About Mary
Prof. Mary Streit uses interactive, question-driven psychotherapy to help people make meaningful changes. She is a New York psychologist (NY Psychologist 013804) with 11 years of experience as an educator, counselor, and life coach.
Her approach asks clients to reflect, respond, and try new ways of thinking and acting. She focuses on parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, relationship and family challenges, and career issues. She also pays attention to women's issues.
How Mary works
Sessions aim to help people clarify what matters to them and take concrete steps toward those goals. Her work blends several common approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behavior.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports noticing difficult feelings while moving toward valued actions. Client-centered techniques create space for people to lead the conversation and discover their own solutions. Mary uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing when those fit a person's needs.
Mindfulness practices support staying present in stressful moments. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and stay motivated. People who choose her can expect a collaborative, practical process.
She prompts reflection and offers tools to practice between sessions. The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes, so small changes build into lasting habits.
Mary lists 7 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.
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Family conflicts
- Relationship issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | NY Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Online approaches that support real-life change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for parenting stress, life transitions, and low self-esteem because it focuses on what matters most and small steps toward those goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking patterns and replaces them with practical strategies and behavior changes to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy gives people space to lead the conversation while the therapist listens and reflects, supporting self-discovery and personal clarity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach for a few sessions and adjusting as progress or new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction; phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no video. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, homework support, or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into life and practice new skills between meetings.
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