Maria Slaughter, LISW, LCSW, CSW
Licensed in Ohio · 7 years in practice
Maria Slaughter is a licensed social worker practicing in Georgia.
License and registration
- LISW, Ohio
- I.2002410 · expires October 2026
- LCSW, Georgia
- CSW008031 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1407305758 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Maria
Maria Slaughter is a licensed social worker practicing in Georgia. She holds an Ohio LISW and a Georgia LCSW and brings seven years of clinical experience to her work. Maria aims to help people manage stress, grief, and other major life changes with steady support and straightforward care.
Maria uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach. She listens first and helps people set clear, realistic goals. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings to reduce anxiety and build self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with the LGBT community, people living with HIV/AIDS, and hospice settings. That experience shaped how she talks about loss, end-of-life issues, and identity in everyday terms. She also has experience in outreach and program coordination for community services.
Typical concerns Maria addresses include anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy questions, trauma and abuse, anger, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care issues, questions about sexuality, and searching for life purpose or self-love. Maria favors practical methods such as cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and brief solution-focused steps.
Conversations tend to be direct and warm. She works with people to try strategies, review what helps, and adjust plans as needs change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Sexuality
Approaches Maria names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness 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
Practical approaches for online therapy
Maria uses client-centered therapy to build from what each person already knows about themselves. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people name goals so therapy follows what matters to them.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT offers clear, step-by-step strategies to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, and change unhelpful patterns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust what you do together based on your goals and preferences. The aim is to find methods that fit daily life and feel useful.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and watching how you react in the moment. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are good for short check-ins, quick coping ideas, or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to practice new skills between meetings.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Maria address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, anger, compassion fatigue, and related life changes.
How does she approach therapy sessions?
Sessions are client-centered and strengths-based, and commonly draw on cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to create practical steps people can try.
What is her clinical background?
Maria has seven years of experience, including roles at a LGBT community center, HIV linkage and program coordination, behavioral health work with people without housing, and hospice social work in the Atlanta area.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds an Ohio LISW and a Georgia LCSW and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Maria is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Maria?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
More therapists in Georgia
See allDr. Kerene Brown
LICSW, LCSW, CSW
Practical, compassionate support for life transitions
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Remmawii (Karuna) Kristjanson
LCSW, CSW
Compassionate support for trauma and addiction recovery
- Addictions
- Relationship
- Trauma and abuse
Lawanna Barron
LCSW, CSW
Experienced Georgia LCSW focused on practical support
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career
- Depression
Mary Smith Tyler
LCSW, CSW
Compassionate social worker focusing on relationships
- Relationship
- Family
- Parenting
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact us