Maria Stave, a Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) based in Goleta, CA, offers services to a diverse age range, including children (5 to 10), preteens (10 to 13), teenagers (13 to 18), adults (18 to 65), and elders (65+). She works with individuals, families, and couples, addressing a range of concerns such as addiction, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), alcohol and drug use, anxiety, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, depression, domestic violence, eating disorders, family stress, general well-being and mental health concerns, grief, LGBTQ+ related concerns, men's and women's issues, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), parenting challenges, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and relationship stress. Maria Stave provides therapy in English (US) and employs various therapeutic approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family/marital therapy, solution focused brief therapy (SFBT), family systems therapy, motivational interviewing, interpersonal therapy, relational therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), integrative therapy, existential therapy, and play therapy.