Maria ("Mali") Jimenez, LCSW, CSW, LICSW
Compassionate somatic and attachment-informed therapy
About Maria
Maria "Mali" Jimenez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports people dealing with grief, addictions, sleeping and eating problems, career changes, and compassion fatigue. Mali speaks English and Spanish and practices from Colorado.
Mali uses a blend of body-focused and talk-based methods to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. Sessions often include attention to physical sensations alongside conversations about thoughts and past patterns.
Background and approach
She pairs somatic awareness with cognitive tools and mindfulness to build practical skills for managing emotions. Her background spans nonprofit, hospital, and independent practice settings. This variety has shaped a flexible approach that adjusts to each person's needs and life context.
Mali draws on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Therapy with her tends to move between exploring how old habits started and teaching concrete ways to respond differently now. She invites clients to lead their pace while offering guidance and gentle challenge when helpful.
Over time the focus is on small, sustainable shifts that improve coping and relationships. Mali holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and brings seven years of clinical experience. She accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work.
How somatic and attachment approaches work online
Maria combines somatic therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to address stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship patterns. Somatic therapy focuses on noticing body sensations and learning simple regulation skills to reduce overwhelm and calm the nervous system. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns to help identify why certain reactions or fears keep repeating in adult life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors in day-to-day situations.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mali will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust based on what helps. That shared decision-making makes it easier to build skills that feel useful in real life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for ongoing work. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial cues and body posture, phone sessions provide a simpler option when video is hard, and live chat or text messaging help maintain momentum between appointments. These formats make it possible to practice somatic exercises, talk through attachment patterns, and try CBT tools from home or wherever life finds someone.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- District of Columbia, Colorado
- Languages
- English, Spanish