THERAPIST. EDUCATOR. SPEAKER.
MARIA EVANS, LMFT
I am a psychotherapist, educator, parent coach and speaker based in Los Angeles. I foster an environment for you to gain insight and create movement in your life.
THERAPY
Maria is passionate about working with adults, couples, parents, children and adolescents. She offers psychotherapy and support for anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, parenting, family and relationship conflict, divorce, grief and loss, trauma and exploration of identity and sexuality from an LGBTQ+ affirming perspective.
In her practice, Maria incorporates psychodynamic, family systems and attachment theory through a trauma-informed lens. She also utilizes mindfulness and dialectical behavioral therapy skills.
PUBLIC SPEAKING + MEDIA
Maria speaks at corporate seminars, schools and virtual and in-person events on topics including employee wellness, mental health, mindfulness and parenting. She conducts dynamic workshops for parents, teachers, teens, medical professionals and mental health practitioners. Maria is also the founder and host of Therapists of West Los Angeles, a networking group now home to over 1,000 local, west Los Angeles therapists.
Maria is available to provide expert commentary on mental health and wellness to media publications. She has contributed to the Washington Post, Goop and National Geographic Family.
CREDENTIALS
Maria has over a decade of professional experience in the mental health field, including in the Santa Monica-Malibu school district, at the Center for Mindful Living and at the Women’s Clinic & Family Counseling Center. In her role as Head Research Coordinator at Columbia University, Maria investigated the impact of 9/11 on children and their families. She is a parent coach and the co-author of Find Calm: Simple Tools to Help Children Cope in an Unpredictable World, which was a No. 1 New Release in Amazon’s Top 100 Books in Parenting.
Maria holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Barnard College, Columbia University. She is an adjunct professor at the clinical psychology graduate program at Antioch University.
Maria holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Barnard College, Columbia University. She is an adjunct professor at the clinical psychology graduate program at Antioch University.
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