Mary Roldan Balboa , LPC

Mary Roldan Balboa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career questions, depression, ADHD, and grief. She speaks English and Spanish and works with adults navigating life changes and emotional strain. Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at finding small, usable steps forward.

She uses straightforward talk therapy that centers the person in the room. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, clarifying values, and building skills to manage mood and daily demands. Mary blends evidence-based techniques with attention to each person's story and goals.

Her background includes work in hospitals, crisis centers, nursing homes, hospice, school settings, and private practice. Those varied roles shaped a calm, adaptable style that fits people in different seasons of life. She draws on two decades of clinical experience to tailor each session to what matters most now.

Common topics she addresses include caregiver stress, communication problems, family concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, loneliness, life purpose, midlife transitions, and financial stress. She also supports people through postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth related concerns, panic attacks, and multicultural issues.

Mary combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques. Many sessions include practical exercises, short skill-building tasks, and reflective conversation. People who prefer Spanish may use sessions in that language when needed.

How Mary Uses Therapeutic Approaches Online

Mary draws on client-centered therapy to put the person’s needs and preferences first. That means conversations focus on what matters to the client, and sessions move at a pace that feels right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes that can ease anxiety, panic, or low mood. Mindfulness therapy helps people notice the present moment and reduce reactivity through simple attention practices that can be used between sessions.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. Mary works with each person to match methods to goals, symptoms, and personal style. She may combine parts of several approaches so the work fits real life rather than a fixed formula.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a work break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework sharing, or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into busy days.