Colleen Maher, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 9 years in practice

Colleen Maher is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW21131 · expires March 2027
LCSW, New York: 092321 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1548821440 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Colleen

Colleen Maher is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida. She brings nine years of experience helping people sort through overwhelming stress and anxiety. Her work often centers on boosting self-esteem, improving relationships, and helping clients manage life transitions and attention challenges.

Colleen aims to make the therapy room feel like a calm place to talk. She focuses on listening and asking clear questions so people can better understand their thoughts and reactions.

Background and approach

Her approach is practical and supportive rather than long on jargon. In sessions she helps people develop everyday tools for coping. That can include building routines to support focus, learning ways to calm panic, or practicing communication skills for strained relationships.

She also works with concerns like body image, guilt and shame, and the stress that comes with caregiving or chronic illness. Colleen pays attention to how attachment and connection shape behavior. She explores patterns that keep people stuck and offers small, manageable steps toward change.

Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed along the way. Her background includes licensure in Florida and New York as a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW. Sessions are offered in English and tailored to the practical needs of each person.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Colleen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Evidence-based techniques delivered online

Colleen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical skills. One common approach emphasizes behavioral strategies to manage anxiety and panic, helping people identify triggers, practice calming steps, and build gradual exposure to feared situations. Another approach looks at attention and organization skills for people with ADHD, breaking tasks into smaller steps, setting routines, and experimenting with simple tools to improve focus and memory.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Colleen treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what is and isn't working.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls suit face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can work for short check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, life changes, and ADHD-related focus problems, plus many related topics like body image and caregiver stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is practical and collaborative, with straightforward conversation and small, real-life strategies to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working with people facing anxiety, relationship strain, attention difficulties, and other life stressors.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds LCSW licensure in Florida and New York and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; get started by completing the matching questionnaire and scheduling a time.

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