Works with
How Mary works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary Anne Ruane is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, and mood concerns. She offers practical support for grief, relationship and family strains, eating and intimacy-related issues, and the everyday challenges that make life feel overwhelming. Her approach is straightforward and flexible.
She listens, helps set clear goals, and uses techniques that match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on small, doable steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Mary Anne draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also offers hypnotherapy when a client is open to that method, and uses motivational interviewing to support change for addictions and other difficult behaviors. Over 30 years she has worked with people facing panic, phobias, workplace stress, codependency, and process addictions such as gambling and compulsive behaviors.
Her work with substance use includes support for people affected by drug and alcohol problems and for those living with family members who struggle with addiction. Based in New Jersey, she offers sessions in English by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Subscriptions for sessions can be canceled at any 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
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Guilt and shame
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mary lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Mary Anne commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing in her online work. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and experiment with new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person's own reasons for change and helps build motivation for things like reducing substance use or starting healthier routines.She also offers hypnotherapy when a client is open to it; hypnotherapy can be a way to support relaxation and focus on specific goals alongside other methods. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit their preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, step-by-step coaching between sessions, or when writing feels easier for the client. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and daily life.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, eating concerns, and related areas such as OCD, panic, phobias, and workplace problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused. She listens, helps set clear steps, and uses methods chosen to fit each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including addiction and anxiety disorders.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in New Jersey.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services 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 then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.