Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary Aubrey, LICSW, brings 40 years of clinical experience to people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, loss, and relationship struggles. She offers a calm, practical presence and listens closely to what you notice and feel about current problems. Mary focuses on clear goals and ways to track progress so therapy stays useful and focused.
Her background includes college mental health, community agencies, crisis intervention, hospital work, and a long-standing independent practice in Massachusetts.
Background and approach
She earned a Master of Social Work degree from Smith College School for Social Work in 1985 and holds a Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential. Mary combines practical tools with exploration of life patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
She draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring relationship patterns and emotional history. She also uses solution-focused strategies to identify small changes that make life better quickly. In sessions she works collaboratively, asking about your priorities and how you want things to change.
She helps set concrete goals and reviews progress in ways that feel understandable. That might mean practicing new skills between visits or checking in about what worked and what didn’t. Mary has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addictions, eating and body image issues, parenting stress, caregiver strain, grief, career questions, and midlife transitions.
Her approach is straightforward and tailored to each person’s situation.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's 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.
How Mary’s Approaches Work Online
Mary uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns. Sessions often include simple exercises and homework to practice between meetings.She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring patterns in relationships and feelings that can influence current problems. That approach focuses on understanding how past experiences shape present reactions and helps people gain insight into long-standing difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then try strategies together. The plan can change over time based on what is most effective for the person.
Online formats offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, addictions, eating and body image issues, caregiver strain, and related life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Mary works collaboratively and focuses on clear goals. She listens to your perspective, then suggests practical steps and ways to measure progress.
What is her clinical background?
She has worked 40 years across college mental health, community agencies, crisis intervention, hospitals, and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Master of Social Work and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription payment that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on therapist availability.