Maria Russo , LCSW, CSW

Maria Russo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado who combines formal education with deep personal insight to support lasting change. She earned an undergraduate degree in psychology and a Master of Social Work, and she pairs that background with decades of reflective practice and study. Having worked through her own childhood trauma, she brings both lived experience and extensive clinical work to her practice, helping people who face depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and communication difficulties, life transitions, and addictions.

Maria has devoted many years to self-exploration and learning from experienced teachers and from the people she has counseled. As a therapist who focuses on childhood trauma, she aims to help clients move from surviving to thriving by identifying strengths, expanding coping and problem-solving skills, and cultivating greater emotional and spiritual resilience. She works to uncover patterns that keep people stuck - including responses shaped by anger, unresolved grief, or substance and behavioral dependencies - and to support more adaptive choices.

Maria holds the credentials LCSW and CSW - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW denotes Clinical Social Worker - and she approaches each person with the belief that people are wounded rather than bad. Her work centers on integrating painful experiences into a fuller sense of self so clients can live with more authenticity, connection, and joy. She would be honored to accompany clients on their journey toward growth and renewal.