Maria Baxter, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Atlanta, GA. Works with Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD and Depression. Not taking new clients right now.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Trauma and PTSD
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Transitions
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• EclecticUses techniques from several approaches, chosen to suit the person and the problem rather than following one model.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Accepting new clients

No

Specialties

Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD, Depression, ADHD, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual, Body Image, Borderline Personality (BPD), Cancer, Child, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Psychosis, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Thinking Disorders, Veterans, Women's Issues, Zika Care Connect Provider

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Queer Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service

Education & qualifications