Maura Skehan , LCSW

Maura Skehan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida who helps people navigate painful and challenging life experiences, including grief and loss, addictions, depression, anxiety, and anger. She supports clients through transitional periods, assisting them in processing emotions, adjusting to new realities, rebuilding routines, and exploring identity to enhance overall quality of life.

Maura draws from a range of therapeutic treatment modalities and practices from a holistic, person-centered, and strengths-based perspective. As an LCSW she is a licensed mental health professional trained to provide clinical social work and psychotherapy, and she creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed and examined. Her work emphasizes companionship through the healing process and supports transformation toward an authentic self.

She also focuses on caregiver stress, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, mood disorders, and cultivating self-love. Maura recognizes that taking the first step toward therapy requires courage, and she aims to meet people where they are with empathy, practical guidance, and an emphasis on each personâs inherent strengths.

Person-Centered and Strengths-Based Support Online

Maura often uses a person-centered approach, which prioritizes the client's own goals and experiences. This style focuses on empathy and active listening to help people explore emotions related to grief, addiction, depression, and life changes so they can find their own path forward.

She also employs strengths-based techniques that identify personal resources and resilience. By highlighting existing skills and coping strategies, this approach supports recovery from mood disorders, anger, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to divorce or guilt and shame.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Maura works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together the client and therapist adjust methods over time to promote meaningful progress.

Online therapy with Maura is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care during busy or transitional periods and allow clients to engage in therapy in the format that works best for them.