About Me
Maria Pastva
MSW, LISW-S, LICDC
Maria is experienced in out-patient chemical dependency counseling, trauma-informed care, children and teens (ADHD, anxiety, depression), crisis intervention, and the Twelve-Step recovery model.
Maria believes every person has the ability to grow, heal, and create a life that feels more peaceful and fulfilling. Her role is to walk alongside clients as they define their own goals and discover the path that is right for them.
Clients appreciate Maria’s gentle yet direct approach, authentic personality, and welcoming sense of humor. She creates a safe space for honest conversations while helping individuals gain insight into how past experiences may be affecting their current relationships, emotions, and daily life. Maria is especially passionate about helping clients heal from childhood trauma and build healthier patterns for the future.
For Maria, one of the greatest privileges of therapy is witnessing clients rediscover their resilience, embrace personal growth, and experience lasting emotional healing.
- Population served: children, families, men, teens, women
- Clinical interests: addictions, ADHD, anxiety, biblical counseling, depression, mood disorders, self-injury, stress, trauma
I believe that everyone can change and grow, each in their own way. My purpose is to walk beside you on your path to peace and joy, through a combination of evidence-based therapeutic interventions and a spiritual foundation. I strive to meet clients where they are at, in a safe and supportive environment. “I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. "I can do all things through him who strengthens me” -- Philippians 4:12
"The most beautiful people I've known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths."