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Maria Del Carmen Reyna, LCSW

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Maria

Maria Del Carmen Reyna is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with six years of clinical experience supporting adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on trauma-informed, relational work to trace how early experiences and survival strategies continue to shape day-to-day reactions and interpersonal patterns. Her practice centers on helping clients understand protective parts, soothe the nervous system, and develop practical skills for greater emotional regulation and clarity.

Clients can expect a compassionate, down-to-earth style that blends evidence-based techniques with attention to relational dynamics. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns like overthinking, difficulty trusting, or trouble setting boundaries, then replacing them with concrete tools for calmer, more confident decision making.

Maria uses approaches such as Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and mindfulness-based strategies to explore old wounds while building skills to manage anxiety and reduce dissociation. Practicing in California, she offers services in both English and Spanish.

Therapy emphasizes collaboration and gradual change, helping people feel more grounded, connected, and able to move forward from longstanding family-of-origin issues, codependency, abandonment concerns, and similar struggles.

Integrating relational approaches with online care

Maria blends Internal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy with a client-centered stance to support online work. Internal Family Systems invites exploration of inner parts - protective and vulnerable aspects of the self - to understand survival patterns and reduce internal conflict; this approach can help with anxiety, dissociation, and longstanding trauma responses. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present-day trust and connection, making it useful for addressing abandonment, communication problems, and family-of-origin issues. She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize the client's experience and pace, creating space for self-directed insight and growth.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each person to consider their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time rather than prescribing a single route. This partnership helps tailor interventions so they feel relevant and doable for the individual.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow clients to access therapy from home or work, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the format that best supports steady progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns along with related topics like abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and dissociation.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
The style is trauma-focused and relational, combining compassionate exploration of past wounds with practical skills building from evidence-based therapies like CBT and DBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience providing mental health care and therapy to adults.
What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?
She holds the credential CA LCSW 127954 and practices in California as a licensed clinical social worker.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication needs.
How is pricing structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelityMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish