Maria Diaz, LMHC, LPC, EMDR Certified Therapist

Maria Diaz, LMHC, LPC, EMDR Certified Therapist My goal as a therapist is to empower you through the therapeutic process.

🌿 Now Accepting Graduate Interns!At Living Purpose Mental Health Counseling, internship is more than completing hours—it...
08/25/2026

🌿 Now Accepting Graduate Interns!

At Living Purpose Mental Health Counseling, internship is more than completing hours—it’s an opportunity to grow into the kind of clinician you want to become.

Our interns gain hands-on clinical experience in a fully remote group-practice setting while receiving ongoing supervision, professional development, and support from a team that values collaboration, accountability, curiosity, cultural responsiveness, and thoughtful clinical care.

We believe strong clinicians are developed through more than coursework. Interns have opportunities to strengthen their clinical judgment, documentation skills, professional communication, confidence, use of supervision, understanding of ethical practice, and ability to work within a team.

Just as important, we work intentionally to create a team culture where interns can ask questions, receive feedback, learn from one another, and feel supported as they take on greater responsibility.

Our clients reflect the communities around us, including individuals from diverse backgrounds navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relationship concerns. Bilingual applicants are especially welcome and encouraged to apply.

📍 Serving New York, New Jersey & Connecticut
💻 Fully remote internship experience
📅 Applications reviewed year-round based on availability

If you’re a graduate Mental Health Counseling student looking for a placement that offers meaningful clinical experience, supervision, professional development, and a supportive team environment, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 [email protected]
🌐 livingpurposementalhealthcounseling.com

☀️ Monday Motivation: Feel to Heal Hiding your feelings or trying to be optimistic when things are difficult are not sig...
08/24/2026

☀️ Monday Motivation: Feel to Heal

Hiding your feelings or trying to be optimistic when things are difficult are not signs of true strength. Giving yourself permission to experience whatever arises without feeling guilty or ashamed is the foundation of true resilience. Allowing yourself to rest, digest, and feel your emotions is an essential part of the healing process; suppressing your emotions simply leads to fatigue.

You develop a genuine relationship with yourself when you acknowledge both your good and bad days. Every emotion has a function, indicating what needs extra care, boundaries, or attention. Giving yourself grace when things get hard does not mean you're giving up; rather, it indicates you're pacing yourself for the long haul.

As you begin this new week, remember that acknowledging your whole range of emotions is an act of profound self-care. You don't have to do it perfectly or have everything worked out right now. Today, be kind with yourself, listen to your thoughts and body, and take things slowly.

👇 What is one story you tell yourself about your emotions that you’re ready to let go of?

Team Spa Day! 🌿✨At Living Purpose, we spend so much time holding space for others—today, we made space to pause, reconne...
08/21/2026

Team Spa Day! 🌿✨

At Living Purpose, we spend so much time holding space for others—today, we made space to pause, reconnect, and care for ourselves. Grateful for this incredible team and the compassion, dedication, and purpose each person brings to our work every day.

Rest is not a reward—it’s part of the work. 💚

💚Thursday Tips: Happy National Wellness MonthWellness is not a luxury; it is how you replenish your strength. August is ...
08/20/2026

💚Thursday Tips: Happy National Wellness Month

Wellness is not a luxury; it is how you replenish your strength. August is National Wellness Month, a gentle reminder that your health, peace, and happiness are important every day.

To thrive, you don't need to make major changes in your life. A simple five-minute stroll, an additional glass of water, or setting a healthy boundary is all that is required to get started. Small daily choices lead to tremendous, long-term transformation. Remember that taking care of yourself is never selfish; it is essential.

👇What is a powerful habit you are cultivating this month?

⛰️ Monday Motivation: Built To RiseDefeat is an experience, not something we become. Every struggle you encounter, every...
08/17/2026

⛰️ Monday Motivation: Built To Rise

Defeat is an experience, not something we become. Every struggle you encounter, every moment that tests your strength, it is only part of the road, not the end. Strength is evaluated not by how well you avoid challenges, but by how bravely you overcome it.

Your setbacks don't define you. Your resilience does. Every time you choose to stand back up, no matter how slowly or hesitantly, you demonstrate that your spirit is stronger than any obstacle. You are entitled to fall. You have the right to pause. However, you don't have to surrender.

Each experience teaches you something, helps you grow, and makes you stronger. Keep standing up for yourself. Keep climbing.

👇Which recent challenge reminded you of your own resilience?

💜Thursday Tips: Spaces That Hold Us GentlyIn Black communities, healing is not only personal but also collective, politi...
08/13/2026

💜Thursday Tips: Spaces That Hold Us Gently

In Black communities, healing is not only personal but also collective, political, and influenced by structures that were never designed with our welfare in mind. Both naming systemic trauma and demanding improvement are aspects of the practice.

This month is a call for community care that prioritizes Black voices: look for practitioners who are culturally affirming, confront generational stigma through open communication, and support Black-led wellness projects that fight for fair, accessible care.

Instead of being disregarded, your lived experiences should be respected, protected, and given resources. Environments that respect your truth and actively seek to maintain your tranquility are where you belong.

👇What change do you want to see in Black mental health care?

🌊Monday Motivation: Grace in the WavesLife will always bring changing tides. Some waves will lift you, others will knock...
08/10/2026

🌊Monday Motivation: Grace in the Waves

Life will always bring changing tides. Some waves will lift you, others will knock you off balance, and many will arrive without warning. While you can't control the waves, you can choose how you respond to them.

Real strength isn't found in fighting every wave—it's found in learning how to ride them with grace, balance, and resilience.

Every time you breathe through discomfort instead of resisting it, you're becoming steadier. Every time you respond with wisdom instead of fear, you're building resilience. Healing isn't about avoiding life's storms or conquering every obstacle; it's about trusting yourself to stay afloat, even when the water gets rough.

Growth looks like adapting instead of resisting, softening instead of hardening, and trusting that you have what it takes to navigate whatever comes your way. Over time, you stop fearing the waves and begin to understand their rhythm.

👇 What's one new skill or mindset that's helping you stay steady when life gets turbulent?

💞  Thursday Tips: Postpartum DepressionPostpartum depression is more than just "baby blues" or natural weariness. It is ...
08/06/2026

💞 Thursday Tips: Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is more than just "baby blues" or natural weariness. It is a serious medical illness that is neither your fault nor a reflection on your parenting. PPD can manifest in subtle ways, such as chronic anxiety, intense guilt, emotional withdrawal, or extreme fatigue. Asking for support is not a sign of weakness. In fact, it’s bravery and power.

Even when you don't feel like it, you're doing an excellent job. Healing needs time, but you don't have to bear the burden alone. Taking things one step at a time is plenty. Allow yourself a moment to relax, reach out, and emerge once again.

If you could send a gentle message to a parent who is having trouble today, what would you say? 👇

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