About Mary
Mary Dowdle is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Hawaii with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, addiction concerns, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Mary keeps conversations straightforward and respectful to make reaching out feel easier.
Her style is warm and interactive. She creates a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings and find practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and move at a pace that feels manageable. Mary blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. That means she listens closely, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and supports real-world changes people want to make.
The goal is to build coping skills that fit daily life, not just ideas to talk about in session. She has worked with people facing trauma, substance use and codependency, bipolar mood concerns, sleep problems, anger, and compassion fatigue. Mary also addresses issues like guilt, shame, post-traumatic stress, and struggles with self-love.
Her experience includes helping people find motivation and rebuild confidence after setbacks. Mary invites people to set clear goals together and to review progress as therapy moves along. She emphasizes practical tools alongside honest conversation, aiming to leave clients with strategies they can use between sessions.
Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life
Mary draws from client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy means the conversation centers on the person's own goals and experiences, with the therapist offering empathy and support as the main tools. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way and then practice specific skills to shift them. Motivational interviewing is used to strengthen motivation and resolve mixed feelings about change by asking open questions and reflecting back what matters to the person.Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. Mary will listen to your concerns, discuss which methods might help, and tailor the plan to your needs and preferences. The aim is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted as progress and priorities become clearer.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people touch base between sessions or work through moments when typing feels easier. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while maintaining continuity of care with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii
- Languages
- English
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