Maria ("Mali") Jimenez , LCSW, CSW, LICSW

Maria "Mali" Jimenez is a licensed clinical social worker based in Colorado with seven years of experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, and a broad range of life transitions. She brings a compassionate yet direct approach, blending evidence-informed techniques to help clients identify unhelpful patterns and build practical skills for lasting change.

Maria weaves together attachment-focused work with cognitive behavioral strategies and psychodynamic reflection, helping clients explore early relationship wounds while developing coping tools for present-day challenges. She also incorporates mindfulness practices to increase awareness of thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations, which can be useful when addressing stress, compulsive behaviors, and emotional dysregulation. Her areas of focus include relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, grief, self-esteem, parenting concerns, and many others listed in her specialties.

She is bilingual in English and Spanish and holds advanced social work credentials. Her listed credentials - LCSW, CSW, and LICSW - indicate advanced clinical social work qualifications. Maria is licensed to practice in Colorado and Washington DC and has experience applying collaborative, client-centered methods that prioritize each person s goals and pace of growth.

Attachment work, CBT, and mindfulness in online sessions

Maria "Mali" Jimenez commonly uses attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness techniques in her work. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy and trust and can help with issues like abandonment, codependency, and difficulty forming close relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and maladaptive coping. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple attention exercises to help people regulate strong emotions and respond more intentionally rather than reactively.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria will work with each client to understand their concerns, goals, and preferences, then tailor methods from these approaches so the work fits the person s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call or phone, and shorter check-ins are possible through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care around busy schedules, across locations, and during life transitions while working with licensed professionals and therapists trained in these approaches.