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How I Help

Maria Boncyk, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Virtual therapy for anxiety, depression, complex trauma, people pleasing, relationship difficulties, LGBTQIA+ and identity concerns, and childhood trauma across New York and Massachusetts.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NY #087032, MA LICSW #1140891)
Virtual Therapy Across New York & Massachusetts
Out-of-Network (OON) Provider, Superbills Provided
15+ Years in Practice

Maria Boncyk, LCSW provides virtual therapy for anxiety, depression, complex trauma, people pleasing, relationship difficulties, LGBTQIA+ and identity concerns, and childhood trauma. She works with teens and adults located anywhere in New York or Massachusetts, and every new client relationship begins with a free 25-minute consultation.

People rarely arrive at therapy with a single, tidy problem. Anxiety tangles with people pleasing, old family patterns shape present relationships, and what looks like depression often carries grief or trauma underneath it. The specialties below describe the doorways people most often come through, and the work itself follows what you actually need.

Each page explains what the struggle tends to feel like, how therapy addresses it, and what to expect from the process. If you are not sure which fits, that is completely normal, and the free consultation is the easiest place to sort it out together.

A word about how these specialties were chosen. After fifteen-plus years of clinical work across community mental health, integrated medical care, and private practice, these are the areas where my training, supervision experience, and thousands of client hours run deepest. Complex trauma and EMDR sit at the center of that experience, and nearly every other concern on this list connects to it in some way: anxiety that started as vigilance in an unpredictable home, depression that carries unprocessed grief, people pleasing that was once a survival strategy, and relationship patterns that repeat what attachment taught you early. Working with someone who understands those connections means your therapy addresses causes rather than endlessly managing symptoms.

Everything below is available to teens aged 13 and up and adults located anywhere in New York or Massachusetts, held over a secure telehealth platform. Sessions are weekly, 50 minutes, with intake at $275 and ongoing sessions at $250. I am an out-of-network (OON) provider, I will confirm coverage details with you first, and I provide out-of-network reimbursement support, with details on the fees and insurance page. This is also an AI-free practice: no AI note-takers or transcription tools touch your sessions, because the privacy that makes honest therapy possible is not negotiable.

Anxiety Therapy

Therapy for constant worry, overthinking, tension, and the exhausting feeling of always being on alert, offered virtually to teens and adults across New York and Massachusetts.

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Depression Therapy

Therapy for persistent low mood, numbness, loss of interest, and the heaviness that makes ordinary days feel impossible, offered virtually across New York and Massachusetts.

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Complex Trauma Therapy

EMDR-informed therapy for the lasting effects of prolonged or repeated trauma: hypervigilance, emotional waves, a distorted sense of self, and relationships that feel unsafe.

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People Pleasing & Boundaries Therapy

Therapy for the exhausting habit of putting everyone else first: difficulty saying no, fear of disappointing people, resentment, and losing track of what you actually want.

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Relationship & Breakup Therapy

Individual therapy for painful relationship patterns, recurring conflict, trust struggles, and the disorientation of breakups, whether you are partnered, dating, or newly single. Couples therapy is also offered.

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LGBTQIA+ & Identity Therapy

Affirming therapy for exploring sexuality, gender, and identity, coping with discrimination, navigating family and cultural pressures, and the stress of moving through systems not built for you.

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Childhood Trauma Therapy

EMDR-informed therapy for adults and teens carrying childhood wounds: emotional neglect, chaotic or frightening homes, and the patterns those early years wrote into adult life.

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Not Sure Where You Fit?

Most people who reach out are dealing with more than one of these at once, and some cannot name what is wrong at all, only that something is. You do not need the right words to start. Describe what your days feel like, and we will find the thread together. You can also read about how I work, including EMDR, attachment-based, and somatic approaches.

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Why People Choose Working With Maria

A Confidential, Non-Judgmental Space

Every session is confidential. You can speak freely about what you are experiencing, and patterns get named with warmth and directness, never shame.

Licensed and Accountable in Two States

Maria is licensed in New York (LCSW #087032) and Massachusetts (LICSW #1140891), held to the highest professional and ethical standards.

AI-Free Therapy

No AI note-takers, no transcription tools, nothing that records or shares what you say. Your words stay between you and your therapist.

Free 25-Minute Consultation

Start with a free conversation to see if working together feels right, with no commitment and no pressure in either direction.

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A free 25-minute consultation is a low-pressure way to talk about what is going on, ask questions, and see whether working together feels right.