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Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CNMI, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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You're good at what you do. You're that friend, colleague, or family member that people reach out to for support and advice. You are the one that keeps things running for everyone else. And yet, you are burdened by an inner critic that constantly questions whether you are enough. You may be reaching burnout, but you can't figure out the right time to put yourself first. If you are looking to build a more sustainable relationship with your work, connect with me. I support high-achieving professionals navigating imposter syndrome, burnout, and work/life balance.
Many of my clients are first-generation professionals, or professionals at multilateral development orgs (e.g., the World Bank, IDB, IMF) and the government, facing career disruption. I work with late-diagnosed ADHD, autistic, and OCD adults exhausted from masking and ready to understand themselves without pathologizing who they are.
I believe clear goals and measurable progress are a form of respect for your time and your struggle. That's why I offer structure and a goal-oriented framework through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches, delivered entirely through secure video sessions. As an immigrant and first-generation professional myself, I offer a space to build genuine self-understanding, practical skills, and the confidence to advocate for yourself, in English or Spanish, wherever you are.
Client Focus
Session Format: Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Hispanic / Latino, Women clients.
Languages: English, Spanish
Treatment Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Multicultural Therapy Acknowledges the role of culture, race, and identity in mental health. It values diversity and adapts treatment to each person’s background.
- Schema Therapy Identifies deep-rooted negative patterns formed in childhood. It combines CBT, attachment theory, and experiential methods for change.
Approach Description: My clinical foundation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have advanced training through the Beck Institute, which I use to help clients understand the connections between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and build concrete, measurable change. For clients whose patterns are rooted in longer-standing beliefs about themselves, formed early and reinforced over time, I draw on Schema Therapy to identify and shift those deeper patterns, particularly useful for perfectionism, self-criticism, and difficulty feeling secure in relationships or achievements. Multicultural Therapy isn't a separate technique, but the lens through which I apply them: I consider how cultural identity, immigration experience, and the specific pressures of navigating U.S. professional and academic spaces shape how someone experiences their own thoughts and beliefs. Together, these approaches let me offer structure and evidence-based methods without asking clients to set aside the cultural context that shapes their experience.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee $250
- Out of Network
- I am an out of network provider for all insurance companies. I will provide you with a Superbill for ONN claim submissions. If you have questions on the process, I provide guidance on submitting out of network claims to obtain the reimbursement you are entitled to.
Education & Credentials
Maria Jose Rendon Ph.D.
- Female
- License # 06138
- Licensed in Maryland
- PSYPACT Mobility # 8207
- Practicing Since 2017
Education: I earned my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Miami (2015) and my B.A. from Smith College. I've pursued specialized training in CBT through the Beck Institute and ERP through the IOCDF, including training delivered in Spanish.
Maria Jose Rendon Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of PSYPACT states Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CNMI, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Online Therapy Details: doxy.me
Most of the clients I work with have been managing quite well by outside standards long before they walked in. Yet they often describe struggling to keep things together, battling an inner critic, or carrying a pressure that keeps them from enjoying their own accomplishments. I help clients tackle their perfectionism, burnout and imposter syndrome. Together, we learn concrete strategies and set up accountability systems to practice what you are learning in therapy and see measurable outcomes.
I am a long-time immigrant to the U.S. and have been a college student, a graduate student, and now a business owner, all firsts in my family. The cultural dynamics my Latinx clients describe, family loyalty pulling against personal ambition, the exhaustion of translating yourself between worlds, are part of my own lived experience too.
A typical course of treatment might involve weekly sessions at the start, tapering to biweekly as you build skills and independence. In our first sessions, you can expect to work with me to build a treatment plan with specific goals and concrete steps toward where you want to be. You'll know what we're working on and why, and you'll be able to track your own progress along the way.
I'm neurotypical myself, which I mention deliberately: I'm not drawing on shared neurodivergent experience, I'm bringing structured clinical skill and genuine curiosity about how your particular mind works, which some clients specifically prefer.
Sessions are conducted over secure video, available in English or Spanish. I maintain a limited number of in-network spots for Aetna clients in Maryland, Virginia, and DC; for clients with other PPO plans, I provide documentation for out-of-network reimbursement. If the fit feels right after reading this, the next step is a brief consultation, not a commitment, just a conversation to see if we're a good match.