Works with
How Mary works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 42
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary Pollock is a licensed professional counselor with 42 years in human services. She draws on a long career supporting people facing addiction, mood challenges, and big life changes. Mary focuses on each person's experience and what will help them move forward.
Her path includes work in inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment. She has provided inpatient, partial, and outpatient mental health care and led training for new counselors.
Background and approach
That range means she has seen many different situations and practical ways to handle them. Mary uses a person-centered approach that starts with the client's view of their needs. She pairs that with cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns that keep problems going.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about making a change. Typical concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, anger, and adjustment after life changes. She also helps people working through communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and family of origin issues.
In sessions Mary aims for clear goals and straightforward steps. She listens for what matters most to the person, then offers practical strategies and next steps. The focus is on small, doable changes that add up 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
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential 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.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to the person's experience and shaping sessions around what matters most to them. This approach is helpful when someone wants a therapist who honors their perspective and helps them find personal solutions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches clear tools to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Mary will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. The collaboration means techniques are chosen to match what will feel useful and manageable for the person.
Online therapy offers several practical options. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when schedules or distance make in-person meetings hard. Phone sessions are useful when a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief updates, quick skills practice, and ongoing support between sessions. These formats aim to make regular therapy easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of concerns does Mary help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, anger, and adjustment to life changes, among other mood and behavioral concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered and practical. Sessions focus on the client's priorities and use clear steps to address problems.
How much experience does she have?
Mary has 42 years of experience working across inpatient and outpatient substance use and mental health settings.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Mary offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.