Maria Eugenia Castillo, LCSW
The Woman You Were Before All the Roles Took Over Is Not Gone. She Is Just Waiting.
Bilingual therapy for women navigating burnout, midlife transitions, and identity loss. In person in Pembroke Pines. Telehealth throughout Florida
In-person sessions available in Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Hollywood, Cooper City, Davie, Plantation, Weston, and the Greater Fort Lauderdale area.
Midlife is not too late. For some women, it is exactly the right time.
You know something has to change.
You are the one people count on, the reliable, strong, and reliable one, the one who holds it all together. You do not ask for help, because asking feels like failing, or like inconveniencing someone else.
So you keep going. But lately, something feels different. You are exhausted, and joy is harder to come by. You no longer recognize the version of yourself you see in the mirror.
It happened gradually. There was not a single dramatic moment, just years of taking care of others, of things that needed to get done, that you set your own needs aside and barely noticed.
But now you’ve noticed. Maybe a birthday felt different, a relationship ended, a career no longer fits who you are becoming, or the kids grew up and left behind a silence you were not ready for. Perhaps it was a quiet moment in front of the mirror when you realized you have been living a version of life that somehow does not feel like yours.
Life has shifted into autopilot, the things that used give you joy have stopped doing so, and your response of “I’m fine” does not match the truth.
You are tired of holding everything together while quietly coming undone.
And beneath the exhaustion, the roles, and the responsibilities, there is still a woman who remembers wanting more.
She’s still there. She is the one who brought you here.
You are the one everyone counts on, and you can’t recall the last time someone asked you if you were okay
Maybe this sounds familiar.
You look high-functioning on the outside while quietly struggling on the inside.
You feel emotionally exhausted, even after resting.
You no longer recognize yourself because somewhere between the roles you fulfill and the people who need you, the woman you used to be went quiet.
You’re used to being the strong one, but you’re tired of carrying everything alone.
You feel disconnected from yourself, your joy, or the life you once imagined.
You realize that no matter how much you get done, the finish line keeps moving.
You’re navigating a major life transition and feeling overwhelmed, lost, or uncertain about what comes next.
You feel guilty when setting boundaries or prioritizing yourself.
You are tired of surviving and want to start living more intentionally.
You want support that feels warm, honest, culturally responsive, and grounded in real life.
You’re ready to stop disappearing inside your responsibilities and reconnect with yourself again.
You are a Latina woman trying to balance cultural expectations, family responsibilities, and your own wellbeing. Lo que sientes tiene nombre, tiene causa, tiene salida, y mereces hablarlo en el idioma con el que te identificas.
You are not imagining it, and you are not alone in it. What you are feeling is real, and I started this practice for you.
Hello. I’m Maria Eugenia Castillo, LCSW.
I'm Maria Eugenia Castillo, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida and the founder of Another Angle Counseling Services. I work with adult women navigating burnout, midlife transitions, and identity loss, with women who have spent years showing up for everyone except themselves and are ready to find their way back.
My approach is warm, grounded, and direct. I don't just help you manage symptoms, I help you reconnect with who you are underneath the roles you've been carrying. I work with the understanding that my clients are in the middle of significant developmental and emotional transitions. For them, midlife is often a turning point marked by grief, reevaluation, relational shifts, and a quiet but powerful questioning of who they are beyond the roles that they’ve carried for years or even decades.
I offer therapy in English and completely in Spanish, in person in South Florida, and via telehealth throughout the state.
Conmigo, no necesitas intérprete.
With me, you don’t need an interpreter.
Here is how I can help.
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Burnout Recovery Therapy
For women who are exhausted from years of chronic over-functioning and seek to reclaim rest, boundaries, and themselves.
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Midlife Transition Therapy
For women navigating midlife, empty nest, divorce, career change, loss, or any shift that has left them questioning who they are now.
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Identity Reclamation Therapy
For women who have lost themselves inside their roles and are ready to rediscover who they are beyond what they do for others.
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Terapia en Español
Para mujeres latinas que prefieren terapia completamente en español, con plena competencia cultural y bilingüe.
Choosing yourself is not selfish. It is the beginning of feeling whole again.
Groups
There is something transformative that happens when you sit in a room, even if virtually, with other women who have felt what you feel. There is such relief when someone else gives words to the exhaustion you have been carrying alone or when you hear your own story reflected back to you and realize: I am not the only one.
These cohorts are not just casual chats or a basic venting sessions. They are structured, expertly facilitated sessions designed specifically for burnout recovery and reclaiming who you are in this next chapter of life. The presence and shared wisdom of other women become a catalyst for your own renewal.
Group cohorts are small and deeply intentional. Every group runs for 12 weeks, and every session is guided by proven, practical frameworks for sustainable recovery, not just conversation.
You have been so good at showing up for everyone else that you have quietly lost your connection to yourself.
Let’s make therapy simple.
1. Reach Out:
Click the button below to request your free consultation. You can write in English or Spanish, whichever feels more natural. I respond to inquiries within 1-2 business days.
2. We Connect
We speak by phone, you share a little about what is bringing you to therapy, and I answer your questions and tell you what therapy with me would be like. Together, we decide if working together feels right. There is no pressure. No commitment. Just a real conversation.
3. Get Started
If we decide to move forward, we schedule your first full session. We get to know each other and begin identifying what you most want from our work together.
4. You Start Feeling Like Yourself Again
We will start our weekly sessions, and over time, we can track your progress, adjust our focus, and build toward the life and the sense of self you came here to reclaim.
You learned early on that your needs were too much. Let’s unlearn that together.
Investment in your care
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if therapy is right for me?
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Start by reaching out. You don’t need to have everything figured out before contacting me, and in fact, most people don’t. Send a message through the contact form, and we’ll schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation. No commitment, no pressure. Just a chance to see if it feels like a good fit.
Do you offer in-person and telehealth sessions?
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Yes. I offer in-person sessions in Pembroke Pines and surrounding neighborhoods of Miramar, Hollywood, Cooper City, Southwest Ranches, Davie, Plantation, Weston, and the greater Fort Lauderdale area. I also offer telehealth sessions via a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform to clients anywhere in Florida.
How do I know if therapy is right for me?
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You do not have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. If you are feeling persistently overwhelmed, exhausted, disconnected, or stuck, or if you are navigating a major life transition and want support, therapy can help. The free consultation call is a good place to start and gives you a real sense of waht working together would look like.
Do you offer therapy in Spanish?
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Yes. I offer therapy fully in Spanish, with complete bilingual fluency and deep cultural understanding of the Latina experience. You can write to me, speak with me, and do all of our work entirely in Spanish if that is what feels most natural to you.
Hablo español | Terapia en la Florida |
Hablo español | Terapia en la Florida |
Ready to come back to yourself?