Maria is a family therapist. she encourages her clients to recognize and respect other's point of view and be open to different ideas. maria is fostering a sense of:

The answer would be connectedness.  You can say that this can be an empathic connection. Since in order to connect you need to feel them so it is best described in empathy. This is occasionally seen as a cognitive capability to put yourself in somebody else’s shoes, and visualize what they are feeling. 

the first question's answer is a.

idk if you found them already or not but you probably did but the one closer to sea level is raleigh.