Mary Yost , LCMHC

Mary Yost is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with 29 years of experience. She focuses on everyday difficulties like depression, relationship strain, addiction recovery, and low self-esteem. Mary combines practical strategies with a warm, person-centered manner to help people make small, useful changes.

Her approach draws on several methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She often uses attachment-focused ideas to help people understand patterns in their close relationships. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, aimed at improving communication, intimacy, and coping skills.

Mary works with adults facing life transitions, caregiver burnout, chronic illness, and the emotional impact of adoption and foster care. She also supports people dealing with body image concerns, cancer-related stress, and the long-term effects of trauma. Her experience includes helping people with addiction and codependency challenges.

In sessions she helps clients notice what matters most, try new ways of responding, and build habits that support wellbeing. She pays attention to strengths and setbacks and adjusts the pace to each person. Practical tools and steady listening are central to her work.

Mary practices in New Hampshire as an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Conversations are offered in English and can take place by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She aims to make therapy fit regular life and real schedules.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward them even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings appear. It can be useful for depression, anxiety, and struggles with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going, and it often includes practical exercises you can try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current relationships and helps people build healthier ways of connecting.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will review goals, life context, and what feels most helpful to the client, then try methods collaboratively. She adjusts strategies based on what is working and what needs to change so therapy stays relevant and doable.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for a fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone can fit quick check-ins or lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and text make it possible to do shorter check-ins or work through thoughts between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, and medical appointments while keeping a steady plan for progress.