About Mary
Mary Boyle is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship strain, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. Her tone is direct and caring, and she focuses on practical steps you can take right now.
Mary listens first to symptoms and the strategies a person already uses. She then asks about living situation and family of origin to understand broader patterns.
How Mary works
Sessions are conversational and focused on goals you name together. Her work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and develop new behaviors.
When useful, she brings in psychodynamic ideas to look at long-term patterns that affect current life. With three decades of experience in community mental health and independent practice, Mary has supported people with complex and persistent mental health issues as well as more situational concerns.
She has experience with personality-related difficulties and interpersonal conflict, and has previously provided couples therapy though she is not taking that type of client now. Mary aims to help people build coping skills, improve communication, and find clearer direction when life feels overwhelming. Her sessions combine practical tools, emotional support, and attention to how past relationships shape present choices.
Mary lists 6 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Mary’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered work focuses on the person’s experience and values. In sessions the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people clarify their goals and choices. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort priorities and decide on next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Mary helps identify those patterns and practices simple exercises to change them, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful habits.
Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice repeated relationship patterns and how earlier relationships shape current responses. Bringing these patterns into awareness can reduce frustrating cycles and improve emotional understanding.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She may combine short-term techniques with deeper, longer-term exploration depending on what’s helpful.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can serve as brief check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit into daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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