Maryam Moody, LCSW
I’m a New Yorker, a queer femme, and a mom. My style is warm, direct, and collaborative. I bring humor and curiosity to therapy. You can expect to laugh, to be interrupted by questions, and to be heard with heartfelt empathy.
My training is in psychodynamic therapy. I have a master’s in social work and am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California. In addition to my private practice, I am an emergency room social worker.
My approach is strengths-based and solution-oriented.
I believe you are the authority on your own life, and I respect your expertise. My job is not to change you. It’s to listen, learn, and help you draw on your own innate ability to grow. When appropriate, I teach coping tools from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy.
Why Broken Cup?
“One day [Buddhist teacher] Ajahn Chah held up a beautiful Chinese tea cup. ‘To me this cup is already broken. Because I know its fate, I can enjoy it here and now. And when it’s gone, it’s gone.’ When we understand the truth of uncertainty and relax, we become free.”
—Jack Kornfield, The Wise Heart (emphasis added)
This story illustrates both the sorrows and the delights of impermanence. There’s grief, but also gratitude, in knowing that the cup will eventually shatter. Every moment with it is precious.
