- LPC and LMHC
- Guilt and shame
- CBT and DBT methods
About Maria
Maria “Antoinette” Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience. She practices from Texas and focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Maria Walker names guilt and shame among the issues she helps people address.
She works in a straightforward way that treats people as the experts on their own lives. Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Conversations often start with what is most troubling right now and then move to skills and small experiments that can change daily patterns.
Maria uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when people need steadier emotion regulation. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are also part of her toolkit for understanding how past events shape present feelings.
Her approach includes motivational interviewing when substance use or behavior change is part of the concern. This helps people weigh their options and find personal reasons to shift habits rather than feeling forced to change.
Sessions are conversational but oriented toward concrete steps. Maria emphasizes building small successes, learning skills, and trying out new ways of coping. She invites people to bring whatever feels most important so work can be practical and relevant.
She encourages anyone carrying regret, guilt, or shame to consider a brief first step: answer the intake questions and schedule an initial session. That first meeting is used to set clear priorities and plan what will come next.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Maria uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify patterns of thinking that keep people stuck and to test out different responses. CBT sessions typically involve tracking thoughts and trying small behavior changes between meetings. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) supplies skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping in moments of overwhelm; DBT skills work can be practiced and reviewed in session. Mindfulness therapy is used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, and it often involves simple exercises that can be done during or between meetings.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the early work. The therapist collaborates with clients to match methods to their goals, problems, and daily routines. That means discussing what feels realistic and adjusting strategies as progress is tracked.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the session options before booking. In general, online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people work with licensed professionals from where they live, use video when wanted, or choose alternatives based on bandwidth and comfort. Maria will help plan sessions so they fit into everyday life and support practical steps between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Washington, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. She also supports people dealing with guilt and shame and related issues.
How would she approach guilt or shame in sessions?
She uses concrete strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to identify unhelpful thoughts and habitual reactions. Narrative techniques help people reframe painful stories about themselves.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working in mental health settings. That experience includes work with addiction, trauma, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices from Texas. Her counseling licenses are listed as TX LPC and WA LMHC in her background.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That initial session is used to set priorities and plan next steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.