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Maria Thompson (she)

Providing tailored support for multilingual (Spanish & English) couples from diverse backgrounds, designed to strengthen relationship stability and nurture healthy, lasting family dynamics.

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Many of us are a part of the Sandwich Generation (raising our kids and caring for aging parents), struggling to navigate the transitional phases of life. If this sounds like you, I would love to work together to create your unique intervention plan providing grief counseling, transitional support through life changes as well as couples and family counseling.

I am a first-generation Mexican-American woman who has worked in mental health and the geriatric population for over 10 years. My love grew for individual therapy as I practiced creating and implementing unique treatment plans for clients on a one-on-one basis. As individuals, we all require different interventions for navigating our personal goals and challenges/changes in life. I find joy and excitement in the creative process of crafting individual plans based on your strengths and resources.

I have worked over ten years in an industry that treats severely medically and mentally ill patients who are at the end of life, transitional phases of life. My focus has been families that are in the sandwich generation, seeing and hearing their struggles has helped me find interventions for aiding them in the transition. My work in Nursing Homes and with the geriatric population has assisted me in improving their quality of life and finding supportive services for the families and elderly.

I add value to my clients lives through lived and worked experience in life altering transitions, trauma, grief, inner child work and recreation therapy. The thing I enjoy most about the work I do is seeing you build your tool box for managing phases in your life. I like to combine my first career, Recreation Therapy, with the interventions that you and I establish for meeting your goals and how you manage life changes.

As you graduate from our work together you will feel secure in your potential to manage life alternating moments, practicing self-care and ready to pursue your desired goals and aspirations.