Mary Kallenbach, LCMHC

Mary Kallenbach is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with more than two decades of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, grief, addiction, and life changes. Mary uses practical strategies to help people feel more in control and move toward clearer goals.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with acceptance-based and mindfulness approaches. Mary also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when these fit a person's needs. Sessions focus on skills people can use between appointments and on ways to change unhelpful patterns.

Mary began working in counseling in the mid-1990s and has run a private practice since 1998. Her past work includes inpatient settings for women with eating and severe mental health issues, school-based services, county mental health centers, and a residential healing farm serving adults with persistent conditions. That breadth shapes a practical, solution-oriented style.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She meets people where they are and helps them set steps they can manage. Therapy may include short-term skill building or deeper processing depending on what someone needs.

Mary communicates directly about diagnosis, insurance, and treatment planning so people can make informed choices. She offers sessions in English and works with licensed professional standards in North Carolina.

How Mary Integrates Evidence-Based Approaches Online

CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. It often includes short exercises for changing thinking and behavior, which can be practiced between sessions to ease anxiety, depression, or workplace stress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, value-driven steps. It teaches acceptance of difficult feelings while committing to actions that match what matters to someone, which can help with grief, chronic worry, or life transitions.

Mary sees finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try ways that fit the situation, and adjust methods as progress and needs change. That collaborative planning helps decide whether CBT, ACT, DBT skills, or EMDR should guide the work.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face interaction and practicing skills in-session. Phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text let people check in between sessions or use a quick message when they need support. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life.