Maria Brown, LPC, CCTP (she/her)

The Basics

Title: Clinical Therapist

Availability: Availability within a month

Location: Telehealth only

Schedule: Weekdays, evenings

Insurance/payment: UPMC commercial, Highmark BC/BS commercial, Cigna, Optum/United, Sliding scale $100-140

My Specialties

• Relationships and sex (including poly/kink/non-traditional relationship communities);

• Reproductive mental health issues (infertility; abortion; challenges across pregnancy; postpartum anxiety, OCD, depression, or other challenges; early parenting support);

• Reproductive grief and loss;

• Reproductive Trauma (challenging birth, medical trauma, sexual trauma, intimate partner violence);

• Trauma;

• Grief and loss

My Orientation & Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), including process-based; Strengths-based; Narrative Therapy; Evidence-based trauma therapies; Mindfulness-based therapies; Feminist.

Some Fun Facts

When I’m not working, I usually read a book or listen to a true crime podcast. I’m a lover of all things scary. I usually always have one of my dogs attached to me. I enjoy cooking with my family, and I am passionate about traveling.

What working with me is like

My passion is working to empower and support women. I tackle therapy from a feminist approach while utilizing evidence-based treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy. I believe in meeting you at your level by giving you a space to fully express yourself, where I will meet you with compassion and acceptance.

Quote

“I’m like a cup of coffee - warm, comforting, and wakes you the hell up when needed.”

Important about me

Above all else - I am in your corner. I believe in order to make progress in life, you need to know someone is always in your corner to root for you, validate, encourage, and hold you accountable to working towards positive growth.