Maria Britt, LPC

Maria Britt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi who brings 20 years of experience in the mental health field to her work with adolescents and adults. She holds a BA in Psychology, an MS in Clinical Psychology from Mississippi State University, and an Ed.S. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri. Her background includes helping people navigate depression, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, career transitions, substance use and recovery, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

Maria adopts a warm, down-to-earth, and empathetic approach that centers on each person as an individual with intrinsic value. She favors a person-centered and strength-based stance that emphasizes empowerment, resiliency, and self-determination, while integrating cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, brief solution-focused strategies, humanistic perspectives, and reality therapy as needed. She tailors conversations and treatment plans to meet specific goals and may use worksheets to foster introspection and practical insight.

Whether someone seeks a supportive listener, practical problem-solving, perspective to increase confidence, or goal-directed strategies for change, Maria works at a pace and in a format that feels comfortable for the client. She encourages clients who are ready to take the next step toward improved well-being and offers steady guidance throughout the therapeutic journey.