Maria Villela, LCSW

Hi, my name is Maria Villela and I am a licensed clinical social worker. I am a specialist in family therapy and I have over 20 years of experience working with parents, couples, children and extended families. I created a business called Community Family Therapy.

In my practice, I work with diverse family groups as well as with many individuals on personal, professional and various areas of "life coaching." Over the years of my work, I have appreciated and enjoyed the privilege of working with diverse and unique families and individuals.

One of the areas in my training and personal interest is to offer concrete, solution-focused support to my clients. I believe that creating goals, and actively working towards these goals in a direct, practical way shortens the length of treatment and allows for sustainable change to occur. My personal interest is to provide concrete advice and encouragement to my clients so they can see success in short term therapy. That said, I am also very committed to my work and the individual relationships that are created with each of my clients. Once your goals are met, and our treatment ends, I will remain an advocate and a consultant for you at any point that you feel that you need a "booster session" or any type of follow up.

As far as my professional training and personal experience, my most salient position of empathy with my clients is my role as being a mom. I have four children, both adopted and biological. They range in age from elementary school age to young adulthood. This experience, with the inherent trials and tribulations of parenthood, helps me remain a sensitive and non-judgmental therapist. An adolescent client of mine told his mom recently, "Maria Villela is real." I take this as the highest type of endorsement.