Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Mary works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary Boyle is a licensed mental health counselor with thirty years of experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, addictions, and anger. Mary listens closely and asks about the strategies people have already tried.
She pays attention to life circumstances and family background to understand the whole picture. Mary has worked in community mental health and in independent practice. That background means she has experience with persistent and serious mental health conditions and common struggles like mood and anxiety disorders.
Background and approach
She also has experience with personality-related challenges and long-term coping difficulties. Her style is caring and direct. Sessions usually begin with a look at symptoms and daily habits.
Mary asks practical questions about living situation and family of origin to see what influences current behavior and feelings. She draws on a range of approaches to fit each person’s needs. Examples include client-centered work that emphasizes the person’s goals, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift thoughts and behaviors, and psychodynamic ideas to explore patterns that repeat over time.
Mary also uses solution-focused steps to try small, manageable changes. People who prefer a thoughtful, steady clinician often find her approach helpful. She can work with issues such as self-esteem, codependency, life adjustments, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Mary aims to create a plan that feels useful and realistic for daily life.
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
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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 that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely and helps the client find their own solutions, which can be useful for building self-esteem and handling life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors connect. It uses straightforward exercises to change unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, anger, and depression.
Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to patterns that repeat over time. It helps people understand how past relationships and family background shape current reactions and decisions.
Mary will work together with each client to choose the best approach. She assesses needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods as the work continues. Finding the right mix of strategies is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are practical for brief check-ins, quick updates, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does she help with?
Mary supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship struggles, self-esteem, and many related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is caring and direct. She listens, reviews what has been tried, and works with clients to set practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She brings thirty years of experience from community mental health and independent practice working with a wide range of mental health concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds the credentials LMHC and LPC and practices in Florida with those licensure designations noted.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client’s preference.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 therapist availability.