About Mary
Mary Gates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma. She works in Oklahoma and draws on long experience to keep conversations direct and practical. Sessions focus on real problems like feeling overwhelmed, difficulty communicating, or withdrawing from others.
Mary aims to make the work feel approachable and doable for everyday life. Her practice addresses social anxiety, isolation, addictions, and post-traumatic stress.
Background and approach
She also helps people explore life purpose and women's issues. Mary pays attention to how relationships and everyday routines affect mood and coping. Mary takes a collaborative style.
She listens first, then helps people try small, concrete changes to reduce distress and build resilience. That might mean new ways to handle stress, practice communication, or rebuild social connections. She offers a welcoming atmosphere for LGBTQ+ people and older adults and focuses on honoring each person's experiences.
Her goal is to help people find clearer choices and practical steps they can use between sessions.
Evidence-based approaches and how they work online
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing how people think and behave to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Cognitive-style work helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try alternative ways of thinking that lead to less worry and more balanced choices. Behavioral techniques focus on gradual steps - for example, slowly facing social situations or reorganizing routines to reduce avoidance and build confidence.Another common method teaches practical coping skills for stress and trauma-related symptoms. That can include breathing and attention exercises, planning manageable activities, and breaking larger problems into small, achievable tasks. These approaches are useful for anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and feeling stuck in isolation or depression.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what works and what feels manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills practice and feedback. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, prompts between sessions, or steady support without scheduling a full call. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Colorado
- Languages
- English
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