Maritza Villacis, LCSW
New York · 15 years in practice
Maritza Villacis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 088011 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1215320361 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Maritza
Maritza Villacis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of practice. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy feel down-to-earth and easy to talk about. She connects with people who are nervous about starting therapy and prefers straightforward, compassionate conversations.
Her work centers on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues with self-esteem. She also helps with addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep troubles, parenting stress, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
Background and approach
Additional focuses include aging and geriatric concerns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, body image, and isolation or loneliness. Maritza draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and the Gottman Method when relevant. Sessions are practical; she listens, reflects emotions, and offers tools clients can try between visits.
She prefers language that feels natural rather than clinical jargon. Maritza has worked in New York for many years and brings a background that includes shelter settings, domestic violence support, and work with seniors. She emphasizes flexibility in scheduling and responds promptly to messages when possible.
Her approach balances emotional connection with clear coping strategies. Therapy with her typically begins by identifying immediate concerns and goals. From there she and the client decide together which techniques to use and how to pace progress.
She describes counseling as the start of a healing journey and supports people who are ready to engage in that work.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maritza lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Maritza names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Maritza combines emotion work and practical skills online
Maritza commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name core feelings and patterns that keep causing pain. EFT can support work on closeness, trust, and understanding emotional reactions in relationships and personal life.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, and Mindfulness Therapy to build calm focus and reduce reactivity. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems, while mindfulness supports stress reduction and clearer decision making.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maritza talks with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try techniques and adjust the plan as progress and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversations and emotional work, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or use less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat are good for shorter check-ins or practice between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, and coping with life changes, among other areas.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is down-to-earth and warm. She listens for emotions, offers practical tools from several approaches, and avoids academic language.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a broader background working in shelter settings and domestic violence support.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a NY LCSW license and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What formats are available for sessions?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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