Experience Transformative Healing with Maria Jessica Quiroz

Decades of Insight, Compassion, and Care!

She is the Owner and Founder of The Couples Therapy and Reunification Counseling, a private practice operating in Montebello and Newport Beach, California. She has served this community for over 10 years, providing therapy services with a focus on high-conflict families, reunification cases, and trauma-informed care.

She began her clinical career at Pacific Clinics in 2016 as a trainee, where she received extensive foundational training in child and family therapy and began accumulating the 3,000 supervised hours required for licensure. She later worked at Molina Pathways, a crisis intervention center and Full-Service Partnership (FSP) program, where she gained hands-on experience in crisis response, trauma-informed intervention, and county-level systems of care. Her work at FSP enriched her clinical knowledge of serious mental health presentations and further equipped her to support vulnerable populations through individualized, culturally responsive treatment.

In addition to surpassing the BBS requirement of 3,000 supervised hours, she has completed advanced training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and other trauma-informed modalities. She maintains an eclectic and integrative approach tailored to the needs of each family, grounded in attachment theory, systemic frameworks, and best practices in the field. As a licensed clinician, she also meets the ongoing California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) requirement to complete Continuing Education Units (CEUs) each renewal cycle, ensuring her practice remains compliant and clinically up to date.

Her reunification methods are informed by years of clinical practice, direct work with high-conflict families, and continuous case consultation with multidisciplinary professionals and coaches. She is currently developing a book and accompanying workbook to contribute to research and clinical training in the area of reunification.

She is also well-versed in the topic of Parental Alienation (PA), having studied the works of leading experts such as Dr. Craig Childress and scholars who contributed to the development of the Parental Acceptance–Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ). While PA is not recognized in the DSM-5 as a formal diagnosis, she is familiar with the research discourse and clinical instruments used to assess it, and she incorporates this knowledge into her reunification evaluations and treatment planning.

With more than a decade of direct experience, comprehensive training, and a deep understanding of family dynamics, she considers herself a specialist in reunification therapy, parental alienation, and court-involved family systems.

Working with Maria Jessica Quiroz is more than just therapy, it’s a journey of healing, reconnection, and hope. She creates a safe, structured, and compassionate space where families rediscover trust, rebuild relationships, and break the cycles of alienation and estrangement.

Her approach is empathetic yet strategic, blending clinical expertise with a deep understanding of family dynamics. Whether navigating high-conflict co-parenting, overcoming parental alienation, or guiding children through emotional healing, Maria is your steadfast advocate and guide.

Expect breakthroughs, clarity, and a renewed sense of connection because with Maria, it’s not just about therapy. It’s about rebuilding what matters most: family.