Maria Gimenez-Cruz, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 9 years in practice

Maria Gimenez-Cruz is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW16383 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1497122451 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English, Spanish

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About Maria

Maria Gimenez-Cruz is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and works with a wide range of concerns, including grief, relationship strain, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Her style is approachable and straightforward, aimed at helping people feel heard and understood.

With nine years of experience, she centers sessions on practical steps people can try between meetings.

Background and approach

She looks for each person’s strengths and builds simple skills to handle daily challenges. Sessions often include problem-solving, goal-setting, and ways to reframe unhelpful thinking. Maria uses client-centered techniques to make space for each person’s story.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help change patterns that get in the way. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments. Therapy with her involves setting clear, doable goals and checking progress together.

She emphasizes collaboration and adjusts the plan as needs change. Conversations are direct but warm, with an aim to increase coping and resilience. People who choose her can expect flexible online formats, including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.

Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step get the process started.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
ADHD
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Post-traumatic stress
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization

Approaches Maria names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Maria frequently uses client-centered therapy to make space for each person’s experiences and priorities; this approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and building a plan that fits the person’s life. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose or combine methods and adjust them over time based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, mood tracking, and quick skill practice between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.

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Questions people ask

What concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Common topics include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, ADHD, relationships, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and direct, focusing on identifying strengths, problem-solving, and teaching practical skills to use between sessions.

What is the clinician's background?

The therapist has nine years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns and uses practical tools to promote personal growth and resilience.

Where is the therapist licensed and based?

She is a Florida licensed clinical social worker, listed as LCSW, and provides services while operating from Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does pricing and billing work?

Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with this therapist?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

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