Maritza Ejenbaum, LCSW

Maritza Ejenbaum is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 36 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by teaching practical skills and offering steady support. She works in both English and Spanish and has experience with diverse cultural and sexual orientation backgrounds.

Her main goals are to help people manage stress so it does not control their lives, reduce anxiety and depression symptoms with concrete coping tools, and address addictive behaviors and trauma consequences. She also assists people wanting to understand how early life experiences shape current relationships and self-worth. Maritza supports those navigating career shifts, parenting challenges, grief, and identity concerns including LGBT issues.

Her approach is collaborative and tailored. She believes there is no one-size-fits-all method and mixes techniques to match each person’s needs. Building trust and treating people with dignity and compassion are central to her work.

Sessions often focus on skill-building, improving communication, and increasing self-confidence. She aims to help people make clear, manageable changes rather than overwhelming them with theory. Maritza emphasizes practical steps people can try between meetings to notice real differences in daily life.

She frames therapy as a cooperative process where the person sets goals and the therapist offers guidance, education, and feedback. People who want a supportive, experienced clinician to help them sort relationship issues, mood concerns, or life transitions may find her approach useful.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help people notice repeated interaction styles and try new ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and goals, with the therapist offering empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose methods that match their goals, personality, and needs. That choice can shift as progress is made or new challenges appear.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible for people who prefer speaking in their own space to meet with a licensed professional without rearranging their whole day. The therapist will help plan session pacing and homework so therapeutic work fits into everyday life.