Maria Conforti, LCSW
Illinois · 16 years in practice
Maria Conforti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience in social work across many settings.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149015992 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1013284926 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English, Italian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Maria
Maria Conforti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience in social work across many settings. She practices from Illinois and brings a direct, compassionate style to sessions. Maria speaks English and Italian and works with people who want change and are willing to do the work.
Her background includes independent practice, group homes, incarceration settings, nonprofits, and community resources. That range informs how she sees problems and helps her spot patterns that repeat across relationships and life stages.
Background and approach
She often combines Jungian ideas about inner meaning with practical tools to address current struggles. Maria uses an eclectic mix of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Sessions focus on identifying what keeps someone stuck and then building habits and skills that lead toward clearer choices.
She prefers to move from understanding the past into steps that change the present. She commonly helps people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, coaching goals, and ADHD-related challenges. Additional areas she addresses include attachment struggles, communication problems, codependency, body image, chronic health concerns, and separation or divorce issues.
Expect a frank but kind approach. Maria aims to give straightforward feedback while offering support. Her goal is to teach tools so clients can live a therapeutic life rather than depend on ongoing therapy.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online work and growth
Maria often draws on Jungian therapy to help people connect with personal meaning and inner patterns that shape behavior and relationships. Jungian ideas can help when someone wants to understand recurring themes in their life and build new narratives.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, which focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. ACT is useful for anxiety, grief, and feeling stuck by painful thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy is another part of her practice and looks at how early bonds affect current relationships; it helps people improve closeness, trust, and communication.
Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods to try based on needs, goals, and personal preference. That collaborative process allows plans to change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when connections or bandwidth are limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and varied routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Maria typically address?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, coaching goals, and ADHD concerns. She also helps people facing attachment issues, communication problems, codependency, body image worries, chronic illness, and separation or divorce.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and compassionate. She blends insight-focused work with practical skills and gives frank feedback while remaining supportive.
What is her professional background?
Maria has 16 years of social work experience in independent practice, group homes, incarceration settings, nonprofits, and community resources. That variety informs her clinical perspective.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Illinois. The profile lists her as an Illinois LCSW.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Maria offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact cost varies by location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
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