
Maria Rheba Estante
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC (she, her)


Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $185
- Couple Sessions $275
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Anthem BCBS of Virginia
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- Lyra
- Sentara Health Plans
- Spring Health
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- Out of Network

Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of Virginia / 0717002061 Maria Rheba Estante
- In Practice for 9 years
- Attended Golden Gate University , MA (I/O Psychology/MFT), Graduated 2015
- License: Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions 5000358 / 2023
- License: California Board of Behavioral Sciences 129514 / 2021
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Trauma and PTSD
- Bariatric Evaluations
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dual Diagnosis
- First Responders
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
- Trichotillomania/Excoriation Disorders
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
9 Endorsements
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Habit Reversal Training
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Social Constructionist
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
Groups
Pets in Heaven Grief Group (Virtual)

Connect to grieving pet parents. Receive extra support from mental health professionals and people experiencing similar circumstances and distress. Learn effective strategies for managing the loss of a best friend in an age of social isolation from pandemic induced lockdowns.Increase your coping skills toolbox to manage the effects an unexpected new reality compounded by other losses from Covid: limited social contacts and travel, potential job loss, etc. Focus on solutions while healing from grief through peer and professional support. Honor the relationship you had in a safe welcoming space. Pets are family we have a right to grieve.
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Location
Virtual Location due to COVID
Alexandria, VA 22307
Moms Squad Babes In Arms Support Group (Virtual)

Between your old life and emerging new life, the transition stage is often fraught with uncertainty and frequent change. Especially for new moms, veteran moms, moms dealing with kids at different life phases, etc. It’s both scary and exciting. The cocoon stage is where we find ourselves during these times. Often we must examine our beliefs as we master new roles and tasks demanded of us. Practice the tools of CBT/DBT/Solutions Focused Therapy to navigate motherhood’s changing seasons with a safe environment for group support along the way. Virtual meetings for convenience.
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Virtual Location due to COVID
Alexandria, VA 22307
Therapist Support Group (Virtual)

Biweeekly peer support group for licensed therapists starting 4/22/25. Tuesdays 9:30am-11:00am PT/12:30pm-2:00pm ET.
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Location
#5441
Alexandria, VA 22307
Location
Additional Location
Virtual Only (Newport Beach, CA)
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(804) 575-5946Nearby Areas
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