About Mary
Mary Alice Emert is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people handle anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and relationship and family concerns. She works with parents and caregivers as well as individuals coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is direct and personal. Sessions aim to strengthen communication, build self-esteem, and find practical ways to manage emotions. She blends client-centered work with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address daily struggles.
Background and approach
Mary Alice has long experience with adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, and caregiving challenges. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric transitions, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and recovery from trauma and abuse. Her background includes helping people handle anger, parenting strain, and the effects of domestic violence.
In sessions she uses motivational interviewing to help clarify goals and solution-focused techniques to create small, achievable steps. The Gottman Method informs her work on communication and relationship skills. Clients can expect practical strategies alongside empathic listening.
She offers sessions in English and provides multiple online formats. Her license is PA LCSW CW014717. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person sitting across from the therapist. It centers on understanding a person's experiences and building a trusting connection to guide change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and practical skills for handling relationship conflict and reconnecting with partners.Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, communication skills, or a mix based on progress and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging can help between sessions or suit those who prefer writing. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English