Mary Walston, LCMHC

Mary Walston is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. She brings eleven years of clinical experience and a straightforward, compassionate approach to sessions. Mary aims to create a respectful space where people can talk through what feels stuck and learn practical tools to cope.

Mary focuses on everyday problems like grief, depression, anger, low self-esteem, career shifts, and the impact of trauma or abuse. She also helps with intimacy-related concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. Her practice includes work around abandonment, blended family issues, communication problems, infidelity, and caregiver stress.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to the individual's needs rather than following a single formula. She listens for patterns and then helps clients try concrete ways of changing thoughts, behaviors, and relationship habits.

Mary uses a mix of approaches depending on the issue. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is often used for managing symptoms and building skills. Attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas guide work on closeness and relationship repair. Mindfulness and client-centered methods support emotional awareness and practical problem solving.

People can expect clear goals and tools to practice between sessions. Mary encourages steady progress and supports clients through life transitions, parenting strain, and complex family dynamics. Her North Carolina practice is guided by compassion and realistic steps toward change.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and connection

Mary commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and to practice new skills that reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve daily functioning. Attachment-based ideas guide work on closeness and trust in relationships, helping people notice patterns that affect how they give and receive support.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps you make progress. You and the therapist decide together whether skill-building, emotion-focused work, or a mix of methods fits best.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, managing symptoms between sessions, or keeping momentum when typing feels easier than speaking.

These formats let people fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving routines while still working with licensed professionals to address relationship issues, stress, grief, trauma, and life transitions.