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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Caregiver stress
About Maureen
Dr. Maureen O'Shea is a California Psychologist (CA Psychologist 12720) with 30 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. She sees adults who are facing emotional strain and the practical challenges that follow difficult events. Sessions focus on talking through feelings and finding steps that make day-to-day life more manageable.
Her work emphasizes clear, direct conversation about what is causing distress. She listens for patterns such as abandonment, attachment concerns, or caregiver stress, and helps clients notice how those patterns affect choices and relationships. Communication problems, shame or guilt, and feelings of isolation are common topics in sessions.
Dr. O'Shea brings long experience to issues like post-traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and social anxiety. She attends to women's issues and questions about life purpose and self-worth. Grief and loss work includes practical coping techniques alongside talk about the emotions that follow loss.
Therapy sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person needs. The aim is to identify concrete steps clients can use between appointments and to reduce the day-to-day load of stress and anxiety. She encourages straightforward planning and small experiments people can try between meetings.
Sessions are conducted in English from her California practice. International clients are not accepted. Before booking, visitors should confirm the current session formats offered and any scheduling details.
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Therapeutic approaches for online work
Two evidence-based approaches often used for the issues listed are trauma-informed care and grief-focused work. Trauma-informed care involves recognizing how past harm affects current thoughts, emotions, and relationships, and it helps people reduce reactivity and regain control over everyday life. Grief-focused work combines open discussion of loss with practical coping strategies to manage difficult days and anniversaries.Another common approach addresses stress and anxiety through skills training such as relaxation, problem-solving, and behavioral experiments. These methods aim to lower immediate overwhelm and build more effective routines and responses over time. The therapist and client will review what feels most useful and choose an approach together based on needs and goals.
Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking. The practical benefits of working by distance often include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and making it easier to attend shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can help arrange session length and timing to match work or caregiving commitments, and they will discuss how to structure sessions so clients can apply what they learn to everyday life.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, caregiver stress, shame and social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She looks for patterns that influence behavior and suggests steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and life-transition issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California Psychologist, CA Psychologist 12720, and practices in California.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.