Maria Slaughter

Maria Slaughter is a licensed social worker with seven years of clinical experience. She holds a Master’s degree in social administration from Case Western Reserve University and practices in Georgia as an LCSW while also holding an OH LISW and CSW. Maria draws on work in hospice, HIV services, and LGBT community settings to support people through hard times.

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and big life changes. Sessions focus on practical steps toward clearer goals and relief from overwhelming feelings. Maria uses a client-centered, strengths-based stance so people feel heard and respected while they work through concerns.

Her background includes roles at a Cleveland LGBT community center, Recovery Resources as an HIV linkage specialist and program coordinator, and Care Alliance supporting people without stable housing. She now works full time as a hospice social worker in the Atlanta area, bringing that experience into counseling conversations.

In sessions she blends techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness with solution-focused conversations. This mix is aimed at helping people notice patterns, try small changes, and build coping tools that fit their life. Maria also addresses self-esteem, sexuality, relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue.

She offers a warm, accepting space to name stressors and set achievable goals. People who want a practical, collaborative approach to navigating transitions and processing loss may find her style helpful.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. It helps people feel understood and decide their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses small experiments to test new ways of responding to stress and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then try approaches that fit. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time based on what actually helps.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins that match daily rhythms. Some people find phone or video helpful for deeper conversations, while others prefer shorter exchanges or a lighter-paced series of sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt tools like CBT exercises and mindfulness practices for remote sessions to support coping with life changes and grief.