Maria ("Mali") Jimenez, LCSW, CSW, LICSW

Maria "Mali" Jimenez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with seven years of clinical experience. She is licensed in Colorado as an LCSW and in Washington DC as an LICSW. Mali focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strains, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

Mali uses several approaches to help people untangle patterns that cause pain. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at early relationship wounds that still affect present reactions. She pairs cognitive behavioral techniques with psychodynamic thinking to identify unhelpful thoughts and the family stories behind them. She also brings mindfulness practices so people can notice their bodies and emotions without getting swept away.

In sessions she balances practical skill-building with deeper exploration of how past relationships shaped beliefs. That can mean learning a new way to respond to stress, practicing calmer ways to argue, or slowing down to notice what the body is signaling. She encourages people to take an active role in therapy while offering steady input and guidance.

Mali has worked in nonprofit and hospital settings as well as private practice. She also uses motivational interviewing where readiness or change is part of the work. Her bilingual skills in English and Spanish allow communication with a wider range of people.

Her background includes supporting people through divorce and separation, blended family issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency and communication problems. She aims to help adults who are managing family and parenting stresses alongside other life demands.

How her approaches work in online sessions