Therapist profile
Maria Russo, LCSW, CSW
Colorado
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Trauma
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- CredentialsLCSW, CSW
- LicenseLCSW, Colorado / CSW.00000833
- NPI1750589909
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationColorado
About
- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Narrative reframing
About Maria
Maria Russo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Colorado with 25 years of clinical experience. She holds a Master of Social Work and has worked across many settings. Maria helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, career and anger issues.
Her work emphasizes practical steps people can use day to day. She listens to personal history and looks for patterns that keep someone stuck. Conversations focus on identifying strengths, improving coping and building clearer communication. Sessions often include direct problem solving alongside exploring how past wounds shape current reactions.
Maria uses client-centered methods that keep the person's goals in front. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Narrative and existential ideas help people reframe stories about themselves and find meaning after loss or trauma.
She also draws on motivational interviewing to support changes around substance use and other habits. The practical aim is to increase coping skills, reduce impulsive reactions such as anger outbursts, and improve decision making in relationships and work.
Maria describes therapy as collaborative. She helps people move from reacting out of old wounds toward living with more intentional choices and clearer relationships. Her approach combines evidence-based techniques with attention to personal history and values.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Maria uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's goals and experiences. That approach centers the conversation on what matters to the client and helps clarify priorities for change. It is useful for relationship, parenting and grief work where understanding personal values matters.She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that feed anger, anxiety or depression. CBT offers hands-on skills such as tracking triggers, testing unhelpful thoughts, and trying new behavioral responses to reduce reactive impulses.
Narrative and existential elements help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves and find meaning after difficult events. These approaches can reduce shame and open options for different choices in relationships and work.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which approaches fit their goals and daily life. That plan can change as progress is made and new needs emerge.
The site instructions explain how to start: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten some check-ins, and remove travel time so therapy fits around work and family commitments.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She helps people who snap at loved ones, carry resentment, or struggle with impulsive reactions. Anger is listed alongside trauma, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She combines client-centered listening with techniques from CBT, narrative and motivational approaches.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working in a range of settings and with many presenting problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a CSW licensed in Colorado.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.