Mary Roldan Balboa, LPC

Mary Roldan Balboa helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD symptoms, grief, and career questions. She frames work around everyday goals like feeling calmer, sleeping better, or getting unstuck at work. Mary uses clear language and practical steps to make change feel manageable.

She draws on about 20 years of experience in hospitals, crisis centers, nursing homes, hospice, schools, and private practice. That range has exposed her to many life transitions and caregiving challenges. Mary is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC and works from a strengths-focused perspective.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening and mindfulness tools. Sessions often include simple thought work, short experiments to test new behaviors, and grounding practices to reduce overwhelm. She also uses motivational interviewing and narrative techniques to help people clarify what matters to them.

Mary pays attention to practical concerns like money stress, midlife decisions, and the strain of caregiving. She supports people navigating pregnancy and postpartum challenges, aging and geriatric issues, and feelings of isolation. She also addresses panic attacks, guilt, and forgiveness work.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Online options include video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.

Online approaches that fit your day-to-day life

Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include specific exercises, short experiments to test new habits, and practical steps to reduce anxiety or improve sleep.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes being heard and understood. That approach focuses on building a respectful conversation where the person sets goals and Mary follows their lead to uncover strengths and values.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and life situation. Together they may shift emphasis between skill-building, motivational work, or telling and reworking personal stories until it fits.

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 lets people use face-to-face time for deeper exercises, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, quick chat or text support shorter check-ins, and messaging can help keep momentum between sessions. These options allow flexibility for different schedules and preferences.