About Mary
Mary Sudduth is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She offers practical, down-to-earth support and helps people find small steps that feel possible right now. Mary aims to make the first contact straightforward and humane for worried parents and busy adults.
Mary draws on a blend of therapy styles to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered techniques to focus on what matters most to the individual.
How Mary works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also integrates psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas when those fit the situation. Her background includes long experience in healthcare social work, mental health, substance use, and education.
Mary has worked with people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and end-of-life challenges. That experience informs how she talks about practical coping, resources, and next steps. Sessions often include learning simple relaxation practices, using worksheets or exercises between meetings, and setting achievable goals.
Mary emphasizes concrete tools for handling anger, impulsivity, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and career stress. She also addresses family of origin issues and blended family challenges in individual work. Mary is licensed in Virginia as an LCSW and offers sessions in English.
Her practice includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routines. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step get the process started.
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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns, helping them set goals that matter. It is useful when someone needs space to be heard and to find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Internal Family Systems views a person as made of parts with different roles and can help when people feel torn between urges or emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first and adjust as goals change. This is a team effort that balances the client's needs, preferences, and life circumstances.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for face-to-face conversation and in-depth work. Phone calls can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and texting work well for brief check-ins, stepping through worksheets, or getting quick support between sessions.
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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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