Dr. Mary Weeden, LCSW

Dr. Mary Weeden is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience. She brings a steady, practical approach to common struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, and eating concerns. She aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and to find manageable next steps.

Her background includes work as a registered nurse before focusing on social work, which shaped her interest in care across life stages. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas to help people feel heard and understood.

In sessions she keeps language simple and immediate. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and what small, realistic changes might help. She helps people work through body image worries, caregiver stress, and the weight of family-of-origin problems.

Mary also supports people facing major life transitions such as midlife shifts, divorce, or end-of-life concerns for loved ones. She pays attention to how shame, guilt, or fears of abandonment affect decisions and relationships. Practical tools and steady listening are part of the process.

Her style is collaborative and patient. She helps clients set clear goals, try new behaviors between sessions, and track what works. People who want direct conversation, concrete strategies, and respectful support tend to do well with this approach.

CBT, attachment work, and online sessions

Dr. Weeden commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change thought patterns that make anxiety or low mood worse. CBT generally focuses on clear, practical steps and short-term strategies to shift behavior and feeling. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current trust and closeness, which can show up in worry about abandonment or problems with communication.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Weeden will listen to concerns, discuss goals, and suggest which methods to try first. That plan can change if a different style fits better or if other issues come up during sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video sessions let people use face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat work well for short updates, homework check-ins, or keeping a conversation going between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work from different locations.