About Mary
Mary Marsh is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She works with adults coping with life changes and moments that feel overwhelming. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical steps rather than long lectures.
Mary adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation. Sessions focus on small, achievable changes and on building tools you can use between meetings.
Background and approach
She draws on seven years of professional experience in social work across North Carolina and Virginia. Her background includes support for people facing illness, caregiving strain, end-of-life concerns, and long-term mood challenges. She also has experience related to veterans and substance use issues.
These areas often appear alongside core concerns such as anxiety or grief. Mary uses approaches that center the client’s perspective, combine clear thinking about thoughts and behaviors, and bring simple mindfulness practices into daily life. She aims to create a respectful space where clients can set realistic goals and try new ways of coping.
Expect straightforward talk and collaborative planning. Mary emphasizes steady progress, gentle accountability, and practical coping skills. She will work with each person to shape a plan that fits their priorities and day-to-day life.
How these approaches fit into online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and builds sessions around what matters most to them. It helps when someone needs a listening space and clear support for personal goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and stress by offering step-by-step tools to try between sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy brings short practices into daily life to reduce reactivity and increase focus. These simple exercises can help with emotional regulation and grounding when feelings feel intense.
The therapist will work together with each person to find the best fit. Mary will discuss options, try different methods, and adjust the approach based on needs, goals, and what feels most helpful in real life.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video offers face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflections, and flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical routines while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical skills.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Virginia
- Languages
- English