About Mary
Mary Bulla offers help for people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, parenting challenges, and identity concerns related to LGBT issues. She addresses relationship and intimacy questions, career stress, ADHD, and the ripple effects of chronic illness or caregiving strain. Mary is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Mary keeps sessions straightforward and adaptable. She listens first and then tailors a plan with practical steps people can try between visits.
How Mary works
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, and she invites feedback so the work stays useful and focused. Her background includes graduate study at Nova Southeastern University and experience in hospice bereavement support. She has worked with children and teens in community health settings and with adults in independent practice.
That mix gives her familiarity with grief, life changes, and long-term illness. Mary learned more about chronic and terminal health challenges after her own breast cancer diagnosis, and that informs how she supports people facing serious illness or caregiving stress. She also has experience facilitating support groups and helping people through separation, blended family transitions, and parenting strain.
In sessions she draws on a few different methods to match what a person needs. Techniques may include person-centered listening, solution-focused planning, EMDR for trauma work, and psychodynamic ideas about patterns from the past. The goal is to help people make steady, practical progress toward clearer goals.
Mary lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist reflects what is said and helps the person set their own goals, which can make online conversations feel focused and collaborative.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-informed method that helps people reduce the intensity of painful memories. Practitioners guide processing in session and can adapt EMDR techniques to work in video or phone formats for those addressing past trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels comfortable, then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made together as progress is assessed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for short check-ins, brief problem-solving, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health-related schedules while still working with a licensed professional.
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