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Hayley Mauro

Hayley Mauro

LCSW

California

Calm, practical support for motivation and coping

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At a glance

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, California / 113939
Experience
7 years
Languages
English
Location
California

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    • Motivation focused
    • Skill building
    • Goal oriented

    About Hayley

    Hayley Mauro is a California licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. She uses a calm, direct style to help clients build motivation and steady their confidence. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals so problems feel more manageable.

    Hayley draws on seven years of professional experience in community and clinical settings. She emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about trauma, loss, relationship strain, and problems with motivation or eating. Her approach centers on listening first, then helping clients identify small changes that fit their lives.

    Her work includes techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Those tools are used to spot unhelpful thought patterns, strengthen emotional regulation, and guide motivation for change. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are added when they match a person’s goals.

    Hayley pays attention to life transitions and challenges such as parenting stress, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and end-of-life issues, cancer caregiving, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses ADHD, panic, somatic symptoms, sexuality, and young adult struggles. Treatment plans are shaped around what the individual wants to work on.

    Conversations are practical and paced to what feels doable. Hayley helps clients set clear next steps and practice skills between meetings. She offers care in English from her California practice and holds the LCSW credential.

  2. How Motivational Interviewing and CBT work online

    Hayley blends Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people make changes that matter. Motivational Interviewing focuses on discovering what a person really wants and building their own reasons for change through collaborative conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns.

    She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills when those tools fit a client's needs. These approaches are explained in simple terms and practiced together so clients can try them between sessions and notice what helps.

    Finding the right approach is a team effort. Hayley will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts pace and techniques as progress is made, and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still fits.

    Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins during breaks. Talk with the therapist when setting up appointments about timing, camera use, and session length so arrangements match everyday routines.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

    Also works with

    LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersParenting issuesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

    Additional focus areas

    Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesCancerFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    7+ years

    Listed in

    California

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What issues does Hayley commonly address?

    She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, eating issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

    What is her general therapy style?

    She uses a practical, listening-first style that focuses on setting small goals and building motivation over time.

    What experience does she bring to sessions?

    Hayley has seven years of professional experience in community and clinical settings supporting a range of concerns.

    What credential and region should I know about?

    She holds an LCSW and practices in California.

    Which languages are supported for sessions?

    Sessions are offered in English.

    Can international clients work with her?

    International clients are not currently accepted.

    How are sessions billed and what is the cost structure?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin working with this therapist?

    Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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