Mary Walston

Mary Walston is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who brings 11 years of clinical experience to her practice. She offers a warm, interactive approach and aims to help people who are facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, and other life changes. Mary focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions to feel steadier and more in control.

She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy informs her work around closeness and communication in relationships. Mary also uses mindfulness practices to help people calm racing thoughts and be more present.

Her style is collaborative and respectful. Sessions are tailored to each person's situation and goals. She often helps people spot repeating cycles, name painful feelings, and try new ways of responding when old patterns show up.

Mary has worked with people facing trauma and abuse and those navigating parenting, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, workplace pressure, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with intimacy struggles, impulsivity, infidelity, and issues tied to family of origin.

If someone is ready to make changes, Mary offers steady support and practical tools. She encourages small steps that add up to real progress over time.

How key approaches guide online therapy

Mary uses attachment-based ideas to help people notice how early relationship patterns shape current reactions, especially around closeness and trust. That work helps when relationship strain, intimacy issues, or family patterns are the main concern.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change thought and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, or stress. CBT offers concrete exercises and small experiments to try between sessions. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help slow racing thoughts and improve focus during stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mary works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s needs and goals and adjusts the plan over time. Clients and therapist set priorities together and try techniques that feel doable in daily life.

Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before scheduling. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to use worksheets, guided mindfulness practices, and home-based skill-building between meetings to support change.