Ana Maria Berryman, LCSW

Ana Maria Berryman is a California-licensed therapist with 21 years of clinical experience who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. As an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she brings advanced training in clinical social work and is authorized to provide psychotherapy in California. She has developed particular skill helping those coping with grief and loss as well as professionals experiencing compassion fatigue.

Ana Maria creates an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be expressed and explored. She works collaboratively with each person to understand their challenges and to develop practical strategies for coping, healing, and rebuilding a sense of balance. Beginning therapy often requires courage, and she recognizes and honors that first step toward help.

Fluent in English and Spanish, Ana Maria offers support for a wide range of concerns including adjustment to life changes, relationship and attachment issues, caregiver stress, and mood concerns. Her approach is grounded in empathy and respect, helping clients find clearer communication, self-compassion, and more effective ways to manage everyday pressures.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional safety. In online sessions this approach helps people explore fears around abandonment, build more secure ways of connecting, and address relationship patterns that contribute to stress or isolation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical, skills-oriented approach that examines how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Through CBT in remote sessions clients learn to identify unhelpful thinking patterns, test new responses, and practice coping strategies that reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience. Practiced in video or phone sessions, mindfulness techniques can reduce reactivity to difficult emotions and support greater self-compassion, which is useful for grief, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Ana Maria collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals can offer these modalities effectively through remote care.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video or phone, as well as options for live chat or text-based messaging - so people can access support from home, balance treatment with work or caregiving, and continue care across changing schedules.