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

Maria ("Mali") Jimenez is a licensed clinical social worker with 7 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, and other life transitions. She holds the credentials LCSW, CSW, and LICSW - with LCSW and LICSW indicating licensure to practice clinical social work and CSW denoting a social work credential - and is licensed in Colorado and Washington, D.C.

Her clinical work spans nonprofit organizations, hospital settings, and private practice, where she blends a mindfulness-informed somatic approach with cognitive and psychodynamic perspectives. She often addresses attachment wounds and co-dependency within relationship work, helping clients explore family system dynamics and early life experiences that shape current beliefs and behaviors. Her style is both compassionate and precise, offering supportive collaboration while encouraging clients to engage with their growth edges to foster meaningful change.

Maria ("Mali") Jimenez works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career challenges, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, dissociation, and blended family concerns. She provides services in English and Spanish and works with international clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Maria ("Mali") Jimenez integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy into her online practice. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections, which can help with commitment issues, co-dependency, and intimacy-related concerns. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness Therapy cultivates present-moment awareness and somatic noticing to help clients manage stress, regulate emotions, and build skills for responding rather than reacting.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Maria ("Mali") Jimenez collaborates with each client to determine what fits best based on individual needs, goals, and preferences. She encourages clients to take an active role in shaping their care while offering guidance and clinical perspective.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier for clients to maintain continuity of care around work, family, travel, and other commitments while working toward meaningful progress.