Lexington, MA
Lexington – North
450 Bedford Street Suite 2400
Lexington, MA 02420
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Lexington, MA 02420
Maria LaCreta
LMHC
Therapist
About Maria LaCreta
Maria is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who works with many skills-based therapy systems, including mindfulness techniques focused on learning to be more present. She utilizes a trauma-informed approach grounded in “bottom-up” theories such as grounding, breathing, and somatic awareness. Maria also incorporates CBT, DBT, and ACT, all of which offer practical tools to help intercept maladaptive habits and manage distressing symptoms with skills clients can readily practice and implement. She finds that many people appreciate having a consistent, weekly space to vent or engage in talk therapy around current or ongoing stressors. This may include life transitions, caretaking, parenting, LBTQIA+ families, single parenting, divorce, break-ups, insomnia/sleep concerns, interpersonal conflict, grief/loss, women’s experiences, and in managing stress, anxiety, or depression.
Maria believes therapy can also serve as a space for shorter-term problem solving, especially during periods when life feels difficult to manage or balance. She offers an open and approachable environment designed to foster supportive care and room to breathe. She understands that beginning therapy can feel daunting, particularly for those who have never had access to therapy or are taking the plunge for the first time. Maria believes in meeting people where they are, taking time to understand who they are and what makes up their world in order to create a safe and welcoming space to explore patterns, habits, and symptom relief.
She works with individuals facing overwhelm related to balancing life and work, anxiety, ongoing medical intervention, and the strain of navigating interpersonal relationships. Sometimes this work involves reconnecting with personal strengths or identifying them for the first time. Other times it may involve gaining language for emotional experiences, receiving feedback, or reevaluating personal values. Maria’s work is centered on helping clients navigate questions, challenges, and difficulties in a space that ultimately feels empowering.
Maria believes in a collaborative, person-centered approach that offers a judgment-free zone. Through the use of Expressive Arts, sessions may also incorporate more non-traditional methods utilizing creativity and the arts. This allows for flexible thinking and new ways of sitting with, moving through, or letting go of unwanted feelings while cultivating what clients need to move toward healing and growth.
Maria can be found at the following location:
Visit Reasons:
Insurance Accepted:
- Independence Administrators
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: HMO
- 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund
- Aetna
- Aetna: Medicare
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- All Savers
- Allied Benefit Systems
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- ASR: Physicians Care Network
- Asurius Northwest Health
- AvMed
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Medicare
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BCN/Blue Care Network
- BCN/Blue Care Network: Medicare
- Blue Benefit Administrators of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross of Idaho
- Blue Shield of California
- Blue Shield of California: Medicare
- Blue Solutions Administrator
- Capital Blue Cross
- Capital Blue Cross: Medicare
- CareFirst BCBS
- CareFirst BCBS: Medicare
- Carelon
- Carelon: Medicare
- CHAMPVA
- CHAMPVA: Medicare
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Commonwealth Care Alliance: Medicare
- CPN/Clearwater Provider Network
- Curative
- DMBA (Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators)
- EBMS
- Empire BCBS
- Encore Health Connect
- Eternal Health: Medicare Advantage
- Excellus BCBS
- Fallon
- Fallon: Medicare
- Farm Bureau Medicare Supplement
- First Health Network
- Florida Blue
- Freedom Network
- GEHA/Government Employees Health Association
- Golden Rule
- Gravie Administrative Services
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Harvard Pilgrim: Medicare
- Health Net Medicare Supplement
- Highmark BCBS
- Highmark BCBS: Medicare
- Horizon BCBS
- Horizon BCBS: Medicare
- HPI/Health Plans, Inc.
- Independence Blue Cross (IBX)
- Independence Blue Cross (IBX): Medicare
- Lucet: Medicare
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham
- MedCost: PPO
- Medica
- Medicare
- Meritain
- Mountain Health Co-Op
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev: Medicare
- Mutual of Omaha Medicare Supplement
- Network Health Plan
- Ohio State University Faculty and Staff Plan
- Optum
- Oscar
- Oxford
- PacificSource
- PacificSource: Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Peak Health
- Point32Health
- Point32Health: Medicare
- Premera Blue Cross
- Railroad Medicare
- Regence Blue Shield
- Regence Blue Shield: Medicare
- Select Health
- Self Pay
- Southern Indiana Health Organization
- St. Luke's Health Plan
- State Farm Medicare Supplement
- Surest/UHC
- TRICARE East Region
- TRICARE East Region: Humana Military (Need Referral from PCP)
- Tufts
- Tufts: Medicare
- UFCW Local 1546
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare
- UMR
- UniCare: Medicare
- United Behavioral Health
- UnitedHealthcare Student Resources
- Uprise Health
- US Behavioral Health Plan California
- USAA Medicare Supplement
- VA Community Care Network/Optum
- Wellcare: Medicare
- Wellpoint/Unicare
- Wellpoint/Unicare: Medicare
- Wellsense
- Wellsense: Medicare
- Wisconsin Physician Services
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Federal Employee Program (FEP)
Therapy Types:
- Individual Therapy
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Yoga/Breathwork
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy
- Spiritual or Holistic Approach