Maria Karayianni, LMFT

Maria Karayianni is a licensed therapist in California with more than 20 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges related to LGBT identities. He holds an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential - and brings a strengths-based perspective that centers each person as the expert of their own life.

He has extensive experience helping clients build motivation, increase self-esteem and confidence, and navigate eating and body-image issues as well as the emotional impact of major life changes. His approach invites clients to identify existing resources and develop practical strategies while also exploring deeper patterns that shape feelings and relationships. Maria aims to create a respectful, collaborative space where taking the first step toward a more fulfilling, balanced life is treated as an important act of courage.

Clients work with him to clarify goals, strengthen coping skills, and address areas such as communication, intimacy, and self-love. He offers steady support through transitions and difficult decisions, helping people translate insight into sustainable change.

Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused Support Online

Psychodynamic therapy helps people explore how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and relationships. In practice this approach can support someone working through recurring emotional themes, intimacy challenges, or persistent low mood by bringing more awareness to those dynamics.

Solution-Focused Therapy is a brief, goal-oriented method that concentrates on practical steps and existing strengths to create change. It can be especially useful for addressing stress, building confidence, resolving specific relationship or communication problems, and navigating life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. He works collaboratively with clients to identify goals, try different strategies, and tailor methods to match the client’s needs, preferences, and pace. Together they evaluate what helps most and adjust the plan over time.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into work, family, and travel schedules. These options increase flexibility and accessibility, allowing clients to maintain continuity of care and stay engaged from wherever they are while working with licensed professionals and therapists who support their progress.