtful and caring therapist and I highly recommend her. I will be scheduling another appointment with her in the near future.

Written on Sep 03, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 3 weeks on issues concerning addictions

Very intelligent and seems to be able to identity the underlying issues from listening .

Written on Jul 15, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and anger management

Maria is a great counselor. She provided me with insight and guidance to continue on my journey to becoming a confident woman. Her professionalism and kindness along with her knowledge was essential in helping me feel confident that she was a great counselor.

Written on Jul 12, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 2 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse

The best ever

Written on May 23, 2024 after therapy with Maria for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes