Dr. Maria Peters, LPC
Therapist helping people rewrite their stories
Details
| Name | Dr. Maria Peters |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Maria
Dr. Maria Peters is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with two decades of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship difficulties.
Her approach treats each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. She uses Narrative therapy ideas to help people untangle the stories they tell about themselves. She pairs that with attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She also draws on client-centered techniques to keep sessions grounded in what each person needs in the moment. Sessions are practical and conversational. Dr.
Peters helps people identify small changes that make daily life easier. She also uses evidence-informed tools when the situation calls for them, including methods aimed at processing trauma and reshaping unhelpful thoughts. Over 20 years she has supported people facing grief, addiction, parenting strain, chronic illness, body-image concerns, and career stress.
She also addresses more specific issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, attachment concerns, and dissociation. Her work includes care for those navigating LGBT questions and intimacy-related challenges. Clients can expect a steady, respectful therapist who listens first and offers practical next steps.
Dr. Peters combines long experience with an emphasis on collaboration and clear, everyday language.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Maria works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- 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
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- 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
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Maria among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Maria directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Maria directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and attachment work online
Dr. Peters blends Narrative therapy with attachment-based and client-centered methods to help people reshape the stories that keep them stuck and to notice patterns in close relationships. Narrative therapy focuses on the stories you tell about yourself and helps separate you from problems so you can make different choices. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships influence current reactions and helps you experiment with new ways of connecting. Client-centered techniques keep the work grounded in your needs by following your pace and priorities.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then tailor sessions so you learn new ways of seeing and responding. That collaborative process helps make changes that fit your life rather than feel forced.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes participation more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for brief reflections between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and different time zones while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction, and many related issues such as body image, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and collaborative, using Narrative and client-centered ideas to help you tell your story differently and find workable steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional counseling experience working with a wide range of concerns and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing from Texas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people who live outside the U.S.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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