About Mary
Mary Roldan Balboa helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns, depression, ADHD, and grief. She practices in Wisconsin and brings 20 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Mary speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy practical and easy to follow.
Her style is straightforward and person-centered. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and build on existing strengths. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work to meet each person where they are.
How Mary works
In practice, Mary uses short, actionable steps people can try between sessions. She helps clients spot unhelpful thinking patterns, practice present-moment awareness, and tell different stories about their lives. For career and life-purpose concerns she works on values, goals, and small experiments to test new directions.
Mary has worked across hospitals, crisis centers, nursing homes, hospice, schools, and independent practice settings. That range informs a flexible approach to issues like caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and postpartum mood changes. She also supports people facing multicultural stressors, communication problems, family-related struggles, guilt, and shame.
Therapy sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Payment uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Approaches used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective and builds on personal strengths. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what matters most to them in life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior. It teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change habits through small experiments and skills practice.
Mindfulness Therapy trains attention to the present moment and reduces reactivity. It can help with stress, panic symptoms, and ongoing worry by teaching simple awareness exercises.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions adapt over time as goals change and progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or interim support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around daily life and changing schedules.
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