- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Maureen
Maureen Colligan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 30 years of clinical experience. She is licensed in New Mexico and Pennsylvania and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns, and depression.
She focuses on practical conversation and clear goals. Sessions are straightforward and person-centered. People often come with guilt, shame, or hard questions about past choices, and she helps them talk through those feelings without judgement.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with goal-focused tools. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to look at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also draws on Solution-Focused techniques to set small, testable steps forward.
For trauma and abuse, she applies trauma-focused methods that emphasize safety, pacing, and stabilizing skills before moving into difficult memories. She pays attention to how stress, grief, and life transitions affect daily routines and relationships.
Maureen aims to make sessions practical and manageable. She helps people sort priorities, try new ways of coping, and track what changes between meetings. The work is collaborative and grounded in everyday problems, from caregiving strain to questions about purpose and forgiveness.
How her approaches translate to online work
Maureen uses client-centered therapy to listen closely and follow what matters most to the person in front of her. That approach helps clarify what someone wants to change and keeps the conversation focused on their priorities.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thought patterns and behaviors that maintain distress. CBT in online sessions often involves reviewing examples from daily life, trying short experiments between meetings, and practicing new coping skills together.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable, then shape the plan together. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques to use and how quickly to move from skills to deeper material.
The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people choose remote sessions because they fit into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or reduce travel time. Online work can make it easier to carry learning into everyday life by trying strategies between sessions and reporting back on what changes.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression, and also helps with issues like caregiver stress, codependency, family problems, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She uses client-centered listening alongside CBT and solution-focused steps to help people name painful feelings, test unhelpful thoughts, and try small behavioral experiments.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional work experience across clinical settings and community work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Mexico, practicing from New Mexico.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.