Maria Rios

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Maria Rios, LMFT

License No. 103865

  • Addiction
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Loss
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Time Management
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • IFS
  • Narrative
  • SFT

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  • In Person
  • –
  • Telehealth

Address: 9029 Park Plaza dr suite 101 La Mesa, CA 91942

  • 0-5
  • 6-12
  • 13-17
  • 18-59
  • 60+
  • Families
  • California
  • Aetna
  • Anthem Cross Blue Cross
  • BCBS
  • Beacon Health Options
  • Blue Shield California
  • Carelon
  • CIGNA Behavioral Health
  • CIGNA EAP
  • Magellan Behavioral Health
  • Medicare – California (South)
  • Meritain Health
  • MHN Managed Health Network
  • Optum
  • Sharp Health Plan
  • TriCare For Life
  • TRICARE WEST HNFS
  • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare
  • VA Choice TriWest

About Maria Rios, LMFT

Hello!

I am a licensed psychotherapist in California (LMFT) and I have been in practice since 2012. Before graduating with my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, I was a Montessori teacher in Cambridge, MA, and San Diego, CA for 9 years and I enjoy working with children and parents who seek guidance in parenting skills and are in need of emotional support. As a psychotherapist, I have worked in residential and outpatient settings, conducting individual and group therapy, as well as providing care to clients in the office and online.

The heart and passion of my work is to provide you with an uninterrupted time and space for you to process and explore your thoughts and feelings, understand your fears and wishes, and reflect on different events in your life. I focus on bringing more clarity, awareness, peace, and harmony and on helping you move forward with grace, embracing yourself and your goals.

My approach is person-centered which means that my work is about meeting you where you are on your journey and supporting you in feeling your best self.

I am authentic in my style and I share an honest perspective. I am also a hope-based therapist and I view challenges as stepping stones to meeting your desired goals while trusting yourself to lean on the resilience you already possess and to feel encouraged to create healthy core beliefs. I believe that you have all the inner knowledge and the power to uncover the strength you need to make the changes you feel are right for you and I will provide guidance in ways that resonate with you. In cases when it’s relationship issues, I will walk you through analyzing and understanding the dynamics and the hierarchies of the relational systems. We will focus on healthy boundaries, self-worth, and personal growth.

I use some of the leading psychological modalities, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Psychodynamic approach.

I look forward to working with you!