Maria Slodzinski

The tone is practical. It also leaves room for your values and for experiences that shaped how you see things.

I also draw on other ways of working when they fit you. Those are acceptance and commitment therapy, interpersonal therapy, motivational interviewing, person-centered therapy, solution-focused work, positive psychology and coaching, in a multicultural and culturally sensitive frame. We take the piece that fits the situation in front of us, whether that is anxiety, low mood, a relationship, grief, work or burnout.

I am collaborative, and the goals stay yours.

I work with adults, young adults and older adults, one to one. The concerns I help with most are anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, career issues and burnout, together with stress and trouble sleeping. I also work with life transitions, and with patterns of thinking and behavior you want to change.

The way of working integrates cognitive behavior therapy with humanistic principles, so a session can hold practical strategies and still respect your values and past experience. The style is collaborative.

I am a licensed psychologist in Maryland. I also completed a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at that university, a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology at Frostburg State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of the Philippines. The practice is Bright Skies Therapy Services.