About Mary
Mary Cabarles is a licensed clinical social worker providing care in California. She focuses on anxiety, stress, trauma, and life transitions. Mary aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk about what feels most urgent and find clear next steps.
Mary began working in social services as a college sophomore. Over 18 years she has helped people in group homes, residential programs, job coaching, and public-sector settings.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting those affected by homelessness, domestic violence, criminal justice involvement, and co-occurring disorders. She has experience across the lifespan, including work with elementary-aged children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in hospice settings. That variety shaped a practical approach to everyday problems like career shifts, caregiving stress, and relationship difficulties.
Mary blends several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action. Attachment-informed ideas help where relationships and trust are central concerns.
In practice Mary listens, helps people sort priorities, and supports doable plans. She also addresses issues such as addiction, grief, body image, caregiver strain, and compassion fatigue. Her work is direct and geared toward steady progress.
Sessions are offered through video, phone, chat, or messaging. Mary began her independent practice during the pandemic to respond to rising stress and life disruption, and she often has weekend availability.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Mary often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify what matters to them, and take small steps toward those values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, which can aid with anxiety, self-esteem, and coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will discuss options and tailor methods to the individual's goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and can change as needs shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, written reflection, or ongoing support between sessions.
These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to follow a plan that matches practical constraints and personal style.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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