About Mary
Mary Pollock is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 42 years in human services. She has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings and helped people facing addiction and mood struggles. Mary focuses on each person's needs and how therapy can fit their life.
She has spent much of her career in drug and alcohol treatment and mental health programs. That includes inpatient care, partial programs, and outpatient services. She has also trained and mentored new counselors.
How Mary works
Mary uses a person-centered way of working. Sessions begin by listening to how a person sees their situation. Goals and methods are then shaped around those concerns, not a one-size-fits-all plan.
Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside Client-Centered and Existential ideas. That mix helps with mood disorders, addiction challenges, coping with major life changes, and feelings of isolation or low self-esteem. People come to address stress, anxiety, grief, anger, relationship and family issues, and chronic health or caregiving strains.
Mary also supports those managing bipolar disorder, ADHD, and addiction-related problems. In sessions she helps identify small, practical steps people can try between meetings. She works with each person to improve communication, manage difficult moods, and find clearer next steps during hard transitions.
Mary lists 5 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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 42 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Mary often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and problem habits by breaking issues into manageable steps.She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. This approach is helpful for addiction, ambivalence about treatment, and making lasting adjustments.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. Adjustments can be made over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a short break from work. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, step-by-step planning, or when typing feels easier than talking.
These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent contact during difficult periods. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques used in person to these formats so progress can continue even when meeting remotely.
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