Maureen McEachen

Maureen McEachen is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) with 10 years of clinical experience based in California. She focuses on life transitions, grief and loss, and other concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life purpose. Maureen previously worked in the Washington, DC area before relocating to California and shifted toward supporting people through major changes and serious illness.

She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort out what feels overwhelming. Sessions often include practical tools for coping, pacing through loss, and addressing sleep or concentration problems that come with stress and grief. Maureen also works with issues tied to relationships, intimacy, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her background includes a specialty credential in Hospice and Palliative care, and she has experience with caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and chronic illness. That experience informs how she helps people manage difficult emotions and complex care situations.

In session she draws on several clinical approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered techniques, and mindfulness practices. Those methods are used in simple, practical ways rather than in technical terms.

People often come for help when they feel stuck after a life change, when grief resurfaces, or when caregiving or illness has become overwhelming. Maureen listens, offers straightforward strategies, and helps set small, concrete steps to manage day-to-day challenges and decisions.

How her approaches are used online

Maureen combines several practical methods that translate well to remote sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and learning small actions that align with those values, which can help when someone feels stuck after a change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers concrete skills to test and adjust those patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy highlights relational patterns and how early bonds affect current relationships, which can clarify intimacy or communication concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss methods together and adjust strategies based on the client’s goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in practice. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan from the start.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time so people can meet between appointments or during a break at work. Confirm available session formats and timing when you schedule a first appointment.