Maureen McEachen, LCSW, LICSW

Maureen McEachen is an LCSW and LICSW who helps people facing life transitions, grief, and loss. She focuses on everyday challenges like stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with major changes. Maureen listens and helps people find steady ways to manage pain and move forward.

She moved to California about 20 years ago from the Washington, DC area and has a decade of clinical experience listed here. Her background includes work in mental health and depression, and she later focused on supporting coping during serious illness and end-of-life situations. She also holds a specialty credential in hospice and palliative care, which shaped her approach to grief and caregiving concerns.

In sessions she uses practical, evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches and mindfulness to help people notice patterns, change unhelpful thoughts, and build values-based habits. Conversations are straightforward and paced to what each person needs.

Maureen works with a wide range of concerns including relationship stress, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleep problems, ADHD, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and isolation. She also supports people dealing with cancer, hospice and end-of-life decisions, and forgiveness work. Her aim is to help people identify small, usable steps that fit their life.

If someone prefers a collaborative, down-to-earth style, Maureen offers a calm, listening presence and practical tools. She encourages people to speak about what matters most and to try approaches that match their goals and daily life.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters most and take small actions that align with their values, which can reduce stuckness from grief or life change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting thought and behavior patterns that keep stress and anxiety active, and it often includes practical exercises to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and they will pick or mix methods that feel like a good fit. This is a collaborative process that adjusts as needs change.

Confirm the specific session options available before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel, or allow a quieter check-in during a work break. It can also let people practice skills where they live and bring real situations into conversation. Licensed professionals typically adapt exercises and mindfulness practices so they work well in remote visits, and Maureen aims to help people use tools that match their everyday life.