Specialties
- Parent and Family Counseling for parents of young children ages 3 to 10
- For parents dealing with behavior issues at home and school
- For parents of children dealing with aggression or anxiety
Credentials
- Master of Science in School Counseling, Texas Wesleyan University
- Licensed Professional Counselor
- Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
- Bachelor of Arts in History
- Certified in Synergetic Play Therapy
- Licensed in TX, CO and OR
ABOUT
Maria Arias
Hello! I provide play therapy and parent coaching for families with children ages 3 to 12. First I listen. I want to know what it going on for you and your child. How is this showing up at school, at home and with peers? I want to know what you have tried and what your greatest hope is for your family.
Today I specializes in helping families set small and positive goals, learn valuable parenting tools (for real) and I invite parents into the play room to learn some special techniques to deescalate and increase connection.
SPECIAL MODALITY
Intensive model. We meet for a short set of sessions. We begin with a parent’s only 1.5 hour meeting to get the history of your family and to set goals. You will get tons of practical tools right away to help regulate emotions and to support developing executive skills.
Then we meet for 8 Play Sessions (45 min) with a parent follow-up after 2 sessions.
*Note: I recommend meeting twice weekly with young children to increase positive outcomes.
We then meet 1 more time 6 weeks later to check in on progress and fine tune, as needed.
I am Montessori certified and I specialize in Synergetic Play Therapy. I have 25 years in the field of childhood education and parent coaching.