Maria Russo, LCSW, CSW

Maria Russo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Colorado with 25 years of experience. She draws on a Masters in Social Work and long personal work with childhood trauma to help people move toward more satisfying lives. Her approach centers on building strengths, increasing coping skills, and helping people make choices that match their values.

She commonly helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. She also addresses issues such as addictions, intimacy concerns, communication problems, and low self-esteem. Maria aims to help people understand what keeps them stuck and to develop practical steps forward.

Maria uses a mix of familiar approaches in sessions. She listens without judgment and helps clients tell their stories in ways that bring clarity. She also works on changing unhelpful thinking and on finding personal meaning when life feels confusing or empty.

Her work often focuses on the long-term effects of early trauma and on reclaiming personal agency. She encourages clients to notice strengths they already have and to practice new coping skills between sessions. She emphasizes moving from surviving toward living with more purpose and joy.

Clients who choose her can expect steady, compassionate support aimed at realistic change. She frames therapy as a partnership where goals and steps are agreed on together. The intent is practical progress that fits each person’s life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Maria uses client-centered work to create a respectful, listening space where the client’s goals lead the way. This approach focuses on understanding each person’s experience and responding with empathy to help them feel heard and clearer about what they want to change.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers straightforward skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build different habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that fit their goals, values, and day-to-day needs. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about how to structure sessions so they match your routine and challenges.