MAIDA FERRAES, LMFT
Therapist helping people rewrite life stories
Details
| Name | MAIDA FERRAES |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About MAIDA
MAIDA FERRAES is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, and relationship and parenting strains. She also works with concerns like ADHD, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
She writes plain and straightforward sessions where people talk through what is bothering them. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and practical steps to try between meetings.
Background and approach
She brings patience and steady support to hard topics like trauma, loss, and caregiving stress. Her approach draws on Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness. That means she pays attention to personal stories, the way thoughts affect moods, emotion regulation skills, and present-moment awareness.
Together with a client she adapts tools to match goals and daily life. Maida has seven years of counseling experience across outpatient and residential settings. She has led both individual and group work with people facing mood disorders, addiction, parenting struggles, and adjustment after crises.
Her LMFT credential signals clinical qualification in California. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful, with clear goals and follow-up steps that people can try between sessions.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief among the things MAIDA works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by MAIDA among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by MAIDA among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by MAIDA among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by MAIDA among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by MAIDA among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by MAIDA among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask MAIDA directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking MAIDA directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Maida commonly blends Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Narrative Therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and then try different ways of framing events. It can be useful for identity, relationship, and life-change issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Maida will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then try methods together to see what fits. She adjusts tools over time so the work stays relevant to daily life and real problems.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short coaching moments, and when people prefer nonverbal communication. These options make it easier to keep consistent progress while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Maida address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting challenges, ADHD, sleep issues, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a conversational, practical style that focuses on a persons goals and small steps to try between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Maida has seven years of experience in outpatient and residential settings and has run both individual and group therapy.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are used?
She meets with clients by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist match; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on therapist availability.
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