Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Mary works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary Alice Emert is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and the strains that come with relationship and family challenges. Her approach is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at steady progress over time.
Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through what feels overwhelming. Mary Alice draws on tools that help people build clearer communication, manage strong emotions, and strengthen self-worth.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to match each person’s needs and goals. She has particular experience with blended family situations, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiver stress. That background informs how she helps people adjust during major life transitions and aging-related issues.
Her work also includes support around grief, trauma and domestic violence recovery. Mary Alice uses a mix of therapy methods to meet practical concerns. She brings client-centered listening together with strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity and improve coping.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants to make lasting changes. People often come to her wanting help with parenting strain, improving everyday communication, or recovering after hurtful events. She prioritizes clear, teachable skills you can use between sessions.
The goal is stronger coping, steadier moods, and better relationships over time.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Mary's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach to online therapy and methods that help
Client-centered therapy prioritizes the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people name their priorities so sessions stay focused on what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing intense reactions like anger by breaking problems into clear steps.Mary Alice treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and preferences. Together they set goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video lets people read visual cues during deeper work, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and brief chat or messaging works well for check-ins or action planning between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent when life gets busy.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of problems does Mary Alice work with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, trauma and relationship or family difficulties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining listening with actionable strategies to improve communication and emotion management.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary Alice has 25 years of experience as a practicing clinician in behavioral health settings.
What credentials and location does she have?
She is a Pennsylvania Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as LCSW, and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.