About Mary
Mary Sudduth is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. Mary uses practical strategies and plain language to help people feel steadier and more able to cope.
She draws on a wide background in social work, healthcare, and mental health. Her approach blends focused talk, problem-solving tools, and attention to how life circumstances affect mood and behavior.
Background and approach
Sessions often include simple exercises, worksheets, and relaxation techniques that people can use between meetings. Mary has worked with concerns such as depression, bipolar disorder, substance use, caregiver stress, chronic health conditions, and loss. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, career stress, and issues related to aging and serious illness.
In therapy she adapts methods to each person’s needs rather than following a single model. That can mean exploring patterns from the past, testing new ways of thinking and behaving, or setting small, achievable goals to build momentum. She aims for clear steps that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Mary practiced across healthcare, nonprofit, and educational settings before founding a independent practice. Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in social work, a Master of Social Work, and Virginia licensure as an LCSW. She offers sessions in English and works remotely with people located in Virginia.
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead and helps clarify goals, which can be useful for stress, grief, and self-esteem concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses practical exercises and worksheets to change unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to patterns that grew from early relationships and life experience. It helps people notice recurring themes so they can make different choices in the present, often helping with relationship problems and longstanding emotional pain.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about options and adapt methods to match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions about pacing, homework, and techniques happen together so the work fits into daily life.
Online sessions offer practical benefits for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat lets people check in between meetings. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care, fit sessions into work or caregiving routines, and use therapeutic tools in real time.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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