- Collaborative approach
- Practical coping skills
- Long-term perspective
About Mary
Mary Aubrey is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with forty years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and codependency. She meets people where they are and listens to what they are thinking and feeling about life’s challenges. Her goal is to set clear, realistic steps so progress can be tracked and adjusted as needed.
Mary trained at Smith College School for Social Work and has worked in college mental health, community agencies, crisis intervention, hospital services, and private practice. That variety shaped a practical approach to everyday problems and more complex issues alike. She draws on long experience with addictions, eating and food-related issues, trauma and abuse, and caregiver stress.
In sessions she takes a collaborative stance. She asks about current goals and helps people choose small, measurable steps. She combines short-term problem solving with attention to deeper patterns that affect relationships and self-esteem. Sessions are paced to fit each person’s needs and capacity.
Mary uses techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work alongside psychodynamic ideas about family of origin and life stages. This lets her address immediate symptoms while also looking at long-standing patterns that keep problems recurring. She talks through coping tools, communication strategies, and ways to rebuild meaning after loss or major life change.
People come to Mary for a mix of practical skills and reflective work. She helps with parenting strain, career stress, intimacy issues, body image and midlife questions. Her style is steady, straightforward, and focused on what will help in daily life.
How these approaches guide online therapy
Mary uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. That work is practical and skill-based, and it often targets anxiety, depression, eating issues, and stress-related reactions.She also draws on psychodynamic perspectives to look at family of origin, recurring relationship patterns, and life-stage questions. This helps when problems keep returning despite short-term fixes and when deeper understanding of patterns feels useful.
Solution-focused work is used to identify small, realistic changes that move a person toward their goals quickly. It can be useful for managing immediate crises, coping with life changes, and tracking progress week to week.
Finding the right mix is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills training, deeper exploration, or focused problem-solving and adjust as needs change.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed, and let people meet from wherever they are located in Massachusetts.
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Experience
40+ years
Credentials
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mary commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, codependency, eating and intimacy-related issues, and career or life-purpose struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, practical style that combines short-term problem solving with attention to deeper patterns. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps to track progress.
What kind of background does she bring to therapy?
Mary brings forty years of clinical experience across college mental health, community agencies, crisis intervention, hospital services, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an M.S.W. and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mary?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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