Meet Maria
At Helen's Project, we believe mental healthcare should be affordable and accessible. That's why we offer flexible scheduling and payment options to get you the care you deserve.
Maria Manzano, LMSW
Licensed Master
Social Worker
Maria is a Licensed Master Social Worker in Texas with a passion for providing compassionate, evidence-based, and trauma-informed care. As a bilingual clinician and proud first-generation college graduate, she is committed to breaking cultural and language barriers in mental health and ensuring every client feels heard, valued, and supported.
Her clinical work focuses on adolescents and adults facing challenges such as anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, relationship difficulties, burnout, stress, postpartum depression, domestic abuse, and major life transitions. Maria draws from a range of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, and EMDR, and she tailors each session to her clients’ unique needs.
Maria’s therapeutic style is strengths-based, collaborative, and empowering. She strives to create a safe, inclusive environment where clients can process their experiences, build resilience, and take meaningful steps toward healing and personal growth. Her purpose in therapy is to meet each client where they are and walk alongside them as they move toward recovery and inner peace.
