Maria Farraye-Biggs

Maria Farraye-Biggs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New Jersey with 30 years of clinical experience. She has worked in a range of settings and has managed a private practice, supporting people of different ages and backgrounds with concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, ADHD, LGBT matters, relationship and family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger management, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

She emphasizes the importance of building rapport and trust between therapist and client as the foundation for successful therapy. Maria understands that developing that connection takes time, and she commits to being present alongside clients as they work toward their goals.

Having engaged in therapy herself, Maria relates personally to the experience of sitting in the client’s chair. She also brings lived perspective from navigating medical issues, growing up as a first-generation American-born daughter of immigrant parents, and parenting a child with ADHD. Those experiences inform her empathy and understanding while she helps others process, learn, and heal.

Her clinical approach draws on multiple therapeutic modalities tailored to the client’s needs, including psychodynamic psychotherapy, client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoeducation, and solution-focused therapy. She also integrates strength-based methods. Maria is known for being caring, sensitive, authentic, reflective, and a compassionate listener. She uses an interactive approach that both guides and challenges clients, aiming to make the therapy experience genuine, respectful, and safe.

Maria holds New Jersey licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a credential that reflects advanced clinical training and authorization to practice in the state (license number 44SC00452200). She commends anyone who takes the step to seek therapy and stands ready to support and empower clients to identify and achieve their goals. Maria looks forward to hearing from prospective clients and working with them on their journey.