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Andrea Santa Maria LPC-MHSP

Andrea believes in providing women and girls with tangible resources and tools in therapy. Her approach is hands-on, collaborative, and goal-oriented. Through this approach to therapy, Andrea works to help her clients learn coping strategies to use in day-to day-life while exploring past events that could be playing a role in current emotions and relationships.

Andrea has experience working with women and girls on issues such as anxiety and panic, concerns related to pregnancy, depression, disordered eating patterns, body image concerns, trauma, mood disorders, and more. Andrea’s is trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, and certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These approaches allow Andrea to provide her clients with a variety of skills for mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal relationships, and distress tolerance.

  • Andrea's Specialty Areas

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    Anxiety + Panic

    Family Relationships

    Perfectionism

    Life Transitions

    Self-Esteem/Self-Worth

  • As a therapist, Andrea is:

    Collaborative

    Goal-Oriented

    Resourceful

    Direct

    Motivating

  • Certifications + Trainings

    Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Trained

    Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) Trained

  • Favorite Quote

    "If you want to get unstuck and thrive despite ‘bad’ feelings, you need to flip the struggle andlook at the underlying yearning."

    - Steven Hayes