Maria Siddiqui, MA, ATR-BC, LPCC

Pronouns

• She/Her

Education

• MA - Counseling & Psychotherapy – Adler Graduate School, 2021

Services Offered

• Individual Psychotherapy

Ages I Work With

• 18+

Clinical Interests

• Acute, chronic, and complex trauma

• Religious trauma and spiritual harm

• Sexual abuse and assault

• Developmental trauma

• Grief and loss

• Identity exploration and life transitions

• Depression and anxiety

• PTSD and dissociation

• Burnout and relational challenges

• Impacts of oppression, migration, marginalization, and intergenerational trauma

My Approaches to Care

As a trauma-informed psychotherapist, I prioritize emotional safety, consent, and collaboration. I see therapy as a sacred, co-created space where each person is the expert of their own life. My role is to walk alongside you with compassion, curiosity, and clinical insight, as we gently name and unweave the survival strategies rooted in pain, while also nurturing the strengths, creativity, and wisdom that have sustained you.

I integrate Art Therapy, EMDR, and Anchored Relational Therapy with mindfulness and somatic awareness, creating a personalized approach grounded in your unique needs. For clients seeking spiritually integrated care, I respectfully incorporate Islamic psychology and spiritual practices in a way that honors your values, whether you identify as Muslim or are exploring a personal connection to faith or spirituality.

I am certified in Art therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and Anchored Relational therapy. I also have interest in Islamically integrated therapy, trauma-informed, relational, and somatic-based approaches, reflective, narrative, and identity-based work

I center the therapeutic relationship as the heart of the healing process, where judgment is replaced by curiosity, where silence becomes a space of deep witnessing, and where healing unfolds not through fixing, but by remembering what is already whole.

My Decolonized/Anti-Oppressive Lens

My approach is shaped by a deep awareness of the systemic, historical, and intergenerational forces that impact mental health. I strive to hold a decolonized, anti-oppressive lens that validates the lived experiences of clients navigating racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and cultural erasure. As a Pakistani Muslim therapist, I bring cultural humility and lived understanding into the room, honoring the wisdom and resilience that emerge from marginalized identities. In our work, we make space for both individual healing and collective liberation.

What I Hope Clients Feel After Working With Me

That they are deeply seen, not for what needs to be fixed, but for the strength it took to survive. I hope clients leave our work with a greater sense of wholeness, self-trust, and compassion, for themselves and their stories. I want them to feel more rooted in their values, more connected to their inner wisdom, and more spacious in their nervous systems and relationships.

Why I Chose This Work

I chose this work because healing is sacred. I’ve witnessed firsthand the power of being compassionately witnessed and gently supported in one’s journey of remembering, reclaiming, and realigning. Therapy can be an act of resistance, a return to dignity, and a pathway to self-connection, and it’s an honor to walk alongside others in that journey.

What I Enjoy Outside of Work

I’m a writer, artist, and lifelong learner. Creative expression nourishes me deeply. I also enjoy spending time with loved ones, and reflecting on ways to weave healing into everyday life.

My Favorite Quote

“What if the darkness is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb?” — Valerie Kaur