Mary Aubrey, LICSW

Mary Aubrey is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience in mental health. She has worked in college counseling, community agencies, crisis intervention, hospitals, and a private practice. Mary listens to what you say and helps you set goals you can measure. She focuses on practical steps that fit your life. Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas to guide sessions. She helps people manage anxiety, panic, and depression with clear strategies and gentle reflection. For relationship and family problems she talks through patterns and communication skills so people can try different ways of relating. She also addresses addictions, eating and food-related issues, grief and loss, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. Parents and professionals who feel burned out or stuck often come for help sorting priorities and rebuilding routines. Mary pays attention to body image, codependency, control issues, and midlife concerns. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work in 1985. Mary is licensed in Massachusetts as an LICSW. That mix of hospital, crisis, agency, and private practice work shapes a flexible approach. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Mary will ask what matters most to you and suggest steps to test between-session changes. Progress is tracked so people know whether a plan is helping or needs adjusting.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Mary blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused methods to offer hands-on strategies and quick, practical goals. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, panic, and mood challenges. Solution-focused work zooms in on strengths and small changes to move forward when life feels stuck.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to understand recurring patterns and how past relationships affect today’s choices. That approach is useful when someone wants to understand deeper emotional themes alongside skills work. Choosing the best mix is a collaborative process - Mary will talk with you about goals, try approaches that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you track progress together.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video is good for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be used for brief check-ins or between-session support. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and access care from different locations.