Maria Sandoval

Maria Sandoval, LCSW, focuses on helping people manage anger and relationship strain. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly about what’s bothering them. Maria knows starting therapy feels hard, and she offers steady support through that first step toward change.

She brings 21 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker in Utah. Maria listens for patterns that keep problems cycling and works with clients to try different ways of responding. Sessions are straightforward and practical, with attention to what feels doable in day-to-day life.

Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also helps people cope with life changes, work challenges, family conflict, and trauma or abuse. Anger is one of the topics she supports clients with, approached alongside other emotional and relationship concerns.

Maria emphasizes collaboration, asking questions and offering options rather than giving one-size-fits-all answers. She helps people practice new skills in session and then adapt those skills to real situations. Progress is often gradual and built on small changes made between meetings.

If someone wants to start, Maria asks them to describe what they hope to change and what has already been tried. That information guides initial sessions and helps set practical goals. The aim is clearer thinking, fewer heated reactions, and a sense of greater control over daily challenges.

How evidence-based methods translate to online work

Maria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills. One common approach teaches how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together and how small changes in thinking can reduce heated reactions. This method helps with anger, anxiety, and low mood by giving clear, repeatable steps to try.

A second approach emphasizes mindfulness and grounding skills to reduce intense emotion in the moment. These exercises are short and teachable in session, helping people notice their triggers and choose less reactive responses. That work is useful for stress, trauma responses, and difficult interpersonal moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client collaborate to decide which techniques fit the client’s goals, needs, and daily routine. That means trying options, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together over time.

If you prefer online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking to know what is available. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find that remote sessions let them practice skills in real life between meetings and bring those experiences back to discuss with the therapist.