Maria Ray (She/Her)

LCSW-C
Accepting Clients

I'm glad you're here. My style is gentle yet honest. I love exploring emotions and believe its needed for implmenting practical change.

Therapist in Owings Mils, MD

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

I'm passionate about helping others heal hurts and flourish in who they are. Whether you have serious mental health concerns, are going through big transitions and stress, or just feel stuck in a rut, you are not alone. If you are tired of anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, avoidance, poor boundaries/people pleasing, and poor executive functioning and AHDD symptoms hindering your life, you're not alone.

My Background and Approach

My approach is hopeful and based in a variety of therapeutic frameworks that translate to real life applications that are tailored for each person. I give special attention to HOW you think which influences how you feel and act, as well as your relationship with your self and others. My knowledge of ADHD helps people work with their brain and it's needs. I help people address trauma wounds, build healthy relationships, and work with their unique set of challenges. My therapeutic approach is informed from REBT (similar to CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, ACT and the impact of nutrition on our mental health. I also have received some training in IFS which I have found very useful for helping clients move out of just thinking and into experiencing which can be transformative.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

With experience working in cross-cultural settings, I welcome people from all different backgrounds and religious belief systems and welcome each person to explore these facets of their lives from a strengths-based and non-judgmental perspective. Culture and spirituality can be a really big part of peoples lives and sometimes difficult to talk about, but they should not be ignored. I am a Christian and have navigated (and still do) a long journey of detangling what has become Christian traditions versus a life of following Jesus' teaching through faith and action. I look forward to working with new individuals of any age, wherever they are in their journey.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Internal Family Systems Person-Centered (Rogerian)
Other Techniques
  • Couples Counseling
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
ADHD Therapists Anxiety Depression
Other Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Cigna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • United Healthcare
  • CareFirst
  • Evernorth
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 6 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $100 - 100/session

Info

Email Maria
9199 Reisterstown Rd
Suit 202B
Owings Mils, MD 21117

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