Maria Nilad

Maria Nilad is a writer and counselor who provides online mental health care and in-person sessions in Chapterhouse, Maginhawa. Her workshops focus on processing grief, burnout, and eco-anxiety. She’s worked with Make it Safer Movement (MISMO), Balikbayan Collective, Motherland Studio, and Street Kohi. Maria studied trauma-informed counseling in 2024 (Trey Malicoat, M.S) and is preparing to take her Master’s in Counseling. She believes in care that centers people, not pathology.