Mary Aubrey , LICSW

Mary Aubrey is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with forty years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, and life changes. She works with concerns such as trauma, addictions, body image, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Mary listens first and helps clients set realistic goals they can track over time.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She asks about what you are thinking and feeling, then sets goals together. Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings and ways to notice progress. This makes therapy feel more like teamwork than a lecture.

Mary trained at Smith College School for Social Work and earned her master of social work in 1985. She has worked in college mental health, community agencies, crisis intervention, hospital services, and private practice. That variety shaped a flexible approach that adapts to different life situations.

Therapy often combines short-term problem solving with deeper reflection. Mary uses solution-focused tools to move past immediate problems and cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time.

Sessions address practical areas such as communication problems, commitment and control issues, family of origin concerns, and eating and food-related struggles. Mary aims to help people build clearer coping skills, restore daily routines, and find direction during midlife changes or career transitions.

How Mary’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy

Mary uses cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches practical skills to change patterns of thinking and behavior; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps and builds on what is already working, which helps when you need quick, focused changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Mary will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past. Together they decide whether to focus more on skill-building, short-term problem solving, or exploring longer-standing patterns. This collaborative planning makes sessions feel tailored to each person’s needs.

Online formats offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or health concerns. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to fit a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coping ideas, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options let people maintain continuity of care without rearranging their whole day.