Maria Cipriani, LCSW

Maria Cipriani is a New York based LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 20 years of professional experience helping people navigate stressful and painful life moments. Her practice focuses on stress and anxiety, LGBT-related concerns, relationship difficulties, and trauma and abuse. Using a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance, Maria supports clients as they explore patterns of thinking and feeling and work toward clearer, more effective ways of coping.

She aims to create an open environment in which thoughts and emotions can be shared without fear of judgment, and she partners with each person to set goals and develop practical strategies for change. Maria recognizes that reaching out for help is an act of courage, and she offers steady support throughout the therapeutic process to help clients move toward greater well-being and more satisfying relationships.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Therapy Options

Maria integrates practical, evidence-based techniques to address stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and trauma. She offers trauma-informed approaches that focus on understanding how past experiences affect present reactions and help build safety and stabilization skills for managing traumatic memories and symptoms.

She also uses attachment-focused work to explore patterns in close relationships and to strengthen communication, boundaries, and emotional connection. Additionally, Maria employs structured skills-based strategies that help clients identify unhelpful thinking and develop coping tools for anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria works with each client to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as therapy progresses to ensure the work stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Maria is available by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access care from different locations. These options offer flexibility in how and when sessions occur, helping clients maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.