- 15 years experience
- Focus on parenting
- CBT and mindfulness
About Maya
Maya Handwerk is an LCSW with 15 years of experience supporting people through stressful and painful life moments. She helps with anxiety, depression, grief, parenting pressures, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her style aims to be warm and direct so conversations are clear and grounded.
Her work draws on straightforward tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods. She uses mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing to help clients notice patterns and try small changes. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps people can try between meetings.
Maya has provided services in education, legal, and community settings. That background shaped her approach to advocacy and hands-on problem solving. She has experience working alongside psychiatrists when medication is part of the care plan.
She pays attention to cultural context and mentions particular experience with African American and Caribbean communities. That perspective informs how she listens and the examples she brings into sessions. Maya aims to meet people where they are and tailor suggestions to each person’s life.
If you are juggling parenting stress, dealing with past trauma, or navigating a separation, she offers a supportive space to talk through options. To start, readers are invited to use the site process to request a match and schedule a first appointment.
How Maya’s approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to you. It helps when someone needs a calm space to talk things through and decide what feels important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and tests small, doable changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and build steady routines.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit those priorities. Sessions can change over time as goals shift and progress is reviewed together.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between obligations. It can also make some tasks easier, like practicing mindfulness in daily settings or reviewing behavioral experiments between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, client-centered work, and mindfulness practices to remote conversations to keep therapy focused and practical.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Maya commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, trauma and coping with life changes, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct, with practical conversation and steps to try between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 15 years of experience providing advocacy and clinical services in education, legal, and community settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices out of New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.