About Mary
Mary Marks is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, and other life strains. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy clear and practical. Her style is direct and compassionate, helping people name what feels hard and take small steps forward.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered listening to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build actions that match their values.
Background and approach
She often teaches mindfulness and awareness skills to reduce reactivity and improve sleep. Sessions include straightforward strategies for managing stress and adjusting negative self-talk. Mary draws on 14 years of practice and a background in clinical social work.
She brings plain explanations about how symptoms, routines, and relationships interact. She also shares basic information about common psychotropic medications when that is part of care planning. Her approach emphasizes a trusting relationship and practical homework between sessions.
She helps clients work through grief, trauma, addictions, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with body image, intimacy concerns, communication problems, and issues related to aging or chronic illness. Sessions can focus on coping skills, exposure-based steps for anxiety, or exploring personal values and meaning.
Mary tailors the work to each person’s goals while keeping the plan simple and doable.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, with exercises that reduce anxiety and improve sleep. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and uses empathic listening to build trust and clarify goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your situation and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. You and the therapist decide together which tools to use and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how you connect. Video calls let you cover material similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a session needs to fit a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing check-ins, skill reminders, and brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while matching it to day-to-day life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- New York, Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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