Client-led and relational
Deep empathy, presence, uninterrupted exploration, and the belief that healing does not happen in isolation.
A relational, embodied space for reclaiming what is yours and returning to the wisdom already living within you.
Liberation is about remembering the wisdom that lives within your bones, reclaiming the parts of yourself that have been silenced or taken, and rising back into relationship with your body, your lineage, and your own inner power.
This coaching is a holistic, client-led space for remembering who you are beneath the layers of survival, conditioning, and systemic harm. My work is grounded in the belief that healing is relational, embodied, and deeply contextual; shaped by culture, identity, history, and lived experience. This is not a space for language of fixing or pathologizing. It is a space to walk beside each other as we reconnect with your own wisdom, power, and truth.
I understand healing as something that happens in relationship—to ourselves, our bodies, one another, our communities, our ancestors, the Earth, and her medicines. The relationship we build together is one part of this larger web, and I approach it with deep respect for your autonomy, agency, and inner knowing. There is room here for all parts of you and whatever may arise. My role is to listen deeply, attune to your body and nervous system, and tend with you to our relationship with the medicine. Ancestor work is deeply personal to me, shaped by lineages that taught me from a young age to honor those who came before us. When invited, there is space for ancestry, culture, and lineage to be part of our work too. More than anything, I hope to create a space where you feel safe to have the experience that is right for you, whatever that may look like.
I work especially with people whose identities, bodies, histories, or lived experiences have not always been held well by conventional systems of care.
My work draws from person-centered, decolonial, liberation-based, and somatic frameworks while remaining guided by the person in front of me rather than a predetermined formula.
Deep empathy, presence, uninterrupted exploration, and the belief that healing does not happen in isolation.
Sessions may include conversation, somatic movement, breath work, mindfulness, visualization, stillness, or creative exploration depending on what feels supportive.
Culture, identity, history, lived experience, oppression, marginalization, and displacement are understood as part of the context in which our nervous systems and stories take shape.
Coaching is shaped around what you are carrying, what you are hoping to reclaim, and what feels possible in your life right now. We move at a pace that leaves room for relationship, reflection, and the wisdom of your body.
Our first sessions are about getting to know one another and understanding what is bringing you here. We make space for your history, identities, relationships, hopes, patterns, and the larger systems and experiences that have shaped your life. Together, we begin noticing what you want more of, what you may be ready to release, and what support feels most useful.
There is no predetermined curriculum. Sessions may include conversation, somatic awareness, movement, mindfulness, visualization, creative exploration, or simply slowing down enough to listen. We can explore identity, grief, relationships, chronic illness, survival patterns, belonging, purpose, or whatever is asking for your attention.
Insight matters, but so does what becomes possible outside our sessions. Over time, we notice what is shifting and explore ways to live in greater relationship with your values, body, needs, community, and sense of self. The goal is not to become a perfected version of yourself, but to have more choice in how you move through your life.
You are the medicine. The medicine is within you.
“Working with Maria was truly one of the most magical and deeply impactful experiences of my life. From the moment I met her I felt safe, seen, and gently held in a way that allowed me to fully surrender to the journey.”— Hillary
“I am forever thankful for everything Maria has done for me. She was able to meet me where I was at mentally and spiritually and was able to open doors for me I didn't think were possible.”— Christian
“When my life was upended by a chronic illness, I at first felt really lost navigating new themes like ableism and exclusion, accessibility, deep grief. Working with Maria helped me to metabolize a lot of these experiences and find my way through it.”— Nicole
Mária Nguyễn (she/her) is a liberation coach, plant medicine facilitator, clinical psychology doctoral student, nonprofit founder, and community advocate whose work sits at the intersection of mental health, embodiment, collective healing, science, and social justice. At the heart of her work is a commitment to creating spaces where people can be understood within the fullness of their identities, histories, bodies, cultures, and lived experiences.
Her background spans biomedical science, mental health, medicine, trauma-informed care, psychedelic facilitation, and community-based work. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology, with scholarly interests in decolonial approaches to mental healthcare, intergenerational trauma, and psychedelic-assisted approaches to healing.
Mária is also the founder of the Ancestra Foundation, a women-of-color-led nonprofit working to expand access to plant medicine-supported mental health care. Across her academic, community, and coaching work, she brings together scientific curiosity with deeply relational, human-centered care.
My rates range from $75–$125 per hour based on financial circumstances. Packaged offers are available at a reduced rate.
If you need support but cannot afford my services, please reach out. We can discuss care options or other resources that may help you access support.
I offer a free Zoom or phone consultation because genuine connection matters. It gives us a chance to meet, talk about what you are seeking, and see whether working together feels aligned.
If you are curious about working together, I invite you to book a free connection call. We can talk about what you are navigating, what you are seeking, and whether this space feels supportive.