Maureen Colligan

Maureen Colligan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 30 years of experience. She is licensed in New Mexico and Pennsylvania and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Maureen also addresses life purpose concerns and related issues that can leave someone feeling stuck after a big change.

She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort priorities and make practical decisions. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep someone stuck and testing small changes to see what helps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused approaches to keep work grounded and practical.

Maureen has worked across settings over three decades, which gives her experience with long-term stress, caregiver strain, aging concerns, and military-related issues. She helps people talk through family tensions, divorce and separation questions, money worries, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Trauma-focused methods are part of her work when past events continue to cause distress.

In sessions she aims to listen first and then collaborate on next steps. That might mean short-term problem solving, building new coping skills, or slower work on deeper losses and meaning questions. People who want help clarifying what comes next often begin with a small goal and then reassess progress together.

Sessions are carried out in English. International clients are accepted. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Maureen uses evidence-based approaches online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting. It helps when someone needs time to clarify priorities and speak about what feels most urgent. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, and stress. Trauma-focused therapy works with the impact of past events and offers ways to reduce ongoing distress from those experiences.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Maureen collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean a short period of solution-focused work to tackle immediate problems, followed by CBT skills practice or trauma-focused methods when needed.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins, and reduce travel time. They can also help when quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth are needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills practice to work through video or other supported formats, helping sessions fit into everyday life without requiring major schedule changes.