LICENSED THERAPIST + SELF-ESTEEM THERAPIST + MOVEMENT THERAPIST
I help individuals reconnect and strengthen the relationship with themselves and in turn develop and strengthen life-giving relationships with others. My philosophy is that we can only pour effectively into others from a full cup.
ABOUT MARIA
Maria Bush, LPC-MHSP, is a well experienced licensed therapist, serving in the mental health field for over 16 years. Maria has served her community in various social services roles that include: Emergency Psychiatric Services, Substance Abuse, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. She is the former Assistant Director for the Office of Crisis Services and Suicide Prevention for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. She is the founder and owner of Kindness Connects Us Therapy Services, established June 2015. Everyday she helps youth and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, and anger that impacts their ability to make decisions, low self-esteem, substance abuse, physical pain, or troubled relationships.
Maria earned her undergraduate degree from Fisk University and graduate degree from Argosy University in Nashville, TN. She has additional certifications in working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness and anxiety disorders, training clinicians across the state of Tennessee in emergency involuntary psychiatric services, advanced training for counseling adults who’ve experienced various types of abuse, and Certified Tennessee Licensure Supervisor. She is the owner of Worthy-ish, LLC and host of Worthy-ish with Maria Bush Podcast. Learn More