Mary Ann Yarbrough, LCSW

Based in Connecticut 6 years in practice Online sessions

Calm listener who offers practical tools

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How Mary works

Practical facts

Credentials: LCSW
Licensed in: Connecticut
Years in practice: 6
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Mary

Mary Ann Yarbrough is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, depression, and addiction. She also supports those working through relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, grief, career shifts, and questions around identity. Mary Ann works in Connecticut and offers straightforward, calm help for practical problems.

Her sessions focus on listening first and understanding each person's story. She treats people as the experts on their lives and partners with them to set goals.

Background and approach

Many clients come to her wanting better coping skills, clearer communication, or relief from intense emotions. Mary Ann uses approaches that emphasize the client's perspective and practical change. She draws from client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral methods, and mindfulness tools to help people notice patterns and try new responses.

She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy and solution-focused work when a client wants concrete strategies. Her background includes six years as an LCSW in Connecticut, working with people dealing with behavioral health challenges and life transitions. That experience informs a focus on building supports and strengthening coping skills when stress or change feels overwhelming.

In sessions she aims to be genuine and caring while helping clients make steady progress. People who want a compassionate listener who also offers concrete techniques may find her style a good fit.

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.

Approaches Mary lists

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How therapy methods translate to online care

Mary Ann commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person, helping them feel understood and guiding goal-setting. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to identify patterns and teach practical skills to change unhelpful habits.

She also incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation skills are needed. DBT-style techniques train breathing, distress tolerance, and emotion-management skills that can be practiced between sessions. Together these approaches give a mix of support, skill-building, and problem-solving tailored to each person's goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mary Ann works collaboratively to choose which methods to try based on a client's needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for a fuller conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same therapeutic approaches as in-person work.

Questions people ask about Mary

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career changes, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her work is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, treats clients as experts in their lives, and combines practical coping skills with supportive conversation.

What experience does she bring?

She has six years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and has worked with people facing behavioral health challenges and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds the LCSW credential in Connecticut and practices from that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and getting started handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.