About Mary
Mary Stein is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people cope with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, trauma, and addictions. She brings 27 years of experience and a calm, accepting presence to sessions. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Mary aims to help people take small steps that lead to lasting change. She uses a mix of practical methods tied to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, easy-to-use tools, and thinking habits that get in the way.
Background and approach
Mary listens closely and offers feedback that points to workable next steps. She helps people sort through emotions and make choices that fit their lives. Mary’s background includes independent practice and roles as a clinical supervisor in adolescent residential programs and staff at a domestic violence agency.
That range of work informs how she supports people dealing with trauma, relationship strain, and caregiving stress. Her years of practice also shape how she handles complex issues like bipolar disorder and substance concerns. In sessions she blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness.
She also draws on existential ideas to help people find purpose after major life changes. The result is a flexible plan that matches a person’s goals and strengths. Mary works with people on intimacy-related concerns, family and communication problems, body image and eating issues, chronic illness and caregiving stress, and workplace or career challenges.
She emphasizes compassion and steady progress while helping people rebuild healthier routines and relationships.
How Mary’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Client-centered therapy means the session focuses on the person’s experience and goals. The therapist listens deeply and reflects what matters most so people feel understood and can move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and gives practical tools for changing unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication skills. It can be useful for intense emotions, relationship problems, and coping with stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary helps clients choose methods that match their needs, goals, and personal style. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where techniques are tried and adjusted based on what helps most.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be quieter and require less bandwidth. Live chat or text can work for shorter check-ins, coping skills practice, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life without traveling to an office.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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