About Mary
Mary Baez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 16 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, and relationship concerns. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, anger, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.
Her style centers on listening and building trust first. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and making practical changes that fit daily life.
How Mary works
Mary emphasizes a strengths-based view and encourages clients to discover values that guide choices. She draws on several approaches to shape treatment to each person. Techniques come from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotion-focused methods, dialectical behavior skills, and existential reflection.
Interventions are chosen to match the individual’s needs rather than following a single formula. Mary’s background includes many years across mental health settings and supervisory work with newer therapists. That variety informs her ability to adapt to different concerns and life circumstances.
She aims to create a calm, respectful space for honest conversation and growth. Sessions tend to move between exploring feelings, practicing concrete skills, and setting small, achievable goals. The focus is on helping people cope better now while building habits that support longer-term well-being.
Mary lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Mary works with
The areas below are the ones Mary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Online Approaches That Support Everyday Life
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgment and helping them find their own direction; it is helpful for building self-worth and sorting through confusing emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses clear steps to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and handling crisis moments.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary will work with each person to identify goals, try appropriate techniques, and adjust the plan as needs change. The therapist and client decide together which methods feel most useful and realistic for daily life.
Online therapy makes those approaches easier to fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief updates or when someone prefers writing. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions.
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