About Mary
Mary Tobias uses a client-centered approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and grief. She is a Louisiana-based therapist with LMFT and LPC credentials and three years of clinical experience. Mary listens closely and treats each person as the expert on their life.
Sessions focus on practical tools people can use between meetings. Mary blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy with mindfulness and existential ideas to address mood, relationships, and trauma.
How Mary works
She helps people notice unhelpful thinking, calm intense emotions, and practice new ways of relating. Conversations are interactive and grounded in everyday choices rather than abstract theory. She also supports those coping with parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes.
First responder issues are an additional focus area she addresses. Work often includes skills for emotion regulation, communication, and pacing through difficult transitions. Mary emphasizes collaboration when setting goals.
She and the person create a plan that fits current needs and routines. Therapy sessions aim to leave people with clear steps to try between meetings and ways to track progress. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Mary practices in Louisiana and holds the Louisiana LMFT and Louisiana LPC credentials.
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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
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LMFT, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's perspective. Online sessions use that same listening-first approach to help people clarify goals and identify which changes matter most in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote work CBT often includes practical exercises and short behavioral experiments to try between sessions, which can be tracked over messages or discussed on video.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit best for current concerns, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing listening-based work with CBT exercises and mindfulness practices until a useful plan emerges.
Online formats offer flexibility for many schedules. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates, try brief exercises, and keep momentum between longer appointments. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent and practical alongside everyday life.
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