- Guilt and shame work
- Client-centered therapy
- Trauma-informed methods
About Maria
Dr. Maria Humphrey is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. She also helps people facing guilt and shame related to family, faith, relationships, or past decisions.
Her style is rooted in client-centered care that prioritizes what the person brings to each session. She listens for the patterns that keep a person stuck, and then uses practical steps to interrupt those patterns. Sessions often include focused conversation, short-term goal setting, and reflection on how past experiences shape current feelings.
Dr. Humphrey draws on psychodynamic and existential ideas to look at meaning, identity, and recurring emotions. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable actions between sessions. For people who have experienced trauma or distressing events, trauma-focused methods offer ways to reduce the hold of painful memories.
She is experienced supporting people dealing with caregiving stress, cancer and hospice concerns, divorce and separation, immigration-related stress, and aging issues. Communication problems, loneliness, and questions about life purpose are also within her scope of work.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking, and follow the site's process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
How her approaches work in online sessions
This therapist commonly draws on client-centered therapy to focus on the person's immediate concerns, offering listening and reflection that highlight what matters most to the client. That approach helps when someone needs to talk through painful feelings such as guilt or shame and decide what changes to try next.She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns and how past relationships shape current reactions. This can help people understand why they keep returning to self-blame. Solution-focused techniques are used alongside these approaches to set small, practical steps that move daily life forward between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Humphrey will help clients choose methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the mix as those needs change. The collaboration aims to balance understanding with actionable change.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or offer a way to meet without travel time. Talk with the therapist during the matching and scheduling process to make sure the chosen format fits practical daily life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does she address?
She works with guilt and shame tied to family, faith, relationships, and personal decisions, alongside related concerns like anxiety and low self-esteem.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
Her approach centers on client-centered conversation with psychodynamic and existential perspectives to examine meaning, plus solution-focused steps to change everyday patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMFT, listed as FL LMFT, and practices from Florida.
Can I see her if I speak Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; check the platform for precise pricing details.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site's booking process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.