Maria received her ungraduated degree in Sociology and Psychology from Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. She later received her Master's Degree from Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina. She did her undergraduate internship at Lexington Christian Counseling in Lexington. Maria has always enjoyed helping people gain emotion health and wholeness.

When Maria isn't working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Maria has been married for over 20 years and has a teenage daughter.