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Maximiliano Nealon

Compassionate counselor blending talk and mindfulness

LPC Oregon

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English, Spanish

About Maximiliano

Maximiliano Nealon is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping individuals navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. He draws on a collaborative, client-centered stance that emphasizes working with each person’s strengths and lived experience to build practical skills and insight.

Background and approach

With ten years of clinical experience, he blends talk therapy with mindfulness practices and solution-oriented techniques to address concerns such as grief, anger, parenting difficulties, compassion fatigue, and issues around identity and self-esteem. Nealon integrates cognitive behavioral strategies alongside Jungian and narrative influences, tailoring sessions to the needs and goals of the person in front of him.

He brings lived experience with meditation, movement practices, and music into treatment when useful, and attends to cultural context and multicultural concerns as part of therapy. Comfortable working in English and Spanish, he offers flexible formats to meet different preferences and helps clients explore life purpose, codependency, forgiveness, and related challenges with curiosity and practical guidance.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Maximiliano combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered and mindfulness-informed work. CBT offers practical techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and cope with stress. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps them access their own solutions, making it well suited to collaborative online sessions.

Mindfulness-based elements are woven into sessions as practices for grounding, emotional regulation, and present-moment awareness. These practices often include short exercises, breath work, and attention training that translate effectively to remote formats and can be incorporated into a client's daily routine to support ongoing change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work collaboratively with clients to select methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. This means testing techniques, adapting pace, and combining strategies so the work feels practical and personally meaningful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage from home or other settings that fit their schedule. The variety of formats makes it easier to maintain consistency, try different ways of working, and access care even when life is busy or travel is difficult.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, family and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, as well as related focuses like codependency and life purpose.
What is the therapist's general approach and style?
The clinician uses a collaborative, client-centered style and combines cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and narrative or Jungian perspectives to tailor therapy to each client's needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has ten years of professional experience working with adults, families, and adolescents on a variety of presenting concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
The clinician holds an LPC with license details CO LPC LPC.0015839 and OR LPC C5927 and practices from Oregon.
Which languages are available for sessions and can international clients participate?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and the therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and needs.
How does pricing and payment work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with this therapist?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

CodependencyForgivenessLife purposeMen's issuesMulticultural concernsSelf-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Colorado, Oregon

Languages

English, Spanish